B Science (UQ), PhD (UQ), DSc (UQ)

Griffith School of Environnment, Centre Director, International Centre for the Management of Pest Fruit Flies 

Contact Details for Professor Dick Drew

Research Expertise and Interests

Dick Drew is the current Centre Director for The International Centre for the Management of Pest Fruit Flies. The Centre and his research focuses on topics related to the taxonomy, biology/ecology, speciation, biogeography, and pest management of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.

In addition to this research, Professor Drew has developed and directed many international agricultural aid projects throughout the Pacific, Asian and Southeast Asian regions over the past 20 years.
 

Current Research Areas

Professor Drew is currently researching:

• Systematics of the fruit fly fauna of South East Asia and Papua New Guinea and writing an extensive Monograph on the S. E. Asian fauna.
• Biogeography and Speciation of Tephritidae, including molecular studies on species with Professor Jane Hughes.
• Host Plant Ecology of fruit fly species.
• Use of attractant baits for fruit fly field control to reduce pesticide levels in food crops and the environment

Selected Publications

• Clarke, A.R., Balagawi, S., Clifford, B., Drew, R.A.I., Leblanc, L., Mararuai, A., Mcguire, D., Putulan, D., Sar, S.A. and Tenakanai, D. (2002) – Evidence of orchid visitation by Bactrocera species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Papua New Guinea. Journal of Tropical Ecology 18: 441-448.
• Vijaysegaran, S., Walter, G.H. and Drew, R.A.I. (2002) – Influence of adult diet on the development of the reproductive system and mating ability of Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Science 30(1): 119-136.
• Drew, R.A.I. and Raghu, S. (2002) - The fruit fly fauna (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) of the rainforest habitat of the Western Ghats, India. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 50(2): 327-352.
• Hancock, D.L. and Drew, R.A.I. (2003) – A new species of Ceratitella Malloch (Diptera: Tephritidae: Ceratitidinae) from the Solomon Islands. Australian Entomologist 30(1): 11-14.
• Hollingsworth, R.G., Drew, R.A.I., Allwood, A.J., Romig, M., Vagalo, M. and Tsatisa, F. (2003) – Host plants and relative abundance of fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) species in the Solomon Islands. Australian Journal of Entomology 42: 95-108.
• Drew, R.A.I., Prokopy, R.J. And Romig, M.C. (2003) – Attraction of fruit flies of the genus Bactrocera to colored mimics of host fruit. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 107: 39-45.
• Hancock, D.L. and Drew, R.A.I. (2003) – New species and records of Phytalmiiae (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Australia and the South Pacific. Australian Entomologist 30(2): 65-78.
• Chinajariyawong, A., Kritsaneepaiboon, S. and Drew, R.A.I. (2003) – Efficacy of protein bait sprays in controlling fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) infesting angled luffa and bitter gourd in Thailand. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 51(1): 7-15.
• Raghu, S., Halcoop, P. and Drew, R.A.I. (2003) – Apodeme and ovarian development as predictors of physiological status in Bactrocera cacuminata (Hering) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 42: 281-286.
• Hancock, D.L. And Drew, R.A.I. (2003) – New species and records of Trypetinae (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Australia and the South Pacific. Australian Entomologist 30(3): 93-106.
• Hancock, D.L. and Drew, R.A.I. (2003) – A new genus and new species, combinations and records of Tephritinae (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Australian Entomologist 30(4): 141-158.
• May, R. and Drew, R.A.I. (2003) – The genus Clivia Lindley (Amaryllidaceae), an unusual new host plant record for the Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and a new fruit fly distribution record in Queensland. Australian Entomologist 30(4): 177-178.
• Putulan, D., Sar, S., Drew, R.A.I., Raghu, S. and Clarke, A.R. (2004) – Fruit and vegetable movement on domestic flights in Papua New Guinea and the risk of spreading pest fruit-flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). International Journal of Pest Management 50(1): 17-22.
• Clarke, A.R., Balagawi, S., Clifford, B., Drew, R.A.I., Leblanc, L., Mararuai, A., Mcguire, D., Putulan, D., Romig, T., Sar, S. and Tenakanai, D. (2004) – Distribution and biogeography of Bactrocera and Dacus species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Papua New Guinea. Australian Journal of Entomology 43(3): 148-156.
• Drew, R.A.I. (2004) – Biogeography and Speciation in the Dacini (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae). D. Elmo Hardy Memorial Volume. Contributions to the Systematics and Evolution of Diptera.  Edited by N.L. Evenhuis & K.Y. Kaneshiro.  Bishop Museum Bulletin in Entomology 12: 165-178 (2004).
• Raghu, S., Drew, R.A.I. and Clarke, A.R. (2004) – Influence of Host Plant Structure and Microclimate on the Abundance and Behavior of a Tephritid Fly.  Journal of Insect Behavior 17(2): 179-190.
• Hancock, D.L. and Drew, R.A.I. (2004) – Notes on the genus Euphranta Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae), with description of four new species. Australian Entomologist 31(4): 151-168.
• Novotny, V., Clarke, A.R., Drew, R.A.I., Balagawi, S. and CLIFFORD, B. (2005) – Host specialization and species richness of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a New Guinea rain forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 21: 67-77.
• Hancock, D.L. And Drew, R.A.I. (2005) – New genera, species and records of Adramini (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetinae) from the South Pacific and Southern Asia. Australian Entomologist 32(1): 5-16.
• Balagawi, S., Vijaysegaran, S., Drew, R.A.I. and Raghu, S. (2005) – Influence of fruit traits on oviposition preference and offspring performance of Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae) on three tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) cultivars. Australian Journal of Entomology 44: 97-103.
• Drew, R.A.I., Tsuruta, K. and White, I.M. (2005) – A new species of pest fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) from Sri Lanka and Africa. African Entomology 13:
• Hancock, D.L. and Drew, R.A.I. (2006) – A revised classification of subgenera and species groups in Dacus Fabricius (Diptera: Tephritidae).
• Drew, R.A.I., Dorji, C., Romig, M.C. and Loday, P. (2006) – Attractiveness of Various Combinations of Colors and Shapes to Females and Males of Bactrocera minax (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a Commercial Mandarin Grove in Bhutan. Journal of Economic Entomology 99 (5): 1651-1656.
• Dorji, C., Clarke, A.R., Drew, R.A.I., Fletcher, B.S., Loday, P., Mahat, K., Raghu, S., and Romig, M.C. (2006) – Seasonal phenology of Bactrocera minax (Diptera: Tephritidae) in western Bhutan. Bulletin of Entomological Research 96: 531-538.
• Drew, R.A.I. and Romig, M.C. (2007) -  Records of Dacine Fruit Flies and New Species of Dacus (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Bhutan. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 55(1): 1-21.
• Novotny, V., Miller, S.E., Hulcr, J., Drew, R.A.I., Basset, Y., Janda, M., Setliff, G.P., Darrow, K., Stewart, A.J.A., Auga, J., Isua, B., Molem, K., Manumbor, M., Tamtiai, E., Mogia, M., & Weiblen, G.D. (2007) – Low beta diversity of herbivorous insects in tropical forests. Nature 448: 692-695.