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Bottom-Up and Top-Down Dynamics in the Management of Rosy Apple Aphid Open

Ammar Alhmedi, Tim Beliën, D. Bylemans · 2025

Effective control of the rosy apple aphid, Dysaphis plantaginea, is crucial for maintaining apple orchard productivity. Understanding plant-mediated bottom-up and parasitoid-driven top-down interactions is critical for developing optimized…

A Decision-Support Grid for Evaluating Neonicotinoid Alternatives Based on Environmental and Human Health Impact Open

Maria Chiara Raimondi, Edelbis López Dávila, Laura Peeters, Wim Reybroeck, Tim Beliën , et al. · 2025

The European Union’s goal to reduce pesticide risk, exemplified by restrictions on insecticides like neonicotinoids, necessitates a shift from single-substance risk assessment to a holistic evaluation of pest control strategies. To address…

Assessing the potential of seaweed extracts to improve vegetative, physiological and berry quality parameters in Vitis vinifera cv. Chardonnay under cool climatic conditions Open

Johan Yssel, Vicky Everaerts, Wendy Van Hemelrijk, D. Bylemans, Mathabatha Evodia Setati , et al. · 2025

Seaweed extracts are promising plant biostimulants for viticulture, but their effects on white winegrape cultivars grown under cool climates remain fairly undocumented. Furthermore, information is limited on the biostimulant potential of s…

GreenSpray: implementing the Green Deal in fruit cultivation via precision spraying technology using CFD modelling Open

Sandeep Chowdhary, Niels Wouters, R. Sevenants, B. Van Soom, Kris Ruysen , et al. · 2025

Limited irrigation of field-grown strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa cv. ‘Elsanta’) in a temperate climate: Effects on yield and quality Open

Pieter Janssens, M. Boonen, D. Bylemans, P. Melis, T. Van Delm , et al. · 2024

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A comparison of flower borders and intercropping flowering plants for enhancing biological control of key pests in strawberry Open

Ammar Alhmedi, N. Gallace, Tim Beliën, D. Bylemans · 2024

Habitat Modification Alters Food Web Interactions with Focus on Biological Control of Aphids in Apple Orchards Open

Ammar Alhmedi, Tim Beliën, D. Bylemans · 2023

To date, direct interactions between pests and natural enemies are often considered in biocontrol programs. Recently there has been an increase of evidence for the importance of third-party mediated indirect interactions in determining the…

Essential Oils and Chitosan Applications to Protect Apples against Postharvest Diseases and to Extend Shelf Life Open

Sebastian Soppelsa, W. Van Hemelrijck, D. Bylemans, Carlo Andreotti · 2023

Apple fruits are susceptible to pathogenic fungi such as Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum which are responsible for significant pre- and postharvest fruit losses. Given the strong restriction in the use of synthetic agrochemicals,…

Phloretin enhances remyelination by stimulating oligodendrocyte precursor cell differentiation Open

Tess Dierckx, Sam Vanherle, Mansour Haidar, Elien Grajchen, Fleur Mingneau , et al. · 2022

Failure of remyelination underlies the progressive nature of demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Why endogenous repair mechanisms frequently fail in these disorders is poorly understood. However, there is now evidence indica…

Mass Trapping Drosophila suzukii, What Would It Take? A Two-Year Field Study on Trap Interference Open

Rik Clymans, Vincent Van Kerckvoorde, Tom Thys, Patrick De Clercq, D. Bylemans , et al. · 2022

The invasion of Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) worldwide has disrupted existing or developing integrated pest management (IPM) programs in soft-skinned fruits. Currently, with a reliance on only broad-spectrum inse…

Towards Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management in Intensive Pear Cultivation: A Case Study from Belgium Open

Tim Beliën, Stijn Raymaekers, Maxime Eeraerts, Veerle Mommaerts, Gregor Claus , et al. · 2021

Recently, the concept of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) was further extended into Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management (IPPM). Implementation of IPPM strategies entails the combination of actions for pest and pollinator management p…

Phloretin suppresses neuroinflammation by autophagy-mediated Nrf2 activation in macrophages Open

Tess Dierckx, Mansour Haidar, Elien Grajchen, Elien Wouters, Sam Vanherle , et al. · 2021

Towards a Knowledge-Based Decision Support System for Integrated Control of Woolly Apple Aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum, with Maximal Biological Suppression by the Parasitoid Aphelinus mali Open

Eva Bangels, Ammar Alhmedi, Wannes Akkermans, D. Bylemans, Tim Beliën · 2021

The woolly apple aphid Eriosoma lanigerum (Homoptera: Aphidiae) is an important pest in apple orchards worldwide. Since the withdrawal or restricted use of certain broad-spectrum insecticides, E. lanigerum has become one of the most severe…

Identification of Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) Volatiles as Drosophila suzukii Attractants Open

Peter Dewitte, Vincent Van Kerckvoorde, Tim Beliën, D. Bylemans, Tom Wenseleers · 2021

The spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is an invasive pest species from Southeast Asia that was recently introduced in Europe and North America. As this fruit fly lays its eggs in ripening soft-skinned fruit, it causes great dama…

Influence of an Irrigation Deficit on the Water Status and Fruit Quality for Field-Grown Strawberry (Fragaria X Ananassa Cv. ‘Elsanta’) Open

Pieter Janssens, M. Boonen, D. Bylemans, P. Melis, T. Van Delm , et al. · 2021

Combining Biocontrol Agents with Chemical Fungicides for Integrated Plant Fungal Disease Control Open

Lena Ons, D. Bylemans, Karin Thevissen, Bruno P.A. Cammue · 2020

Feeding a rising population of currently 7.8 billion people globally requires efficient agriculture, which is preferably sustainable. Today, farmers are largely dependent on synthetic fungicides to avoid food losses caused by fungal diseas…

Fire Blight Monitoring in Pear Orchards by Unmanned Airborne Vehicles (UAV) Systems Carrying Spectral Sensors Open

H. Schoofs, Stephanie Delalieux, Tom Deckers, D. Bylemans · 2020

Controlling fire blight in pear production areas depends strongly on regular visual inspections of pome fruit orchards, nurseries and other hosts of Erwinia amylovora. In addition, these inspections play an essential role in delineating fi…

Marking Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) with Fluorescent Dusts Open

Rik Clymans, Vincent Van Kerckvoorde, Tim Beliën, D. Bylemans, Patrick De Clercq · 2020

The marking of Drosophila suzukii can be an important instrument for studying the ecology and behaviour of this economically important fruit pest, aiding the development of new Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tools or strategies. There is…

Olfactory Preference of Drosophila suzukii Shifts between Fruit and Fermentation Cues over the Season: Effects of Physiological Status Open

Rik Clymans, Vincent Van Kerckvoorde, Eva Bangels, Wannes Akkermans, Ammar Alhmedi , et al. · 2019

Worldwide monitoring programs of the invasive fruit pest Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae), using fermentation baits like apple cider vinegar (ACV), revealed a counterintuitive period of low trap catches during summer, …

Anthonomus spilotus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): new to the Belgian fauna Open

Rik Clymans, C. de Schaetzen, Marc Delbol, Negin Ebrahimi, Hans Casteels , et al. · 2019

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Reduced winter chill as a means to improve the production potential of late day-neutral strawberry cultivars Open

N. Gallace, P. Lieten, M. Boonen, D. Bylemans · 2019

and Heide, 2009;Sonsteby and Nes, 1998), however the information generated does not have immediate practical significance for growers.In this trial the benefit of reducing chill prior to planting for tray plants of 'Verity' is demonstrated.

Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Pratylenchus penetrans Infestation in Apple Seedlings under Greenhouse Conditions Open

A. Ceustermans, W. Van Hemelrijck, Jelle Van Campenhout, D. Bylemans · 2018

A major problem in fruit cultivation in Flanders is replant disease due to a lack of uncultivated soils available for new plantings. Replant disease can cause poor growth and affect time to full production, however Arbuscular Mycorrhizal F…

Matching commercial thrips predating phytoseids with the highly diversified climatic conditions of different strawberry production systems Open

Rik Clymans, Hendrik Trekels, M. Boonen, S. Craeye, J. Hanssens , et al. · 2017

Flower inhabiting thrips (Order: Thysanoptera) are a major threat to fruit quality in strawberry production around the world. As chemical control is often inefficient, alternative control measures are of broad and current interest. Their f…

Survey study on fruit pollination practices and their impact on honeybee health in the Flemish region (2012-2013) Open

Tim Beliën, Tom Thys, D. Bylemans · 2015

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine if there is a difference in honeybee mortality between bees that are used for pollination or come into contact with commercial fruit plantations on the one hand, and bees that never fora…

Temporal Dependency of Yield and Quality Estimation through Spectral Vegetation Indices in Pear Orchards Open

Jonathan Van Beek, Laurent Tits, Ben Somers, Tom Deckers, W. Verjans , et al. · 2015

Yield and quality estimations provide vital information to fruit growers, yet require accurate monitoring throughout the growing season. To this end, the temporal dependency of fruit yield and quality estimations through spectral vegetatio…

Challenges for CFD modeling of drift from air assisted orchard sprayers Open

Ashenafi Tilahun Duga, Donald Dekeyser, Kris Ruysen, D. Bylemans, David Nuyttens , et al. · 2015

Plant protection products (PPP) play an important role in providing high crop yields by minimizing risks associated with the occurrence of pests. Some of the sprayed material may however move beyond the intended target and results in drift…

Evaluation and optimization of spray application in apple and pear trees Open

Kris Ruysen, Ashenafi Tilahun Duga, Donald Dekeyser, D. Bylemans, David Nuyttens , et al. · 2015

K. Ruysen1, A. T. Duga2, D. Dekeyser3, D. Bylemans1,2 , D. Nuyttens3, B. Nicolai2, P. Verboven2 Research Station for Fruit Growing (pcfruit), Department of Environment and Technology, Fruittuinweg 1, 3800 Sint-Truiden, Belgium University o…

CFD based analysis of the effect of wind in orchard spraying Open

Ashenafi Tilahun Duga, Kris Ruysen, Donald Dekeyser, David Nuyttens, D. Bylemans , et al. · 2015

Copyright © 2015, AIDIC ServiziS.r.l. The high velocity air jet generated from air assisted orchard sprayers offsets the effect of wind on the spray flow pattern in front of the tree and within the vicinity of the tree height. This combine…

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