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‘Going viral’: how viral diseases threaten insect farms worldwide
- The global production of insects as mini-livestock is estimated at 100.000 tons for 2023 and a further tenfold increase is foreseen for 2030. Insects... -
Understanding social resilience essential to honeybee health
- Why do some honeybee colonies collapse from environmental changes and stressor such as parasites, food deficiency, and diseases, while others can... -
‘Friends with benefits’: bacteria, fungi, and viruses essential for improving sustainability in crop protection
- In its Farm to Fork Strategy, the EU sets strict requirements for the use of chemical pesticides. Many products will be, or already are, prohibited... -
WUR participates in EU project to fight viral diseases in tomato and cucurbit crops
- Every year, viral diseases wreak havoc on tomato and cucurbit crops worldwide, amounting to EUR 3,5 billion in harvest losses in Europe alone. The... -
Discover internationally leading research and education centre Serre Red in a virtual 360 degree tour
- Wageningen University & Research (WUR) takes a new leading international research and education facility into use. Serre Red is located on the WUR... -
Bee colony tested positive on American foulbrood
- The National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for bee diseases in the Netherlands has identified an outbreak of the infectious bee disease American... -
Promising biological control agents detected faster based on their 'kill rate'
- Daily ‘kill rates’ of predatory insect species and parasitoid species appear to be a useful criterion for determining which natural... -
Unique resistance gene to leaf spot disease for the first time successfully introduced in wheat
- The fungus Zymoseptoria triciti is one of the most genetically diverse and devastating wheat pathogens in the world. An important step has been taken... -
Scientific publications Green Deal-project well received
- Together with companies and organisations involved in biological crop protection products, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has in recent... -
Plant roots grow towards soil fungi
- Plant roots not only release odours themselves, but also appear to react to odours that beneficial and harmful fungi in the soil release. They do this...