{"id":573,"date":"2021-02-22T20:35:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T20:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/luong\/?page_id=573"},"modified":"2024-04-23T17:57:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:57:06","slug":"dayani-buddhika-msc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/luong\/dayani-buddhika-msc\/","title":{"rendered":"Dayani Buddhika (MSc)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/02\/20201224_130033.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-574 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/02\/20201224_130033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a>I am interested in studying the molluscicidal effect of the nematodes (<em>Phasmarhabditis<\/em>) to determine their potential to be used as a bio-control agent against pest gastropods in agricultural practices, as an alternative to the chemical control of pest snails and slugs.<\/p>\n<p>Publications:<\/p>\n<p>1. D.B.M. Patuwatha Withanage, and Luong, L.T. 2024. <em>Phasmarhabditis californica<\/em> (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) has reduced establishment success and progeny production in the presence of <em>Pristionchus entomophagus<\/em> (Nematoda: Diplogastridae)<em>. Journal of Parasitology, <\/em>accepted April 16, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>2. D.B.M. Patuwatha Withanage and Luong, L.T. 2024. Chemotaxis response of <em>Phasmarhabditis californica<\/em> (Family: Rhabditidae) and <em>Pristionchus entomophagus<\/em> (Family: Neodiplogasteridae) to the mucus of four slug species. <em>Journal of Parasitology<\/em> <span class=\"cit\">110: 59-65.<\/span><span class=\"citation-doi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/luong\/publications\/10.1645\/23-61.\"> doi: 10.1645\/23-61<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>3. D.B.M. Patuwatha Withanage,\u00a0 Howe, D.K., Richart C., Mc Donnell R.J., Denver, D. and Luong, L.T. 2023. Pestiferous slugs and their associated nematodes in agricultural fields, greenhouses, and nurseries in Alberta, Canada. <em>Journal of Helminthology.<\/em> <span class=\"cit\">97:e41.<\/span><span class=\"citation-doi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/luong\/publications\/10.1017\/S0022149X23000226.\"> doi: 10.1017\/S0022149X23000226.<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>4. Maheshini, P.W.D.B., Thilakarathne, K.G.D.D., Hirimuthugoda, G.N., Ranawana, K.B. and Kumburegama, S. 2019. The distribution of terrestrial pest gastropods and their damage to agricultural crops in Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts in Sri Lanka. <em>Ceylon Journal of Science <\/em>48: 177\u2013184. DOI: http:\/\/doi.org\/10.4038\/cjs.v48i2.7622<\/p>\n<p>5. Maheshini, P.W. D.B., Hirimuthugoda, G.N. and Kumburegama, S. 2017. A short survey of pest gastropods and their potential threats to local agriculture in the Kandy District. Proceedings of the National Symposium on Invasive Alien Species 2017. Pg.30<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a class=\"rABsFf RffVmb AL18ce\" href=\"mailto:patuwath@ualberta.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-tooltip-position=\"top\" data-tooltip=\"From your Google Contacts\">patuwath@ualberta.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am interested in studying the molluscicidal effect of the nematodes (Phasmarhabditis) to determine their potential to be used as a bio-control agent against pest gastropods in agricultural practices, as an alternative to the chemical control of pest snails and slugs. Publications: 1. D.B.M. Patuwatha Withanage, and Luong, L.T. 2024. Phasmarhabditis californica (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-573","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/luong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/luong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/luong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/luong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/luong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=573"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/luong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":731,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/luong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/573\/revisions\/731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/luong\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}