News of the Laboratory of Entomology
News of the Laboratory of Entomology
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Erik Poelman appointed as professor holding a personal chair
- The Executive Board has appointed Erik Poelman (42) as professor holding a personal chair in the Entomology chair group of the Plant Sciences Group at... -
Beneficial insects are exposed to insecticides through honeydew
- Insects can be exposed to insecticides through various routes, including a plant’s pollen and nectar. For the first time ever, PhD researcher... -
Transition to sustainable arable farming given new impulse with €10 million research grant
- Arable farmers, government agencies, crop protection organisations, breeders, nature conservation organisations, banks, food chain partners,... -
Residue streams from insect cultivation promising new component of circular agriculture
- Is has been known for some time that insects are an excellent source of protein for humans and animals. But that their exoskeletons and other waste... -
Yes, indeed, it is hard to swat a mosquito
- Everyone who ever went out of bed at night to swat mosquitoes knows: this is a difficult task. Scientists of Wageningen University & Research used... -
Plants can prepare for insect attack sequence
- Plants are under attack by a variety of insect species. They have defence mechanisms to deal with this, including chemicals or sturdier leaves. But... -
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... -
New broad type of resistance against insects found in plants
- Identifying the genetic code for disease resistance in plants is normally a tricky thing. A single gene can usually only offer protection against a... -
Wageningen researchers discover why wasp fathers are only able to have daughters and not sons
- It was already known that wasp fathers are only able to have daughters. Now biologists at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and the... -
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...