A5074173837- Optimal Experimental Design Methods
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Plant and animal studies
- Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Phosphorus and nutrient management
- Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Embedded Systems Design Techniques
- Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
KU Leuven
2017-2022
Summary Most soil tests for available phosphorus (P) perform rather poorly in predicting crop response. This study was set up to compare different established their capacity predict response across contrasting types of soil. Soil samples from long‐term field experiments, the oldest >100 years old, were collected five European countries. The total number ( n = 218), which differed cropping and P treatment, originated 11 types, analysed with tests: ammonium oxalate (Ox), lactate (AL), Olsen...
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 low trap catches during summer, followed by an autumn peak. In this study, we demonstrate that ACV baited traps indeed provide distorted image D. population dynamics as it is possible to capture higher numbers "low period" with synthetic lures. It was hypothesised preference populations for...
The woolly apple aphid Eriosoma lanigerum (Homoptera: Aphidiae) is an important pest in orchards worldwide. Since the withdrawal or restricted use of certain broad-spectrum insecticides, E. has become one most severe pests growing areas across Western Europe. At present, effective limitation populations relies on a good synergy between chemical control treatments and biological suppression by beneficial arthropods, especially its main specific natural enemy, parasitoid Aphelinus mali...