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non‐target impact of spinosyns on beneficial arthropods by Biondi, Antonio, Mommaerts, Veerle, Smagghe, Guy, Viñuela, Elisa, Zappalà, Lucia, Desneux, Nicolas

“…Spinosyn‐based products, mostly spinosad, have been widely recommended by extension specialists and agribusiness companies; consequently, they have been used…”
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Towards Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management in Intensive Pear Cultivation: A Case Study from Belgium by Belien, Tim, Raymaekers, Stijn, Eeraerts, Maxime, Mommaerts, Veerle, Claus, Gregor, Bogen, Christian, Piot, Niels, Smagghe, Guy, Spanoghe, Pieter, Bylemans, Dany

“…Recently, the concept of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) was further extended into Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management (IPPM). Implementation of IPPM…”
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Entomovectoring in plant protection by Mommaerts, Veerle, Smagghe, Guy

“…This paper gives an overview on the unique concept of the entomovector technology to employ pollinating insects, including honey bees and bumble bees in the…”
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Age‐ and task‐dependent foraging gene expression in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris by Tobback, Julie, Mommaerts, Veerle, Vandersmissen, Hans Peter, Smagghe, Guy, Huybrechts, Roger

“…In eusocial insects, the division of labor within a colony, based on either age or size, is correlated with a differential foraging (for) gene expression and…”
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Risk assessment for side-effects of neonicotinoids against bumblebees with and without impairing foraging behavior by Mommaerts, Veerle, Reynders, Sofie, Boulet, Jana, Besard, Linde, Sterk, Guido, Smagghe, Guy

“…Bombus terrestris bumblebees are important pollinators of wild flowers, and in modern agriculture they are used to guarantee pollination of vegetables and…”
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Neonicotinoids in bees: a review on concentrations, side-effects and risk assessment by Blacquière, Tjeerd, Smagghe, Guy, van Gestel, Cornelis A. M., Mommaerts, Veerle

“…Neonicotinoid insecticides are successfully applied to control pests in a variety of agricultural crops; however, they may not only affect pest insects but…”
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Dietary chlorantraniliprole suppresses reproduction in worker bumblebees by Smagghe, Guy, Deknopper, Janna, Meeus, Ivan, Mommaerts, Veerle

“…BACKGROUND Pollinators such as the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, fulfil a crucial role in agriculture. In this context, tests were conducted with the…”
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Hazards and uptake of chitin synthesis inhibitors in bumblebees Bombus terrestris by Mommaerts, Veerle, Sterk, Guido, Smagghe, Guy

“…This research project examined the potential hazards of a major class of insect growth regulators (IGRs) to survival, reproduction and larval growth in…”
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Bombus terrestris as pollinator-and-vector to suppress Botrytis cinerea in greenhouse strawberry by Mommaerts, Veerle, Put, Kurt, Smagghe, Guy

“…BACKGROUND: Bombus terrestris L. bumblebees are widely used as commercial pollinators, but they might also be of help in the battle against economically…”
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Impact of Bacillus thuringiensis strains on survival, reproduction and foraging behaviour in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) by Mommaerts, Veerle, Jans, Kris, Smagghe, Guy

“…BACKGROUND: Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and its protein crystals are used worldwide, either as a spray or when expressed in transgenic crops, for the control…”
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Lethal and sublethal side-effect assessment supports a more benign profile of spinetoram compared with spinosad in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris by Besard, Linde, Mommaerts, Veerle, Abdu-Alla, Gamal, Smagghe, Guy

“…BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to identify the potential side effects of the novel naturalyte insecticide spinetoram in comparison with spinosad on the…”
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laboratory evaluation to determine the compatibility of microbiological control agents with the pollinator Bombus terrestris by Mommaerts, Veerle, Sterk, Guido, Hoffmann, Lucien, Smagghe, Guy

“…BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to identify any potential adverse side effects of the use of seven microbiological control agents (MCAs) on the…”
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Commercial bumblebee hives to assess an anthropogenic environment for pollinator support: a case study in the region of Ghent (Belgium) by Parmentier, Laurian, Meeus, Ivan, Cheroutre, Lore, Mommaerts, Veerle, Louwye, Stephen, Smagghe, Guy

“…Anthropogenic changes of the environment influence the distribution and abundance of pollinators such as bumblebees and have been proposed as one of the main…”
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Assessment of Gustatory Responses to Different Sugars in Harnessed and Free-Moving Bumblebee Workers (Bombus terrestris) by MOMMAERTS, Veerle, WÄCKERS, Felix, SMAGGHE, Guy

“…For bumblebee colony survival, sugar responses are crucial as nectar is the main carbohydrate source and flower choice is likely determined by sugar…”
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Miniature-dispenser-based bioassay to evaluate the compatibility of powder formulations used in an entomovectoring approach by Mommaerts, Veerle, Put, Kurt, Vandeven, Jessica, Smagghe, Guy

“…BACKGROUND: Entomovectoring as a plant protection strategy demands the design of an appropriate bioassay to assess the risks of potential side effects of the…”
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Assessment of mutualism between Bombus terrestris and its microbiota by use of microcolonies by Meeus, Ivan, Mommaerts, Veerle, Billiet, Annelies, Mosallanejad, Hadi, Van de Wiele, Tom, Wäckers, Felix, Smagghe, Guy

“…Social pollinators, like honeybees and bumblebees, have specific microbiota. The specific association between the insect and its gut microbiota could lead to a…”
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Bumblebees can be used in combination with juvenile hormone analogues and ecdysone agonists by Mommaerts, Veerle, Sterk, Guido, Smagghe, Guy

“…This study examined the lethal and sublethal effects on the beneficial insect Bombus terrestris by two classes of insect growth regulators (IGRs) that are…”
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Compatibility of traditional and novel acaricides with bumblebees (Bombus terrestris): a first laboratory assessment of toxicity and sublethal effects by Besard, Linde, Mommaerts, Veerle, Vandeven, Jessica, Cuvelier, Xavier, Sterk, Guido, Smagghe, Guy

“…BACKGROUND: This project assessed the potential hazards of different classical and novel acaricides against an important non-target and beneficial insect for…”
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Safety and Acquisition Potential of Metarhizium anisopliae in Entomovectoring with Bumble Bees, Bombus terrestris by Smagghe, Guy, Meyer, Laurens De, Meeus, Ivan, Mommaerts, Veerle

“…In the context of integrated pest management with biological control and reduced pesticide use, dissemination of entomopathogenic fungi with insects has the…”
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Safety and Acquisition Potential of Metarhizium anisopliae in Entomovectoring with Bumble Bees, Bombus terrestris by Smagghe, Guy, Meyer, Laurens De, Meeus, Ivan, Mommaerts, Veerle

“…In the context of integrated pest management with biological control and reduced pesticide use, dissemination of entomopathogenic fungi with insects has the…”
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