Projects
Innovative organic aphid control in the protected cultivation of peppers and berries (BIOTRACT) KU Leuven
Aphids represent one of the most significant threats in various outdoor and protected cultivations, resulting in significant economic losses. Biological control using natural enemies such as predatory insects and parasitoid wasps is a crucial tool in managing these pest insects, but it still does not proceed optimally. The overarching objective of this project is to enhance the biological control of aphids in economically important fruit and ...
The role of GPCRs in metabolism and physiology of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum. KU Leuven
Insects comprise 80% of the world’s animal species representing the largest and most diverse life form on the planet. Over evolutionary time, insects occupied and adapted to widely divergent habitats, resulting in a rich variation of body plans with different shapes, sizes, and specialized feeding mechanisms. They thus represent a unique opportunity to gain insight in the mechanisms that control feeding and metabolism and how they change ...
Towards knowledge-based control of Phylloxera pear aphid and nose rot in Flemish pear production pcfruit npo
Study on key mechanisms of systemic RNA interference (RNAi) as innovative post-genomic technique to control pest insects (pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum) Ghent University
The major aim is to investigate the key mechanisms for the systemic action of dsRNA and the success of RNAi in vivo in pea aphids. The specific objectives are:
- to monitor RNAi in vivo for a number of well selected RNAs that target specifically key genes for normal insect growth, development and homeostasis. To investigate the systemic distribution, we selected targets that are present at different locations in the insect ...
Genetic and epigenetic regulation of reproductive polyphenism in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum Ghent University
What determines whether an individual will become a male or a female? This question has always triggered interest among experts and non-experts. It turns out that there is no simple answer to this question, because over the course of evolution, nature has produced many variations on the
theme of sex determination. This becomes particularly interesting for crop insect pests, whose seks determination are influenced by seasonal changes in ...
Managing aphids on trees with the help of natural enemies. HOGENT
Integrated control of aphids (Brevicoryne brassicae, Myzus persicae) and cabbage whitefly (Aleyrodes proletella) in Brassicas. The Research Station for Vegetable Production
Integrated control of aphids (Brevicoryne brassicae, Myzus persicae) and cabbage whitefly (Aleyrodes proletella) in cabbage crops HOGENT
Development of IPM tools for the control of aphids and corn cockle in the cereal crop Ghent University
The main objective of the Project is an economically and environmentally sound way to achieve greater commitment to pest control in corn. The Project would for this purpose focus on aphids and grain beetles in view of their high frequency of occurrence and the control of pest insects both interfere with each other. The study will be conducted mainly in wheat due to the large area