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Professor Felix Wackers

Formerly at Lancaster University

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  1. 2003
  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 2004
  5. 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

  6. 2006
  7. Published

    A region-wide experiment with functional agrobiodiversity (FAB) in arable farming in the Netherlands.

    Alebeek, F., Wiersema, M., Van Rijn, P. C. J., Wackers, F. L., Den Belder, E., Jeroen Willemse, J. & Van Gurp, H., 2006, In: Iobc Wprs Bulletin. 29, 6, p. 141-144 4 p.

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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. Published

    Direct effects of snowdrop lectin (GNA) on larvae of three aphid predators and fate of GNA after ingestion.

    Hogervorst, P. A. M., Ferry, N., Gatehouse, A. M. R., Wäckers, F. L. & Romeis, J., 04/2006, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 52, 6, p. 614-624 11 p.

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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 2007
  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. 2008
  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 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/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  36. 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

  37. 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/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  38. 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/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  39. 2009
  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. 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

  43. 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/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  44. 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

  45. 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

  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. 2010
  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. 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

  51. 2011
  52. 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/Magazine › Journal article

  53. 2012
  54. 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

  55. 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/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  56. 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/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  57. 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

  58. 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/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

  59. 2013
  60. 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/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review

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