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List of works by Felix L. Wäckers

16S rRNA Amplicon Sequencing Demonstrates that Indoor-Reared Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) Harbor a Core Subset of Bacteria Normally Associated with the Wild Host

scientific article published on 29 April 2015

Adult Parasitoids of Honeydew-Producing Insects Prefer Honeydew Sugars to Cover their Energetic Needs

scientific article published on 13 September 2016

Aphid honeydew quality as a food source for parasitoids is maintained in Bt cotton

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Assessment of gustatory responses to different sugars in harnessed and free-moving bumblebee workers (Bombus terrestris).

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Association between ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the vine mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in table-grape vineyards in Eastern Spain.

scientific article published on 12 June 2017

Associative Learning of Complex Odours in Parasitoid Host Location

scientific article published on March 1, 2003

Boar taint detection using parasitoid biosensors

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Characterizing indirect prey-quality mediated effects of a Bt crop on predatory larvae of the green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea

scientific article published on 13 July 2010

Colony contact contributes to the diversity of gut bacteria in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris).

scientific article published on 27 October 2015

Comparison of Peach Cultivars for Provision of Extrafloral Nectar Resources to Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae).

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Conserved class of queen pheromones stops social insect workers from reproducing

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Consumption of snowdrop lectin (Galanthus nivalisagglutinin) causes direct effects on adult parasitic wasps

scientific article published on 18 January 2003

Cotton plant, Gossypium hirsutum L., defense in response to nitrogen fertilization.

scientific article published on 20 November 2008

Effect of oral infection with Kashmir bee virus and Israeli acute paralysis virus on bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) reproductive success

scientific article published on 5 July 2014

Effects of extrafloral and floral nectar of Centaurea cyanus on the parasitoid wasp Microplitis mediator: Olfactory attractiveness and parasitization rates

Egg load dynamics and the risk of egg and time limitation experienced by an aphid parasitoid in the field

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Gamma irradiation of pollen and eradication of Israeli acute paralysis virus

scientific article published on 14 July 2014

Getting More Power from Your Flowers: Multi-Functional Flower Strips Enhance Pollinators and Pest Control Agents in Apple Orchards

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Gustatory perception and metabolic utilization of sugars by Myrmica rubra ant workers

scientific article published on April 15, 2003

High susceptibility of Bt maize to aphids enhances the performance of parasitoids of lepidopteran pests

scientific article (publication date: 2007)

Honeydew feeding in the solitary bee Osmia bicornis as affected by aphid species and nectar availability

scientific article published on 31 August 2009

Indian Bt cotton varieties do not affect the performance of cotton aphids

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Indirect multi-trophic interactions mediated by induced plant resistance: impact of caterpillar feeding on aphid parasitoids

scientific article published on 12 February 2014

Induced plant defences in biological control of arthropod pests: a double-edged sword.

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Interactions between extrafloral nectaries, aphids and ants: are there competition effects between plant and homopteran sugar sources?

scientific article published on 9 August 2001

Managing biological control services through multi-trophic trait interactions: review and guidelines for implementation at local and landscape scales

scientific article published on 09 June 2017

Molecular and cellular profiles of insect bacteriocytes: mutualism and harm at the initial evolutionary step of symbiogenesis

scientific article published in February 2005

Multiple resource supplements synergistically enhance predatory mite populations

scientific article published on 9 May 2017

Nectar and pollen feeding by insect herbivores and implications for multitrophic interactions

scientific article published on January 2007

Parasitoid nutritional ecology in a community context: the importance of honeydew and implications for biological control

scientific article published on 22 February 2016

Predation of the Peach Aphid Myzus persicae by the mirid Predator Macrolophus pygmaeus on Sweet Peppers: Effect of Prey and Predator Density

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Selective flowers to enhance biological control of cabbage pests by parasitoids

scientific article published in 2012

Sugar convertibility in the parasitoid Cotesia glomerata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).

scientific article published in December 2005

Sugar feeding by the aphid parasitoid Binodoxys communis: how does honeydew compare with other sugar sources?

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The Quality of Nonprey Food Affects Cannibalism, Intraguild Predation, and Hyperpredation in Two Species of Phytoseiid Mites

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The effect of molecular structure on olfactory discrimination by the parasitoid Microplitis croceipes

scientific article published on November 2002

Threshold Detection of Boar Taint Chemicals Using Parasitic Wasps

scientific article published on August 27, 2012