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  1. Dynamics of pollen beetle (Brassicogethes aeneus) immigration and colonization of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in Europe

    Article • Pest Management Science, June 2023, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard

  2. Assessing flower‐visiting arthropod diversity in apple orchards through metabarcoding of environmental DNA from flowers and visual census

    Article • Environmental DNA, December 2022, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard

  3. Plant resistance induced by hemipterans — Effects on insect herbivores and pathogens

    Article • Crop Protection, October 2022, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  4. Glandular trichomes affect mobility and predatory behavior of two aphid predators on medicinal cannabis

    Article • Biological Control, July 2022, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  5. Effects of strawberry resistance and genotypic diversity on aphids and their natural enemies

    Article • Biological Control, July 2022, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  6. Perennial flower strips in apple orchards promote natural enemies in their proximity

    Article • Crop Protection, March 2022, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  7. The impact of reduced tillage and distance to field margin on predator functional diversity

    Article • Journal of Insect Conservation, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lene Sigsgaard

  8. Ecological vulnerability analysis for suppression of Drosophila suzukii by gene drives

    Article • Global Ecology and Conservation, December 2021, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  9. Monitoring methods adapted to different perceptions and uses of functional biodiversity: Insights from a European qualitative study

    Article • Ecological Indicators, October 2021, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  10. Flower diet enhances Adalia bipunctata larval development significantly when prey is limited

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, May 2021, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard

  11. Species Composition of Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Strawberry High Tunnels in Denmark

    Article • Insects, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Lene Sigsgaard

  12. The effect of floral resources on predator longevity and fecundity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Biological Control, February 2021, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  13. First records of the invasive aphid species, Aphis spiraecola, in Kosovo, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom and Denmark

    Article • Plant Protection Science, December 2020, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences

    Lene Sigsgaard

  14. Composition of Strawberry Floral Volatiles and their Effects on Behavior of Strawberry Blossom Weevil, Anthonomus rubi

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lene Sigsgaard

  15. Corrigendum to “The spider diversity and plant hopper control potential in the long-term organic paddy fields in sub-tropical area, China” [Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 295 (2020) 106921]

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, October 2020, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  16. First steps towards biological control of the pear gall midge ( Contarinia pyrivora ) with the insect pathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, August 2020, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard

  17. Nutritional quality of Drosophila melanogaster as factitious prey for rearing the predatory bug Orius majusculus

    Article • Insect Science, July 2020, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard

  18. Life history and temperature-dependence of cassava-colonising populations of Bemisia tabaci

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lene Sigsgaard

  19. The spider diversity and plant hopper control potential in the long-term organic paddy fields in sub-tropical area, China

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, June 2020, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  20. Stable Isotope Enrichment (Δ15N) in the Predatory Flower Bug (Orius majusculus) Predicts Fitness-Related Differences between Diets

    Article • Insects, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Lene Sigsgaard

  21. Fitness consequences of artificial diets with different macronutrient composition for the predatory bug Orius majusculus

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, March 2020, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard

  22. Food quality of Ephestia eggs, the aphid Rhopalosiphum padi and mixed diet for Orius majusculus

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, February 2020, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard

  23. Prey-specific experience affects prey preference and time to kill in the soil predatory mite Gaeolaelaps aculeifer Canestrini

    Article • Biological Control, December 2019, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  24. Entomopathogenic fungal conidia marginally affect the behavior of the predators Orius majusculus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) and Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) foraging for healthy Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

    Article • Experimental and Applied Acarology, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lene Sigsgaard

  25. Farmers’ management of functional biodiversity goes beyond pest management in organic European apple orchards

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, November 2019, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  26. Managing Floral Resources in Apple Orchards for Pest Control: Ideas, Experiences and Future Directions

    Article • Insects, August 2019, MDPI AG

    Lene Sigsgaard

  27. Forage quality and quantity affect red mason bees and honeybees differently in flowers of strawberry varieties

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, August 2019, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard

  28. Design, implementation and management of perennial flower strips to promote functional agrobiodiversity in organic apple orchards: A pan-European study

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, June 2019, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  29. Perennial flower strips for pest control in organic apple orchards - A pan-European study

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, June 2019, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  30. Non-target effects of Metarhizium brunneum (BIPESCO 5/F 52) in soil show that this fungus varies between being compatible with, or moderately harmful to, four predatory arthropods

    Article • Biological Control, April 2019, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  31. Correction to: Potential impact of climate change on whiteflies and implications for the spread of vectored viruses

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lene Sigsgaard

  32. Identification and field evaluation of ( E )‐11,13‐tetradecadienal as sex pheromone of the strawberry tortrix ( Acleris comariana )

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, February 2019, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard

  33. A Floral Diet Increases the Longevity of the Coccinellid Adalia bipunctata but Does Not Allow Molting or Reproduction

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, February 2019, Frontiers

    Lene Sigsgaard

  34. Generalist predator contributions to the control of Tetranychus urticae in strawberry crops documented by PCR-based gut content analysis

    Article • Experimental and Applied Acarology, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lene Sigsgaard

  35. Organic cropping practice decreases pest abundance and positively influences predator-prey interactions

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, February 2019, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  36. Generalist solitary ground-nesting bees dominate diversity survey in intensively managed agricultural land

    Article • Journal of Melittology, January 2019, The University of Kansas

    Lene Sigsgaard

  37. Temperature Dependent Growth and Mortality of Agrotis segetum

    Article • Insects, January 2019, MDPI AG

    Lene Sigsgaard

  38. Improving organic crop cultivation

    Article • December 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Lene Sigsgaard

  39. Prey-specific impact of cold pre-exposure on kill rate and reproduction

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, November 2018, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard

  40. Potential impact of climate change on whiteflies and implications for the spread of vectored viruses

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lene Sigsgaard

  41. Combining plant volatiles and pheromones to catch two insect pests in the same trap: Examples from two berry crops

    Article • Crop Protection, July 2018, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  42. Presence of a generalist entomopathogenic fungus influences the oviposition behaviour of an aphid-specific predator

    Article • BioControl, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lene Sigsgaard

  43. Negative effects of low developmental temperatures on aphid predation by Orius majusculus (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae)

    Article • Biological Control, November 2017, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  44. Design and deployment of semiochemical traps for capturing Anthonomus rubi Herbst (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Lygus rugulipennis Poppius (Hetereoptera: Miridae) in soft fruit crops

    Article • Crop Protection, September 2017, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  45. Interactions among the Predatory Midge Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), the Fungal Pathogen Metarhizium brunneum (Ascomycota: Hypocreales), and Maize-Infesting Aphids in Greenhouse Mesocosms

    Article • Insects, April 2017, MDPI AG

    Lene Sigsgaard

  46. Mass Release of Trichogramma evanescens and T. cacoeciae Can Reduce Damage by the Apple Codling Moth Cydia pomonella in Organic Orchards under Pheromone Disruption

    Article • Insects, April 2017, MDPI AG

    Lene Sigsgaard

  47. Field efficacy of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Nematoda: Heterorhabditidae), Metarhizium brunneum (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae), and chemical insecticide combinations for Diabrotica virgifera virgifera larval management

    Article • Biological Control, April 2017, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  48. Management of insect pests using semiochemical traps

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, August 2016, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Lene Sigsgaard

  49. Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell) occurrence and infestation behaviour as influenced by farm type, cropping systems and soil management practices

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, April 2016, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  50. Antipredator responses inTetranychus urticaediffer with predator specialization

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, November 2015, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard

  51. Effects of weed harrowing frequency on beneficial arthropods, plants and crop yield

    Article • Agricultural and Forest Entomology, September 2015, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard

  52. Hot-spot application of biocontrol agents to replace pesticides in large scale commercial rose farms in Kenya

    Article • BioControl, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lene Sigsgaard

  53. Pollinator communities in strawberry crops – variation at multiple spatial scales

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, April 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Lene Sigsgaard

  54. Combining 1,4-dimethoxybenzene, the major flower volatile of wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, with the aggregation pheromone of the strawberry blossom weevil Anthonomus rubi improves attraction

    Article • Crop Protection, October 2014, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  55. The Effects of Strawberry Cropping Practices on the Strawberry Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Its Natural Enemies, and the Presence of Nematodes

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, September 2014, University of Arizona Library

    Lene Sigsgaard

  56. Phenology and pest status of Agrotis segetum in a changing climate

    Article • Crop Protection, August 2014, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  57. The effects of strawberry cropping practices on the strawberry tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), its natural enemies, and the presence of nematodes

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Lene Sigsgaard

  58. The Effect of Floral Resources on Parasitoid and Host Longevity: Prospects for Conservation Biological Control in Strawberries

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, October 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Lene Sigsgaard

  59. Shallot Aphids,Myzus ascalonicus, in Strawberry: Biocontrol Potential of Three Predators and Three Parasitoids

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, September 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Lene Sigsgaard

  60. No Evidence for Enemy Release During Range Expansion of an Evergreen Tree in Northern Europe

    Article • Environmental Entomology, October 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Lene Sigsgaard

  61. 10.1023/A:1003993719952

    Article • January 2011, CrossRef Test Account

    Lene Sigsgaard

  62. 10.1023/A:1002947411191

    Article • January 2011, CrossRef Test Account

    Lene Sigsgaard

  63. Habitat and prey preferences of the two predatory bugs Anthocoris nemorum (L.) and A. nemoralis (Fabricius) (Anthocoridae: Hemiptera-Heteroptera)

    Article • Biological Control, April 2010, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  64. The Value of Producing Food, Energy, and Ecosystem Services within an Agro-Ecosystem

    Article • AMBIO, June 2009, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

    Lene Sigsgaard

  65. Temperature effect on the predation rate ofAnthocoris nemorum(Het.: Anthocoridae) on cabbage aphids (Hom.: Aphididae)

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, April 2009, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard

  66. Quinoa,Chenopodium quinoa, Provides a New Host for Native Herbivores in Northern Europe: Case Studies of the Moth,Scrobipalpa atriplicella, and the Tortoise Beetle,Cassida nebulosa

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, September 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Lene Sigsgaard

  67. Early season natural control of the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens: the contribution and interaction of two spider species and a predatory bug

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, October 2007, Cambridge University Press

    Lene Sigsgaard

  68. Experimental releases of Anthocoris nemoralis F. and Anthocoris nemorum (L.) (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) against the pear psyllid Cacopsylla pyri L. (Homoptera: Psyllidae) in pear

    Article • Biological Control, October 2006, Elsevier

    Lene Sigsgaard

  69. Oviposition preference ofAnthocoris nemoralisandA. nemorum(Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) on pear leaves affected by leaf damage, honeydew and prey

    Article • Biocontrol Science and Technology, March 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Lene Sigsgaard

  70. Oviposition preference of Anthocoris nemorum and A. nemoralis for apple and pear

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, June 2004, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard

  71. A survey of aphids and aphid parasitoids in cereal fields in Denmark, and the parasitoids' role in biological control

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, April 2002, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard

  72. Article • BioControl, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Lene Sigsgaard

  73. Diet-dependent fecundity of the spiders Atypena formosana and Pardosa pseudoannulata , predators in irrigated rice

    Article • Agricultural and Forest Entomology, November 2001, Wiley

    Dr Søren Toft, Lene Sigsgaard

  74. Diet-Dependent Survival, Development and Fecundity of the Spider Atypena formosana (Oi) (Araneae: Linyphiidae)Implications for Biological Control in Rice

    Article • Biocontrol Science and Technology, April 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Lene Sigsgaard

  75. The temperature-dependent duration of development and parasitism of three cereal aphid parasitoids, Aphidius ervi, A. rhopalosiphi, and Praon volucre

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, May 2000, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard

  76. Effects of cowpea intersowing and insecticide application on Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and its natural enemies in pigeonpea intercropped with sorghum

    Article • International Journal of Pest Management, January 1999, Taylor & Francis

    Lene Sigsgaard

  77. Cage experiments on Orius tantillus predation of Helicoverpa armigera

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, March 1997, Wiley

    Lene Sigsgaard