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Distribution and genetic diversity of the invasive pest Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae) in Belgium Universiteit Gent
The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, native to East Asia, is an invasive pest of economic importance. It has invaded North America and many European countries and is further expanding its range. In Belgium, it was first observed in 2011. Halyomorpha halys is known to cause severe damage in commercial fruit orchards and vegetable crops. A dramatic and unmitigated expansion of H. halys in its adventive range could lead to significant ...
Current and emerging trends in techniques for plant pathogen detection KU Leuven
Plant pathogenic microorganisms cause substantial yield losses in several economically important crops, resulting in economic and social adversity. The spread of such plant pathogens and the emergence of new diseases is facilitated by human practices such as monoculture farming and global trade. Therefore, the early detection and identification of pathogens is of utmost importance to reduce the associated agricultural losses. In this review, ...
Post-feeding transcriptomics reveals essential genes expressed in the midgut of the desert locust Universiteit Gent KU Leuven
The digestive tract constitutes an important interface between an animal's internal and external environment. In insects, available gut transcriptome studies are mostly exploratory or look at changes upon infection or upon exposure to xenobiotics, mainly performed in species belonging to holometabolan orders, such as Diptera, Lepidoptera or Coleoptera. By contrast, studies focusing on gene expression changes after food uptake and during ...
Physico-Chemical Deconstruction Techniques for Enhanced Fermentable Sugar Recovery Through Enzymatic Saccharification of Agro-Industrial Residues KU Leuven
About 95% of the total energy consumption in Ethiopia is composed of traditional biomass fuels, with only 5% coming from modern energy sources. The annual exploitable reserve woody biomass supply of Ethiopia is estimated over 110.2 million tons. Total potential supply of crop residues has been estimated to be 22.4 million tons per year. It is estimated that 92% of woody biomass is consumed by households. In consequences, the country's forest and ...
Ensuring the future of vanilla: Conservation and potential use of its crop wild relatives KU Leuven
The vanilla sector faces several challenges that negatively affect its stable supply. Domestication bottlenecks, vegetative propagation, and manual pollination instigated a strong genetic erosion in the crop species Vanilla planifolia. Moreover, practices involving intense monocultures and supply chains with asymmetrical revenue partition further exacerbate the vulnerability of this sector. The Neotropics host several Vanilla crop wild relatives ...
Design-driven participatory action research as anticipator for a mid-scale, peri-urban farmstead in Mariënburg, Suriname. Universiteit Antwerpen
This paper studies how the model of endless concentric expansion of mono-functional allotments around the single services' core of Paramaribo (Suriname), can transform into a multi-centric, diverse, amalgamated socio-economic model of productive communities. Through an iterative participatory process and tracing community leadership and social capital, design research led to an operable civic project. Diverse participation techniques in ...
The Socio-Politics of the Mobility - Urbanization Nexus: Techno-political Frames, Transportation Injustice and Informal Transportation in the Department of Antioquia in Colombia KU Leuven
This research explores the distinctive mobility patterns of transportation systems designed to answer the needs and demands of the commercial and agricultural sector in two specific regions in the department of Antioquia in Colombia (Urabá and San Nicolas valley). In addition, the research studies the impact of the existing and proposed mobility and transportation infrastructural projects in social and urban development on local and regional ...
Keep your natural enemies close-native predators can maintain low mosquito densities in temporary ponds in a malaria expansion area in Northern Tanzania KU Leuven Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit are a global public health threat that affects most human populations. Mosquito abundances are strongly linked to the number of suitable larval habitats available. However, it is still not well understood how different land uses impact larval habitat quality in different parts of the world. We investigated links between land use practices and abundance of mosquito larvae in temporary ponds located in ...
Beyond institutional bricolage: An ‘intertwining approach’ to understanding the transition towards agroecology in Peru KU Leuven Universiteit Gent
Empirical evidence increasingly suggests that while the uptake of agroecology brings significant benefits to ecosystems, health, and communities, yet achieving a transition towards agroecology can still be complicated. In this article we contribute to this literature by offering a power-sensitive analysis of the transition towards agroecology. We build on insights from critical institutionalism and introduce a complementary analytical view for ...