
Overview
Background
My research applies population genetics, evolutionary and ecological theory, and genomics to understand agricultural pests, weeds and pollination, all three are billion dollar problems facing Australian Agriculture. I am always keen to explore new approaches and cutting-edge technologies. This is important because some of the most innovative and transformative advances in genomics are coming from human genomics, and I draw upon these advances and apply them to insect and weed pests. As a result, my research combines cutting-edge genomic tools and ecological experimentation to investigate agricultural pests in an evolutionary context, with the goal of protecting agricultural crops and ensuring global food security.
Availability
- Dr James Hereward is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Manchester
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research impacts
In addition to peer reviewed outputs, I communicate my research to stakeholders through industry communication channels and my work feeds into management plans for agricultural industries to reduce the impact of pests and weeds. I have also published a number of articles in the conversation on the ethical issues of various aspects of DNA technology.
Recently gave a media comment to Nature News about changes to the OGTR regulations on genome editing technology exempting CRISPR from GMO regulation provided no new genetic material is added. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01282-8
Works
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Featured
2021
Journal Article
Examination of population genetics of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) and the incidence of its biocontrol agent (Oryctes rhinoceros nudivirus) in the South Pacific Islands
Etebari, Kayvan, Hereward, James, Sailo, Apenisa, Ahoafi, Emeline M., Tautua, Robert, Tsatsia, Helen, Jackson, Grahame V. and Furlong, Michael J. (2021). Examination of population genetics of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) and the incidence of its biocontrol agent (Oryctes rhinoceros nudivirus) in the South Pacific Islands. Current Research in Insect Science, 1 100015, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cris.2021.100015
Featured
2020
Journal Article
Migration dynamics of an important rice pest: the brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) across Asia – insights from population genomics
Hereward, James P. , Cai, Xuhong, Matias, Ambrocio Melvin A., Walter, Gimme H., Xu, Chenxi and Wang, Yongmo (2020). Migration dynamics of an important rice pest: the brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) across Asia – insights from population genomics. Evolutionary Applications, 13 (9) eva.13047, 2449-2459. doi: 10.1111/eva.13047
Featured
2018
Journal Article
Gene expression in response to glyphosate treatment in fleabane (Conyza bonariensis) - glyphosate death response and candidate resistance genes
Hereward, James P, Werth, Jeff A, Thornby, David F, Keenan, Michelle, Chauhan, Bhagirath Singh and Walter, Gimme H (2018). Gene expression in response to glyphosate treatment in fleabane (Conyza bonariensis) - glyphosate death response and candidate resistance genes. Pest Management Science, 74 (10), 2346-2355. doi: 10.1002/ps.4804
Featured
2014
Journal Article
Bees at war: Interspecific battles and nest usurpation in stingless bees
Cunningham, John Paul, Hereward, James P., Heard, Tim A., De Barro, Paul J. and West, Stuart A. (2014). Bees at war: Interspecific battles and nest usurpation in stingless bees. American Naturalist, 184 (6), 777-786. doi: 10.1086/678399
Featured
2012
Journal Article
Molecular interrogation of the feeding behaviour of field captured individual insects for interpretation of multiple host plant use
Hereward, James P. and Walter, Gimme H. (2012). Molecular interrogation of the feeding behaviour of field captured individual insects for interpretation of multiple host plant use. PLoS One, 7 (9) e44435, e44435.1-e44435.7. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044435
2025
Journal Article
Reassessing Hybridisation in Australian <i>Tetragonula</i> Stingless Bees Using Multiple Genetic Markers
Hereward, James P., Smith, Tobias J., Gloag, Ros, Brookes, Dean R. and Walter, Gimme H. (2025). Reassessing Hybridisation in Australian Tetragonula Stingless Bees Using Multiple Genetic Markers. Ecology and Evolution, 15 (2) e70912. doi: 10.1002/ece3.70912
2025
Journal Article
Differential activation of defense responses in cucumbers by adapted <i>versus</i> non‐adapted lineages of the cotton‐melon aphid
Yang, Qinglan, Kang, Hanwei, Ning, Ganxi, Feng, Jingjing, Xiao, Xichen, Wan, Zeyu, Hereward, James P. and Wang, Yongmo (2025). Differential activation of defense responses in cucumbers by adapted versus non‐adapted lineages of the cotton‐melon aphid. Pest Management Science. doi: 10.1002/ps.8649
2024
Other Outputs
Stingless bee hybridisation (updated)
Hereward, James, Gloag, Ros Suzanne, Smith, Tobias and Brookes, Dean (2024). Stingless bee hybridisation (updated). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/2ed1d54
2024
Journal Article
A review of the potential impacts of coastal mosquito control programs on Australian Stingless Bees (Apidae, Meliponini)-likely exposure pathways and lessons learned from studies on honey bees
Johnson, Brian J., Hereward, James P., Wilson, Rachele, Furlong, Michael J. and Devine, Gregor J. (2024). A review of the potential impacts of coastal mosquito control programs on Australian Stingless Bees (Apidae, Meliponini)-likely exposure pathways and lessons learned from studies on honey bees. Environmental Entomology, 53 (6), 894-907. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvae080
2024
Journal Article
A novel mutation in <scp><i>SoIAA20</i></scp> confers cross‐resistance to 2,4‐Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and other auxinic herbicides in <scp><i>Sonchus oleraceus</i></scp>
Krishnan, Mahima, Petrovic, Tijana, Schwerdt, Julian G., Merriam, Alicia B., Hereward, James P. and Preston, Christopher (2024). A novel mutation in SoIAA20 confers cross‐resistance to 2,4‐Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and other auxinic herbicides in Sonchus oleraceus. Pest Management Science, 81 (1), 141-148. doi: 10.1002/ps.8413
2024
Journal Article
Some reef-building corals only disperse metres per generation
Prata, Katharine E., Bongaerts, Pim, Dwyer, John M., Ishida, Hisatake, Howitt, Samantha M., Hereward, James P., Crandall, Eric D. and Riginos, Cynthia (2024). Some reef-building corals only disperse metres per generation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 291 (2027) 20231988, 20231988. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2023.1988
2024
Journal Article
Age-related task progression in two Australian Tetragonula stingless bees
Jones, L. C., Lau, I. H., Smith, T. J., Walter, G. H. and Hereward, J. P. (2024). Age-related task progression in two Australian Tetragonula stingless bees. Insectes Sociaux, 71 (3), 309-322. doi: 10.1007/s00040-024-00978-z
2024
Journal Article
A host-specialized aphid lineage helps another conspecific lineage utilize a new host by disrupting the plant defenses
Hu, Xiaoyue, Hereward, James P., Wang, Duoqi, Yang, Qinglang and Wang, Yongmo (2024). A host-specialized aphid lineage helps another conspecific lineage utilize a new host by disrupting the plant defenses. Journal of Pest Science, 97 (3), 1525-1540. doi: 10.1007/s10340-023-01717-2
2024
Journal Article
Hidden diversity within Beauveria and Metarhizium – Comparing morphology, barcoding, multilocus phylogenies and whole-genome sequences
Rizal, Leela M., Hereward, James P., Brookes, Dean R., Furlong, Michael J. and Walter, Gimme H. (2024). Hidden diversity within Beauveria and Metarhizium – Comparing morphology, barcoding, multilocus phylogenies and whole-genome sequences. Fungal Ecology, 67 101304, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.funeco.2023.101304
2024
Journal Article
Perianth evolution and implications for generic delimitation in the eucalypts (Myrtaceae), including the description of the new genus, Blakella
Crisp, Michael D., Minh, Bui Q., Choi, Bokyung, Edwards, Robert D., Hereward, James, Kulheim, Carsten, Lin, Yen Po, Meusemann, Karen, Thornhill, Andrew H., Toon, Alicia and Cook, Lyn G. (2024). Perianth evolution and implications for generic delimitation in the eucalypts (Myrtaceae), including the description of the new genus, Blakella. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 62 (5), 942-962. doi: 10.1111/jse.13047
2023
Journal Article
Point mutations including a novel Pro‐197‐Phe mutation confer cross resistance to acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibiting herbicides in Lactuca serriola in Australia
Merriam, Alicia B., Malone, Jenna M., Hereward, James P., Gill, Gurjeet and Preston, Christopher (2023). Point mutations including a novel Pro‐197‐Phe mutation confer cross resistance to acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibiting herbicides in Lactuca serriola in Australia. Pest Management Science, 79 (12), 5333-5340. doi: 10.1002/ps.7743
2023
Journal Article
Population structure of ALS‐inhibiting herbicide resistant Sonchus oleraceus in South Australia
Merriam, Alicia B., Malone, Jenna M., Hereward, James P., Gill, Gurjeet and Preston, Christopher (2023). Population structure of ALS‐inhibiting herbicide resistant Sonchus oleraceus in South Australia. Pest Management Science, 79 (9), 3200-3210. doi: 10.1002/ps.7498
2023
Journal Article
Invasion history of Lycium ferocissimum in Australia: the impact of admixture on genetic diversity and differentiation
McCulloch, Graham A., Gurdasani, Komal, Hereward, James P., Morin, Louise, Walter, Gimme H. and Raghu, S. (2023). Invasion history of Lycium ferocissimum in Australia: the impact of admixture on genetic diversity and differentiation. Diversity and Distributions, 29 (7), 879-891. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13702
2023
Journal Article
Confirming the identity of the Hypogeococcus species (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) associated with Harrisia martinii (Labour.) Britton (Cactaceae) in Australia: Implications for biological control
Ezeh, Angela E., Hereward, James P., Day, Michael D., Taylor, Tamara and Furlong, Michael J. (2023). Confirming the identity of the Hypogeococcus species (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) associated with Harrisia martinii (Labour.) Britton (Cactaceae) in Australia: Implications for biological control. Austral Entomology, 62 (2), 235-245. doi: 10.1111/aen.12641
2023
Other Outputs
Submission to the Australian Government: Attorney-General’s Department review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) - genetic and genomic data
Curtis, Caitlin, Hereward, James and Newton, Giselle (2023). Submission to the Australian Government: Attorney-General’s Department review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) - genetic and genomic data. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland and the Australian Government: Attorney-General’s Department.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr James Hereward is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Stingless bees and pollination
Projects are available to use high-throughput DNA sequencing methods to investiagate pollination of native stingless bees
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Phorid flies (stingless bee pest)
Phorid flies are a devastating pest of Australian native stingless bees, but very little is known about their basic biology and what attracts them to a hive. Short or long projects can be designed using a combination of ecology / genetics / and behavioral/bioassay studies. Collaboration with Dr Tobias Smith at the UQ Stingless Bee Lab
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Native Stingless bees for tropical fruit pollination.
Phd project available to investigate stingless bees (Tetragonula spp.) as effective pollinators of tropical fruits in northern Australia. Opportunities to apply for industry scholarship top-up and operating expenses. This project will involve a combination of behavioural and molecular ecology and plant phenology to determine the effectiveness of managed native pollinators and will develop a pollination strategy for industry. Will involve fieldwork in the Northern Territory. Collaboration with Mary Finlay-Doney (Northern Territory DITT).
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Using genetics to understand Rutherglen bug movement
Phd project available integrating population genetics, ecological genetics (DNA diet analyses), and mathematical models to understand the movement and host plant relationships of Rutherglen bug. We are interested in these things specifically in relation to pest dynamics, forecasting, and precision digital IPM. Opportunities to apply for industry funding and work alongside a GRDC supported team, includes opportunities for mentoring from myself and Dr Hazel Parry (CSIRO), Dr Dean Brookes (UQ), Dr Zorica Duric (NSW DPI), and Dr Matt Hill (Data61, CSIRO).
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Biology and ecology of Citrus Blossom Bugs in Avocados
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Myron Zalucki, Professor Michael Furlong
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Doctor Philosophy
Biology and ecology of Citrus Blossom Bugs in Avocados
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Myron Zalucki, Professor Michael Furlong
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Doctor Philosophy
Chemical ecology and conservation biological control of fruitfully by the parasitoid, Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michael Furlong
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Herbivore-plant interactions: implications for the biological control of Harrisia martinii (Cactaceae) by Hypogeococcus species (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Myron Zalucki, Professor Michael Furlong
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Hidden diversity, virulence and thermal requirements of subtropical entomopathogenic fungi
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michael Furlong
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Biology of Amaranthus retroflexus and Amaranthus viridis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bhagirath Chauhan
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Invasion History and Evolution of the Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) and the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) in the Indo-Pacific
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Caitlin Curtis, Professor Nigel Beebe
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Species limits, gene flow and host relationships of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) whitefly populations in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michael Furlong
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Feeding ecology of green mirids: polyphagy and spatio-temporal dynamics across arid and agricultural environments
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michael Furlong
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The interaction between diet breadth, geography and gene flow in herbivorous insects
Associate Advisor
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