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Professor Felix Wackers

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  1. Published

    Sugar feeding by the aphid parasitoid Binodoxys communis: How does honeydew compare to other sugar sources?

    Wyckhuys, K. A. G., Strange-George, J. E., Kulhanek, C. A., Wäckers, F. L. & Heimpel, G. E., 02/2008, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 54, 2, p. 481-491 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  2. Published

    Nectar exploitation by herbivores and their parasitoids is a function of flower species and relative humidity.

    Winkler, K., Wäckers, F. L., Kaufman, L. V., Larraz, V. & van Lenteren, J. C., 09/2009, In: Biological Control. 50, 3, p. 299-306 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  3. Published

    The impact of selected flowering plants on the nutritional state of field collected Plutella xylostella and its parasitoid Diadegma semiclausum.

    Winkler, K., Wäckers, F. L. & Pinto, D. M., 04/2009, In: Ecological Entomology. 34, 2, p. 221-227 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  4. Published

    Sugar resources are vital for Diadegma semiclausum fecundity under field conditions.

    Winkler, K., Wäckers, F. L., Bukovinski-Kiss, G. & Lenteren, J. V., 1/03/2006, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 7, 2, p. 133-140 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  5. Published

    Assessing the risks and benefits of flowering field edges.

    Winkler, K., Wäckers, F. L., Termorshuizen, A. & van Lenteren, J. C., 2006, In: Iobc Wprs Bulletin. 29, p. 164-168 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  6. Published

    Neonicotinoid pesticide reduces bumble bee colony growth and queen production

    Whitehorn, P. R., O'Connor, S., Wackers, F. L. & Goulson, D., 20/04/2012, In: Science. 336, 6079, p. 351-352 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  7. Published

    Exploiting honeydew as a food source : making the best of a bad meal?

    Wäckers, F. L., van Rijn, P. C. J. & Heimpel, G. E., 05/2008, In: Biological Control. 45, 2, p. 176-185 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  8. Published

    Sluipwespen : behoeften aan basis voor beheerde biologische bestrijding.

    Wäckers, F. L., 2007, In: Entomologische Berichten. 67, p. 271-275 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  9. Published

    Nectar and pollen-feeding by insect herbivores and implications for multitrophic interactions.

    Wäckers, F. L., Romeis, J. E. & van Rijn, P. C. J., 01/2007, In: Annual Review of Entomology. 52, 1, p. 301-325 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  10. Published

    Flower power? : potential benefits and pitfalls of using (flowering) vegetation for conservation biological control.

    Wäckers, F. L., van Rijn, P. C. J., Winkler, K. & Olson, D. M., 2007, In: Aspects of Applied Biology. 81, p. 135-141 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  11. Published

    Using HPLC sugar analysis to study nectar and honeydew feeding in the field.

    Wäckers, F. L., 03/2007, In: Journal of Insect Science. 7, p. 16

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  12. Published

    Gustatory response and appetitive learning in Microplitis croceipes in relation to sugar type and concentration.

    Wäckers, F. L., Bonifay, C., Vet, L. E. M. & Lewis, J., 2006, In: Animal Biology. 56, 2, p. 193-203 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  13. Published

    Hymenopteran parasitoids synthesize ‘honeydew-specific’ oligosaccharides.

    Wäckers, F. L., Lee, J. C., Heimpel, G. E., Winkler, K. & Wagenaar, R., 10/2006, In: Functional Ecology. 20, 5, p. 790-798 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  14. Published

    Flower power? Potential benefits and pitfalls of using (flowering) vegetation for conservation biological control

    Wäckers, F. L., van Rijn, P. C. J., Winkler, K. & Olson, D., 2006, In: Iobc Wprs Bulletin. 29, 6, p. 161-164 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  15. Published

    Root herbivory induces an indirect aboveground defense.

    Wackers, F. L. & Bezemer, T. M., 01/2003, In: Ecology Letters. 6, 1, p. 9-12 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  16. Published

    How to be sweet? Extrafloral nectar allocation in Gossypium hirsutum fits optimal defense theory predictions.

    Wackers, F. L. & Bonifay, C., 1/06/2004, In: Ecology. 85, 6, p. 1512-1518 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  17. Published

    Increased susceptibility of Bt maize to aphids enhances the performance of parasitoids of lepidopteran pests.

    Wackers, F. L., Faria, C. A. & Turlings, T. C. J., 1/01/2007, In: PLoS ONE. 2, 7, p. e600

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  18. Published

    Tracing food source use by nectarivorous insects.

    Wackers, F. L., 2008, In: Iobc Wprs Bulletin. 34, p. 133-136 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article

  19. Published

    Book review : Trophic and guild interactions in biological control

    Wackers, F., 2003, In: Entomologische Berichten. 68, p. 192-193 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article

  20. Published

    Infochemicals structure marine, terrestrial and freshwater food webs: Implications for ecological informatics

    Vos, M., Vet, L. E. M., Wäckers, F. L., Middelburg, J. J., Van Der Putten, W. H., Mooij, W. M., Heip, C. H. R. & Van Donk, E., 01/2006, In: Ecological Informatics. 1, 1, p. 23-32 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  21. Published

    Nectar versus honeydew feeding by aphid parasitoids : does it pay to have a discriminating palate?

    Vollhardt, I. M. G., Banchi, F. J. J. A., Wäckers, F. L., Thies, C. & Tscharntke, T., 2010, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 137, 1, p. 1-10

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  22. Published

    Spatial distribution of flower vs. honeydew resources in cereal fields may affect aphid parasitism

    Vollhardt, I. M. G., Bianchi, F. J. J. A., Wäckers, F. L., Thies, C. & Tscharntke, T., 2010, In: Biological Control. 53, 2, p. 204-213

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  23. Published

    Similar diversity of cereal aphid parasitoids in simple and complex landscapes.

    Vollhardt, I. M. G., Tscharntke, T., Wäckers, F. L., Bianchi, F. J. J. A. & Thies, C., 07/2008, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 126, 3-4, p. 289-292 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  24. Published

    The influence of flower morphology and nectar quality on the longevity of a parasitoid biological control agent.

    Vattala, H. D., Wratten, S. D., Phillips, C. B. & Wäckers, F. L., 11/2006, In: Biological Control. 39, 2, p. 179-185 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  25. Published

    Functional Agro-Biodiversity in Dutch arable farming : results from a three year pilot.

    van Rijn, P. C. J., van Alebeek, F., den Belder, E., Wäckers, F. L., Buurma, J., Willemse, J. & van Gurp, H., 2008, In: Iobc Wprs Bulletin. 34, p. 125-128 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article

  26. Published

    Bloemrijke akkerranden voeden natuurlijke vijanden.

    van Rijn, P. C. J. & Wäckers, F. L., 2007, In: Entomologische Berichten. 67, p. 226-231 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  27. Published

    The impact of floral resources on syrphid performance and cabbage aphid biological control.

    van Rijn, P. C. J., Kooijman, J. & Wäckers, F. L., 2006, In: Iobc Wprs Bulletin. 29, 6, p. 149-152 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  28. Published

    Nectar accessibility determines fitness, flower choice and abundance of hoverflies that provide natural pest control

    van Rijn, P. C. J. & Wackers, F. L., 13/05/2016, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 53, p. 925-933 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  29. Published

    Conserved class of queen pheromones stops social insect workers from reproducing

    Van Oystaeyen, A., Oliveira, R. C., Holman, L., van Zweden, J. S., Romero, C., Oi, C. A., d'Ettorre, P., Khalesi, M., Billen, J., Wackers, F. L., Millar, J. G. & Wenseleers, T., 17/01/2014, In: Science. 343, 6168, p. 287-290 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  30. Published

    Parasitoid nutritional ecology in a community context: the importance of honeydew and implications for biological control

    Tena, A., Wackers, F. L., Heimpel, G. E., Urbaneja, A. & Pekas, A., 04/2016, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 14, p. 100-104 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  31. Published

    Sugar provisioning maximizes the biocontrol service of parasitoids

    Tena, A., Pekas, A., Cano, D., Wackers, F. L. & Urbaneja, A., 06/2015, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 52, 3, p. 795-804 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  32. Published

    Effect of additional resources on aphidopohagous parasitoid wasp activity on field margins in arable landscapes

    Ramsden, M., Menendez Martinez, R., Leather, S. & Wäckers, F., 2012, Working Group “Landscape Management for Functional biodiversity: Preceedings of the meeting at Lleida (Spain), 07 – 10 May, 2012. Holland, J., Gerowitt, B., Alomar, O., Bianchi, F., Eggenschwiler, L., van Helden, M., Moonen, C., Poehling, H-M. & Rossing, W. (eds.). p. 161-165 5 p. (IOBC/WPRS Bulletin; vol. 75).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review

  33. Published

    The enhancement of conservation biological control through targeted landscape management

    Ramsden, M., Menéndez, R., Leather, S. & Wäckers, F., 2013, Environmental management on farmland. Boatman, N., Green, M., Marshall, J., Musters, K., Peach, W., Peel, S., Siriwardena, G. & Smith, B. (eds.). Warwick: ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED BIOLOGISTS, p. 119-126 8 p. (Aspects of Applied Biology; vol. 118).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review

  34. Published

    Optimizing field margins for biocontrol services: the relative role of aphid abundance, annual floral resources, and overwinter habitat in enhancing aphid natural enemies

    Ramsden, M., Menéndez, R., Leather, S. & Wackers, F., 1/01/2015, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 199, p. 94-104 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  35. Published

    Do natural enemies really make a difference? field scale impacts of parasitoid wasps and hoverfly larvae on cereal aphid populations

    Ramsden, M., Menendez Martinez, M. R., Leather, S. & Wackers, F. L., 05/2017, In: Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 19, 2, p. 139-145 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  36. Published

    Management of field margins to maximize multiple ecological services.

    Olson, D. M. & Wäckers, F. L., 02/2007, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 44, 1, p. 13-21 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  37. Published

    Plant-herbivore-carnivore interactions in cotton, Gossypium hirsutum : linking belowground and aboveground.

    Olson, D. M., Davis, R. F., Wäckers, F. L., Rains, G. C. & Potter, T., 10/2009, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 34, 10, p. 1341-1348 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  38. Published

    Effects of vegetation management in field margins on Meteorus autographae and Pseudoplusia includens.

    Olson, D. M. & Wäckers, F. L., 03/2007, In: Journal of Insect Science. 7, p. 16

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  39. Published

    Research trends in ecosystem services provided by insects

    Noriega, J. A., Hortal, J., Azcárate, F. M., Berg, M. P., Bonada, N., Briones, M. J. I., Del Toro, I., Goulson, D., Ibanez, S., Landis, D. A., Moretti, M., Potts, S. G., Slade, E., Stout, J. C., Ulyshen, M. D., Wackers, F. L., Woodcock, B. A. & Santos, A. M. C., 1/02/2018, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 26, p. 8-23 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  40. Published

    Approaches to conserving natural enemy populations in greenhouse crops: current methods and future prospects

    Messelink, G. J., Bennison, J., Alomar, O., Ingegno, B. L., Tavella, L., Shipp, L., Palevsky, E. & Wackers, F. L., 08/2014, In: BioControl. 59, 4, p. 377-393 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  41. Published

    Effects of different kairomonal sources on the performance of Eretmocerus sp. near Furuhashii against Bemisia tabaci on cucumber: II greenhouse.

    Mandour, N. S., Ren, S. X., Qiu, B. L. & Wäckers, F. L., 2007, In: Journal of Plant Protection Research. 47, p. 289-298 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  42. Published

    An acquired distaste: sugar discrimination by the larval parasitoid Microplitis croceipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is affected by prior sugar exposure

    Makatiani, J. K., Le, H. K., Olson, D. M., Wackers, F. L. & Takasu, K., 2014, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 217, 10, p. 1692-1700 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  43. Published

    Adult parasitoids of honeydew-producing insects prefer honeydew sugars to cover their energetic needs

    Lenaerts, M., Abid, L., Paulussen, C., Goelen, T., Wackers, F. L., Jacquemyn, H. & Lievens, B., 10/2016, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 42, 10, p. 1028-1036 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  44. Published

    Indian Bt cotton varieties do not affect the performance of cotton aphids.

    Lawo, N. C., Wäckers, F. L. & Romeis, J., 12/03/2009, In: PLoS ONE. 4, 3, p. e4804

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article

  45. Published

    Characterizing indirect prey-quality mediated effects of a Bt crop on predatory larvae of the green lacewing, Chrysoperla camea

    Lawo, N. C., Wackers, F. & Romeis, J., 11/2010, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 56, 11, p. 1702-1710 9 p., 56.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  46. Published

    Honeydew feeding in the solitary bee Osmia bicornis as affected by aphid species and nectar availability

    Konrad, R., Wäckers, F. L., Romeis, J. & Babendreier, D., 12/2009, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 55, 12, p. 1158-1166 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  47. Published

    Snowdrop lectin (Galanthus nivalis agglutinin) in aphid honeydew negatively affects survival of a honeydew consuming parasitoid.

    Hogervorst, P. A. M., Wäckers, F. L., Woodring, J. & Romeis, J., 05/2009, In: Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 11, 2, p. 161-173 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  48. Published

    The importance of honeydew as food for larvae of Chrysoperla carnea in the presence of aphids.

    Hogervorst, P. A. M., Wäckers, F. L., Carette, A-C. & Romeis, J., 02/2008, In: Journal of Applied Entomology. 132, 1, p. 18-25 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  49. Published

    Detecting nutritional state and food source use in field-collected insects that synthesize honeydew oligosaccharides.

    Hogervorst, P. A. M., Wäckers, F. L. & Romeis, J., 10/2007, In: Functional Ecology. 21, 5, p. 936-946 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  50. Published

    Effects of honeydew sugar composition on the longevity of Aphidius ervi.

    Hogervorst, P. A. M., Wäckers, F. L. & Romeis, J., 03/2007, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 122, 3, p. 223-232 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

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