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Professor Felix Wackers

Formerly at Lancaster University

  1. 2008
  2. 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/MagazineJournal article

  3. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    The nutritional value of aphid honeydew for non-aphid parasitoids.

    Faria, C. A., Wäckers, F. L. & Turlings, T. C. J., 12/05/2008, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 9, 3, p. 286-297 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Effects of flower attractiveness and nectar availability in field margins on biological control by parasitoids.

    Bianchi, F. J. J. A. & Wäckers, F. L., 09/2008, In: Biological Control. 46, 3, p. 400-408 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Cotton Gossypium hirsutum L., defense in response to nitrogen fertilization and beet armyworm density.

    Chen, Y., Schmelz, E. A., Wäckers, F. L. & Ruberson, J. R., 12/2008, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 34, 12, p. 1553-1564 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. 2009
  11. 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/MagazineJournal article

  12. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Hibernation of predatory arthropods in semi-natural habitats.

    Geiger, F., Wäckers, F. L. & Bianchi, F. J. J. A., 08/2009, In: BioControl. 54, 4, p. 529-535 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. 2010
  19. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. 2011
  23. Published

    Root herbivory affects oviposition and feeding behavior of a foliar herbivore

    Andersson, P. L., Sadek, M. & Wäckers, F. L., 11/2011, In: Behavioral Ecology. 22, 6, p. 1272-1277 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  24. 2012
  25. 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/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  26. Published

    Flowering forbs for field margins: selecting species that optimise ecosystem services

    Carrie, R., George, D. & Wackers, F., 2012, In: Iobc Wprs Bulletin. 75, p. 57-60 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Perennial field margins for functional biodiversity in UK vegetable rotation schemes: Establishment and resource provision

    George, D., Croft, P., Wakefield, M. & Wackers, F., 2012, In: Iobc Wprs Bulletin. 75, p. 77-81 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. 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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Selection of floral resources to optimise conservation agriculturally-functional insect groups

    Carrie, R., George, D. & Wackers, F., 08/2012, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 16, 4, p. 635-640 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. 2013
  31. Published

    Improving pest control and pollination services in cider apple orchards by means of multi-functional flowering strips

    Campbell, A., Sutton, P., Wilby, A. & Wackers, F., 2013, Environmental Management on Farmland: 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. 283-290 8 p. (Aspects of Applied Biology; vol. 118).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

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