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It was a great honor to be selected as one of the three young WUR scientists (together with Joris Sprakel and Ingrid Boas) to speak at the 100 years anniversary of Wageningen University and Research. Before it started a picture was taken with all (emeritus) WUR professors, rector magnifici from…
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An interesting symposium was held at Koppert Biological Systems in Berkel and Rodenrijs on ‘New techniques for better biocontrol: next-generation sequencing, genotyping and experimental evolution in insects and mites’. Guest speakers like Richard Stouthamer and Jack Werren came all the way from the U.S. It was a long day starting…
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1 2 3 4 5 6 Vidi team at Netherlands Entomology Annual Meeting Traditionally, the Dutch Entomology meeting is on a Friday just before the Christmas vacations. We heard lots of nice talks and debates on the alarming declines in insect biodiversity/biomass shown in many recent studies. Eddie presented a…
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Four more years to go The Vidi project is running now for a year. We conducted a couple of experiments since Lotte is back from maternity leave. Thus, we had lots of nice data to present, a fruitful discussion and a delicious lunch. Most of the users and experts came…
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1 2 3 4 Greenhouse experiment This month we conducted a large screening of 60 genotypes by releasing Pieris rapae females to let them oviposit and by adding egg wash. Several B. rapa genotypes showed necrosis against eggs.
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Successful excursion with nice weather and lots of cabbage whites flying around! Some black mustard plants showed strong HR that killed the butterfly eggs (dessicated).
Great meeting with lots of nice talks, posters and social happenings! 230 participants, 63 oral presentations and 105 posters – great success! Nice poster of Luis Paniagua on the role of Pieris microbes in host plant shifts Nice poster of Foteini Pashalidou on the role of eggs in plant-plant communication…
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In a nice informal room in the Impuls building we had a fruitful second UC progress meeting. Niccolo and me updated the participants on the progress, some failures but also promising first results. Lotte, being in the middle of her maternity leave, was able to come as well. With the…
