John Midgley
.JPG)
MSc Rhodes University
Entomology PhD
'phone +27 [0]46 603-8525
FAX +27 [0]46 622-8959
e-mail johnmidge@gmail.com
Thesis title
Altitudinal gradients in invertebrate populations in the Sneeuberg, Eastern Cape. Supervisor: Professor Martin Villet
Recent publications
Midgley, J.M. and Villet, M.H. 2009 Development of Thanatophilus micans (Fabricius 1794) (Coleoptera: Silphidae) at constant temperatures. International Journal of Legal Medicine. On-line early: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00414-008-0280-0
Midgley, J.M. and Villet, M.H. 2008 The effect of killing method on post-mortem change in length of larvae of Thanatophilus micans (Fabricius, 1794) (Coleoptera: Silphidae) stored in 70% ethanol. International Journal of Legal Medicine 123(2): 103-108. On-line early: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00414-008-0260-4
Midgley, J.M., Hill, M.P. and Villet, M.H. 2008 Baited traps may be an alternative to conventional pesticides in the integrated crop management of chicory, Chicorium intybus Linnaeus (Compositae), in South Africa. Economic Entomology 101(1): 99-106
Midgley, J.M., Hill, M.P. and Villet, M.H. 2006 The effect of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms-Laubach (Pontederiaceae), on benthic biodiversity in two impoundments on the New Year’s River, South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 31(1): 25–30
Midgley, J.M., Richards, C.S. and Villet, M.H. 2010. The utility of Coleoptera in forensic investigations. p57-68. In: Amendt, J., Goff, M.L., Campobasso, C.P. and Grassberger, M. (Eds). Forensic Entomology - a step forward. Springer-Verlag.
Richards C.S., Midgley J.M. and Villet M.H. 2010. Limitations to precision of estimates of minimum post-mortem intervals using development of carrion-feeding insects. p109-137. In: Amendt, J., Goff, M.L., Campobasso, C.P. and Grassberger, M. (Eds). Forensic Entomology - a step forward. Springer-Verlag.
Midgley, J.M., Collett, I.J. and Villet, M.H. In Press. The distribution, habitat, diet and forensic significance of the scarab Frankenbergerius forcipatus (Harold, 1881) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) African Invertebrates
