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Professor Felix Wackers

Formerly at Lancaster University

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  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Journal article
  6. Published

    Reliably Predicting Pollinator Abundance: Challenges of Calibrating Process-Based Ecological Models

    Gardner, E., Breeze, T. D., Clough, Y., Smith, H. G., Baldock, K. C. R., Campbell, A., Garratt, M., Gillespie, M. A. K., Kunin, W. E., McKerchar, M., Memmott, J., Potts, S. G., Senapathi, D., Stone, G., Wackers, F., Westbury, D. B., Wilby, A. & Oliver, T. H., 1/12/2020, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 11, 12, p. 1673-1689 17 p.

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

  7. Published

    Hibernation leads to altered gut communities in Bumblebee queens (Bombus terrestris)

    Bosmans, L., Pozo, M. I., Verreth, C., Crauwels, S., Wäckers, F., Jacquemyn, H. & Lievens, B., 7/12/2018, In: Insects. 9, 4, 14 p., 9040188.

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

  8. 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

  9. Published

    Exploring the relationships between landscape complexity, wild bee species richness and reproduction, and pollination services along a complexity gradient in the Netherlands

    Bukovinszky, T., Verheijen, J., Zwever, S., Klop, E., Biesmeijer, J. C., Wackers, F. L., Prins, H. H. T. & Kleijn, D., 10/2017, In: Biological Conservation. 214, p. 312-319 8 p.

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

  10. Published

    Getting more Power from Your Flowers: Multi-Functional Flower Strips Enhance Pollinators and Pest Control Agents in Apple Orchards

    Campbell, A., Wilby, A., Sutton, P. & Wackers, F. L., 20/09/2017, In: Insects. 8, 3, 18 p., 101.

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

  11. 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

  12. Published

    Do sown flower strips boost wild pollinator abundance and pollination services in a spring-flowering crop? a case study from UK cider apple orchards

    Campbell, A., Wilby, A., Sutton, P. & Wackers, F. L., 15/02/2017, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 239, p. 20-29 10 p.

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

  13. Published

    Effects of pollen species composition on the foraging behaviour and offspring performance of the mason bee Osmia bicornis (L.)

    Bukovinszky, T., Rikken, I., Evers, S., Wackers, F. L., Biesmeijer, J. C., Prins, H. H. T. & Kleijn, D., 02/2017, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 18, p. 21-30 10 p.

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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. Published

    Egg load dynamics and the risk of egg and time limitation experienced by an aphid parasitoid in the field

    Dieckhoff, C., Theobald, J., Wackers, F. L. & Heimpel, G. E., 05/2014, In: Ecology and Evolution. 4, 10, p. 1739-1750 12 p.

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

  21. Published

    Indirect multi-trophic interactions mediated by induced plant resistance: impact of caterpillar feeding on aphid parasitoids

    Hagenbucher, S., Wackers, F. L. & Romeis, J., 12/02/2014, In: Biology Letters. 10, 2, 5 p., 20130795.

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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. 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

  38. 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

  39. 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

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. 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

  43. 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

  44. 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

  45. 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

  46. 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

  47. 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

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. 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

  51. 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

  52. 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

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