Lab of Entomology
At the Laboratory of Entomology we work on the physiology of insect/plant interactions and the ecology of parasite/host and predator/prey interactions. In the last decade research on arthropod vectors of human and animal diseases complemented the research at the Laboratory.
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Plasticity in pollination processes - Effects of insect herbivory on cross- and self-pollination in Brassica rapa
Hanneke Suijkerbuijk
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Three secret weapons make tick persistent survivor
- It is time to be careful again: tick season has begun. The number of ticks (and the associated risk of Lyme disease) in the Netherlands is increasing... -
Entomologist Marcel Dicke retires: “Insects are truly fascinating creatures”
- A cricket sandwich or locust satay? According to Marcel Dicke, professor of entomology at Wageningen University & Research (WUR), insect-based... -
Professor Sander Koenraadt: “We must prevent mosquito havens”
- If we wish to avoid being overrun by mosquitoes in warm weather, we must intelligently design our surroundings. This is one of the key messages from... -
On obliterating the initial barriers of polyploidy: insights from Nasonia neopolyploids
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Mosquitoes going viral: The role of Aedes aegypti in the transmission of emerging arboviruses
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The role of native and invasive mosquito species in the spread of emerging arboviruses in the Netherlands
C (Charlotte) Linthout MSc