Research output

Research output per year 2002 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2024

• 15 A1: Web of Science-article
• 13 C3: Conference Abstract
• 8 C3: Conference - meeting abstract
• 5 C1: Articles in proceedings
• 9 More
  • 3 Poster
  • 2 Contribution to scientific report
  • 1 Published abstract
  • 1 A3: National journal article with peer review, not included in A1 or A2
  • 1 A4: Article in journal not included in A1, A2 or A3
  • 1 Doctoral dissertation - Doctoral dissertation

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2024

  Improving the prediction accuracy of Thrips tabaci activity using deep learning modelling

  Goedefroit, T., Ebrahimi, N., Lippens, L., Verbruggen, L., De Mey, J., Berkvens, N., Dermauw, W. & Bonte, J., 21-May-2024.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

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• 2018

  Crop management with a crystal ball: a damage prediction model for wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

  Bonte, J., Witters, J., Berkvens, N., Taning, L. & Vervisch B, Temmerman F, Wouters S, Vanhaeren L, De Win J and Casteels H, 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › C3: Conference - meeting abstract

• Seasonal occurrence and life cycle of the allium leaf miner (Phytomyza gymnostoma) in Belgium

  Ebrahimi, N., Cap, N., Spiessens, K., De Mey, J., Temmerman, F., Bonte, J., Berkvens, N. & Casteels, H., 22-May-2018, 70th International Symposium on Crop Protection. 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C3: Conference Abstract

  • Belgium 100%
  • Seasonal Occurrence 100%
  • Allium 100%
  • Gymnostoma 100%
  • Phytomyza Gymnostoma 100%
• 2017

  Can Epitrix spp. be a threat to potato production in Belgium?

  Ebrahimi, N., Vangansbeke, D., Chavalle, S., Jansen, J. P., Goeminne, M., Casteels, H., De Clercq, P., Bonte, J. & Berkvens, N., 23-May-2017, 69th International Symposium on Crop Protection. 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C3: Conference Abstract › peer-review

  • Belgium 100%
  • Potato Production 100%
  • Epitrix 100%
  • Potato 66%
  • Leaf Beetle 45%

• Cold hardiness and reproductive diapause of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Belgium

  De Ro, M., Bonte, J., Berkvens, N., Casteels, H., Van Kerckvoorde, V., Goffin, J., Belien, T. & De Clercq, P., 23-May-2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › C3: Conference - meeting abstract › peer-review

• Effects of the wet catching method on the detection of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus from trapped longhorn beetle vectors.

  Berkvens, N., Waeyenberge, L., Casteels, H., De Sutter, N., Inacio, M. L., Fontes, A. M., Boone, C., Grégoire, J.-C. & Viaene, N., 2017, In: Nematology. 19, p. 671-680 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

• Monitoring click beetles and wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in agricultural fields in Flanders, Belgium, in preparation of a decision support system

  Taning, L., Witters, J., Berkvens, N., Bonte, J., Rutten, Temmerman, Vervisch, Vanhaeren, Van ceulebroeck, De win & Casteels, H., 23-May-2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › C3: Conference - meeting abstract
• 2016

  Cold hardiness of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Belgium

  De Ro, M., Devos, T., Berkvens, N., Casteels, H., Goffin, J., Beliën, T. & De Clercq, P., 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

• HARMVECT-a simulation-based tool for pathway risk maps of invasive arthropods in Belgium

  Berkvens, N., Jansen, F., Casteels, H., Witters, J. & Berkvens, D., 12-Dec-2016. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › C3: Conference - meeting abstract › peer-review

• Occurrence of wireworms in agricultural fields in Flanders, Belgium

  Taning, L., Witters, J., Berkvens, N., Temmerman, F., De Blauwer, V., RUTTEN , N., VANHAEREN, L., Van Ceulebroeck, C. & Casteels, H., 2016, COMMUNICATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. Vol. 81/3, 2016. 5 p. (Comm. Appl. Biol. Sci; vol. 81, no. 3).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C1: Articles in proceedings › peer-review

• OCCURRENCE OF WIREWORMS IN AGRICULTURAL FIELDS IN FLANDERS, BELGIUM

  Taning, L., Witters, J., Berkvens, N., Temmerman, F., DE BLAUWER, V., RUTTEN , N., VANHAEREN, L., VAN CEULEBROECK , C. & Casteels, H., 17-May-2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Published abstract › peer-review

• Oral RNAi to control Drosophila suzukii: laboratory testing against larval and adult stages

  Taning, N. T. C., Christiaens, O., Berkvens, N., Casteels, H., Maes, M. & Smagghe, G., 2016, In: Journal of Pest Science. 89, p. 803-814

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • Adult Stage 100%
  • RNA Interference 100%
  • Double-stranded RNA 100%
  • Larval Stages 100%
  • Laboratory Testing 100%

• Overwintering capacity of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Belgium

  De Ro, M., Devos, T., Berkvens, N., Casteels, H., Goffin, J., Beliën, T. & De Clercq, P., 4-Sept-2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › C3: Conference - meeting abstract

• The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis: global perspectives on invasion history and ecology

  Roy, H., Brown, P., Adriaens, T., Berkvens, N. & al., E., 2016, In: Biological Invasions. 18, p. 997-1044 48 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
• 2015

  Cold hardiness of the broad mite Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Acari: Tarsonemidae)

  Luypaert, G., Witters, J., Berkvens, N., Van Huylenbroeck, J., De Riek, J. & De Clercq, P., 11-Mar-2015, In: Experimental and Applied Acarology. 66, 1, 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • Acari 100%
  • Cold Hardiness 100%
  • Adult Female 100%
  • Broad Mite 100%
  • Polyphagotarsonemus Latus 100%
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• De Aziatische fruitvlieg Drosophila suzukii: na insleep, vestiging en de eerste schadesymptomen nu ook onderzoek naar beheersingsmogelijkheden

  Casteels, H., Witters, J. & Berkvens, N., Apr-2015, In: Labinfo. Labinfo nr 13, p. 7-11 5 p., Labinfo nr. 13.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A4: Article in journal not included in A1, A2 or A3

• Integrated management of the invasive tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta in Flanders (Belgium).

  Van Damme, V., Moerkens, R., Berckmoes, E., Wittemans, L., Berkvens, N., Beck, B., Nuyttens, D., De Vis, R., Casteels, H., Tirry, L. & De Clercq, P., 14-Jan-2015, IPM Innovation in Europe-Book of abstracts . p. 21 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C3: Conference Abstract › peer-review

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• Occurrence, spread and phenology of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Belgium

  De Ro, M., Goffin, J., Beliën, T., Fassotte, C., Casteels, H., Bylemans, D., De Clercq, P. & Berkvens, N., 5-May-2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

• Presencia, propagación y fenología de Drosophila suzukii (diptera: Drosophilidae) en Bélgica

  De Ro, M., Goffin, J., Beliën, T., Fassotte, C., Casteels, H., Bylemans, D., De Clercq, P. & Berkvens, N., 1-May-2015, In: PHYTOMA España. 2 p., 269.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A3: National journal article with peer review, not included in A1 or A2 › peer-review

• Vector required: the case of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and Monochamus spp. for Belgium

  Berkvens, N., Viaene, N., Waeyenberge, L., De Sutter, N., Grégoire, J.-C., Boone, C., Michelante, D. & Casteels, H., 19-May-2015, Abstracts of the 67th International Symposium on Crop Protection. 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C3: Conference Abstract › peer-review
• 2014

  An uncommon pest on spinach in a glasshouse in Belgium

  Witters, J., Berkvens, N., De Vis, R. & Casteels, H., 2014, IOBC-WPRS bulletin ‘Integrated Control in Protected Crops, Temperate Climate’. vol 102. p239. Vänninen, I. & Audenaert, J. (eds.).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C1: Articles in proceedings › peer-review

• Enteric pathogen survival varies substantially in irrigation water from Belgian lettuce producers

  Van der Linden, I., Cottyn, B., Uyttendaele, M., Berkvens, N., Vlaemynck, G., Heyndrickx, M. & Maes, M., 29-Sept-2014, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 11, p. 10105-10124 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

• Entomopathogenic nematodes fail to parasitize the woolly apple aphid Eriosoma lanigerum as their symbiotic bacteria are suppressed

  Berkvens, N., Van Vaerenbergh, J., Maes, M., Beliën, T. & Viaene, N., 13-Jan-2014, In: Journal of Applied Entomology. 138, 9, p. 644-655

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

• Niet-chemische beheersing van ziekten en plagen: zoektocht naar een "coalitie" van maatregelen

  Debode, J., Berkvens, N., Van Damme, V., Wesemael, W., Viaene, N., Heungens, K., De Jonghe, K., De Backer, M. & Maes, M., 4-Dec-2014, De biologische landbouw in Vlaanderen: Onderzoek 2013-2014. p. 74-75 2 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Contribution to scientific report

• Overwintering potential of the invasive leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) as a pest in greenhouse tomato production in Western Europe

  Van Damme, V., Berkvens, N., Moerkens, R., Berckmoes, E., Wittemans, L., De Vis, R., Casteels, H., Tirry, L. & De Clercq, P., 23-Nov-2014, In: Journal of Pest Science. 88, 3, p. 533-541 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

• Side effects of entomopathogenic nematodes on benificial arthropods in pome fruit and the role of adjuvants on their selectivity

  Beliën, T., Huysecom, S., Berkvens, N., Viaene, N., Keulemans, W. & Bylemans, D., 25-Feb-2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › C3: Conference - meeting abstract

• Vector required: the case of the quarantine pine wilt nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and the Monochamus longhorn beetles in Belgium

  Berkvens, N., Viaene, N., Boone, C., Grégoire, J.-C., Michelante, D. & Casteels, H., 12-Mar-2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › C3: Conference - meeting abstract
• 2013

  Bursaphelenchus xylophilus does not occur in Belgium, but what about its vectors, the Monochamus spp.?

  Berkvens, N., Casteels, H., Damme, N., Bighiu, A., Witters, J., Grégoire, J.-C., Boone, C., Viaene, N. & Michelante, D., 15-Oct-2013, Proceedings of the Pine Wilt Disease Conference 2013.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C3: Conference Abstract

• Detection of exotic Monochamus spp. in Belgium – testing the tools in the areas of origin

  Boone, C., Grégoire, J.-C., Berkvens, N., Casteels, H. & Viaene, N., 31-Dec-2013, Proceedings of the Pine Wilt Disease Conference 2013.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C3: Conference Abstract

• Overwintering potential of the invasive leafminer Tuta absoluta in Belgium

  Van Damme, V., Casteels, H. & Berkvens, N., 21-May-2013, 65th International Symposium on Crop Protection. 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C3: Conference Abstract
• 2012

  Bestrijding van de wollige appelbloedluis met entomopathogene nematoden

  Berkvens, N., Beliën, T. & Viaene, N., Nov-2012, De Biologische landbouw in Vlaanderen. Onderzoek 2011-2012. Merelbeke: NOBL - Netwerk Onderzoek Biologische Landbouw enVoeding, p. 62-63 2 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Contribution to scientific report

• Biological control of the woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) using entomopathogenic nematodes

  Berkvens, N., Beliën, T. & Viaene, N., 2012, 31st International Symposium of the European Society of Nematologists. 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C3: Conference Abstract › peer-review

  • Biological Control 100%
  • Entomopathogenic Nematodes 100%
  • Woolly Apple Aphid 100%
  • Eriosoma Lanigerum 100%
  • Entomopathogenic Nematode 100%

• Improving persistence of entomopathogenic nematodes in aboveground applications for pest control in apple orchards

  Belien, T., Huysecom, S., Berkvens, N., Viaene, N., Keulemans, W. & Bylemans, D., 8-Oct-2012, 8th International Conference on Integrated Fruit Production.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C3: Conference Abstract › peer-review

• Resistance of the woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) to control by entomopathogenic nematodes

  Berkvens, N., Beliën, T., Van Vaerenbergh, J., Maes, M. & Viaene, N., 14-Dec-2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › C3: Conference - meeting abstract › peer-review
• 2011

  Experimental evidence for the phenotypic impact of admixture between wild and biocontrol Asian ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) involved in the European invasion

  Turgeon, J., Tayeh, A., Facon, B., Lombaert, E., De Clercq, P., Berkvens, N., Lundgren, J. G. & Estoup, A., 1-May-2011, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24, 5, p. 1044-1052 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • North America 100%
  • Biocontrol 100%
  • Biocontrol Strains 100%
  • Ladybird 100%
  • Harmonia Axyridis 100%

• Inferring the origin of populations introduced from a genetically structured native range by approximate Bayesian computation: case study of the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis

  Lombaert, E., Guillemaud, T., Thomas, C. E., Handley, L. J. L., Li, J., Wang, S., Pang, H., Goryacheva, I., Zakharov, I. A., Jousselin, E., Poland, R. L., Migeon, A., van Lenteren, J., De Clercq, P., Berkvens, N., Jones, W. & Estoup, A., 1-Nov-2011, In: Molecular Ecology. 20, 22, p. 4654-4670 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • Ladybird 100%
  • Native Area 100%
  • Population Origin 100%
  • Harmonia Axyridis 100%
  • Approximate Bayesian Computation 100%

• Screening entomopathogenic nematode species for management of the woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum)

  Berkvens, N., Beliën, T. & Viaene, N., 2011, 63rd International Symposium on Crop Protection. 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C3: Conference Abstract › peer-review

  • Nematodes 100%
  • Entomopathogenic Nematodes 100%
  • Woolly Apple Aphid 100%
  • Eriosoma Lanigerum 100%
  • Nematode 100%
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• Towards improved control of Woolly Apple Aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) in integrated fruit

  Belien, T., Bangels, E., Peusens, G., Goossens, D., Berkvens, N. & Viaene, N., 31-Dec-2011, XXVIII International Horticultural Congress on Science and Horticulture for People (IHC2010): International Symposium on Plant Protection: ISHS Acta Horticulturae 917. 7 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C1: Articles in proceedings › peer-review
• 2010

  Alternative foods for the multicoloured Asian lady beetle Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

  Berkvens, N., Landuyt, C., Deforce, K., Berkvens, D., Tirry, L. & De Clercq, P., 2010, In: European Journal of Entomology. 107, 2, p. 189-195 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • Harmonia Axyridis 100%
  • Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle 100%
  • Coleoptera Coccinellidae 100%
  • Alternative Food 100%
  • Coccinellidae 100%

• Cold tolerance of the harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis in Europe

  Berkvens, N., Bale, J. S., Berkvens, D., Tirry, L. & De Clercq, P., 1-Apr-2010, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 56, 4, p. 438-444 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • Cold Tolerance 100%
  • Europe 100%
  • Harmonia Axyridis 100%
  • Harlequin Ladybird 100%
  • Lethal Temperature 100%

• Dinocampus coccinellae as a parasitoid of the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis in Europe

  Berkvens, N., Moens, J., Berkvens, D., Samih, M. A., Tirry, L. & De Clercq, P., 1-Apr-2010, In: Biological Control. 53, 1, p. 92-99 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • Europe 100%
  • Ladybird 100%
  • Harmonia Axyridis 100%
  • Dinocampus Coccinellae 100%
  • Parasitoid 100%

• Ecology of the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis in Europe

  Berkvens, N., 29-Jan-2010, Ghent: UGent, Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen. 183 p.

  Research output: Thesis › Doctoral dissertation - Doctoral dissertation › peer-review

  • Europe 100%
  • Ladybird 100%
  • Harmonia Axyridis 100%
  • Coccinellidae 100%
  • Harmonia axyridis 100%

• Overwintering ability of European populations of Harmonia axyridis

  Berkvens, N., Bale, J., Tirry, L. & De Clercq, P., 2010, IOBC-WRPS Bulletin vol 58. 3 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C1: Articles in proceedings › peer-review
• 2009

  Good and bad traits of Harmonia axyridis – From biological control to invasion

  Berkvens, N., Bravestock, J., De Clercq, P., Majerus, M., Pell, J., Roy, H., Tirry, L. & Wells, P., 2009, Proceedings of Third International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods. 10 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C1: Articles in proceedings › peer-review
• 2008

  Alternative foods for the multicoloured Asian lady beetle

  Berkvens, N., Carmen, L., Deforce, K., Berkvens, D., Tirry, L. & De Clercq, P., 12-Jul-2008, 13th International Congress of Entomology.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C3: Conference Abstract › peer-review

• Influence of diet and photoperiod on development and reproduction of European populations of Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera : Coccinellidae)

  Berkvens, N., Bonte, J., Berkvens, D., Tirry, L. & De Clercq, P., 1-Feb-2008, In: Biocontrol Science and Technology. 53, 1, p. 211-221 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • Photoperiod 100%
  • European Population 100%
  • Harmonia Axyridis Pallas 100%
  • Coleoptera Coccinellidae 100%
  • Europeans 100%

• Pollen as an alternative food for Harmonia axyridis

  Berkvens, N., Bonte, J., Berkvens, D., Deforce, K., Tirry, L. & De Clercq, P., 1-Feb-2008, In: Biocontrol Science and Technology. 53, 1, p. 201-210 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • Harmonia Axyridis 100%
  • Alternative Food 100%
  • Harmonia axyridis 100%
  • Field Population 75%
  • Reproductive Traits 66%
• 2007

  Dinocampus coccinellae Shrank as a parasitoid of the multicoloured Asian lady beetle Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) in Belgium.

  Berkvens, N., Moens, J., Berkvens, D., Tirry, L. & De Clercq, P., 10-Sept-2007, Ecology of Aphidophaga 10 .

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C3: Conference Abstract › peer-review

• Influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the fitness of a laboratory and two field populations of Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae).

  Berkvens, N., Bonte, J., Berkvens, D., Tirry, L. & De Clercq, P., 22-May-2007, 59th International Symposium on Crop Protection.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C3: Conference Abstract › peer-review
• 2002

  Distribution and phenology of ixodid ticks in southern Zambia

  Speybroeck, N., Madder, M., Van Den Bossche, P., Mtambo, J., Berkvens, N., Chaka, G., Mulumba, M., Brandt, J., Tirry, L. & Berkvens, D., 2002, In: Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 16, 4, p. 430-41 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • Phenology 100%
  • Ixodid Ticks 100%
  • Zambia 100%
  • Ixodidae 100%
  • Body Size 66%