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Bijdrage van bloemenmengsels aan biodiversiteit planten en insecten (only for Dutch-speaking students)
Studentonderwerp april â€“ augustus 2023 Wageningen Environmental Research De proefopzet Een methode om de biodiversiteit van grasvelden te verhogen is om deze door te zaaien met een (inheems) bloemenmengsel. Daarom is in het ...
Supervisor: Carla Grashof-Bokdam; Prof. Gerben Messelink
Department: Entomology, Laboratory of

Dual Function Of Omnivorous Predators In Biological Control : Vaccinators And Predators (NEW)
In the past decades, omnivorous predators have been increasingly used for biological pest control. As omnivores, they feed both on plants and herbivore pests. The advantage of omnivorous predators is that they can establish and ma ...
Supervisor: Nina Zhang, Erik Poelman
Department: Entomology, Laboratory of

Health and Immunology of Black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens
The project is a part of NWO-project INSECTFEED (https://insectfeed.nl/). Insect production is part of an integrated food production system that aims to attain zero waste and preservation of natural resources. The current project ...
Supervisor: Dr. Sevasti Maistrou, Parth Shah, Prof. dr. ir. Joop van Loon
Department: Entomology, Laboratory of

Brain morphogenesis in a parasitoid model species: genes regulating parasitoid olfaction
Have you ever wondered how insects use their brain; or whether they possess a brain after all? How do insects find and recognize their significant other? In the next academic year (starting September/October) you have the oppo ...
Supervisor: Aidan Williams, Eveline Verhulst
Department: Entomology, Laboratory of

Exploring plant defence strategies to deal with attack by multiple herbivores
In nature, plants are confronted with a plethora of insect herbivores which have been driving the evolution of plant defences for more than 400 million years. Plants have developed plastic defensive strategies to be resistant or t ...
Supervisor: Erik Poelman, Maxence Longuemare
Department: Entomology, Laboratory of

Biological control on tomato plants lacking type VI trichomes - NEW
Tomato plants are typically covered in glandular trichomes: sticky hairs that inhibit small pest species. However, these plant hairs also harm beneficial arthropods. Because of this, only a few biological control agents provide su ...
Supervisor: Julia van Leemput (WUR Bleiswijk)
Department: Entomology, Laboratory of

Investigating recruitment of microorganisms by the plant to defend itself against insect herbivores
Insect feeding causes major crop losses every year. Therefore, it is of high importance to develop sustainable pest management strategies to be able to produce healthy and safe food. Through millions of years of evolution, plants ...
Supervisor: Kris de Kreek MSc, dr. Karen Kloth
Department: Entomology, Laboratory of

Improve biocontrol of insects through crop diversification
Plant diversity plays a crucial role in suppressing pest pressure on crops by supporting the populations of natural enemies. The presence of different plant species in the ecosystem offers alternative food sources to beneficial in ...
Supervisor: Gabriele Bolletta, Erik Poelman
Department: Entomology, Laboratory of

Insects chicken influencers
Insects are one of the most abundant creatures living on earth, secretly influencing all our lives. While in the past insects have been rather perceived as pests, nowadays several species have been proposed to be multifunctional m ...
Supervisor: Anna Doerper
Department: Entomology, Laboratory of

Integrated pest management of a new aphid genotype that is resistant to currently allowed insecticides
This internship is with Bejo Plant breeder Probleemstelling In de zomer van 2022 heeft een nieuw type perzikluis intrede gedaan in onze teelten. Deze variant is in grote mate resistent tegen ons bestaande middelenpakket. Hierm ...
Supervisor: Marcel Dicke
Department: Entomology, Laboratory of

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