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Researcher

Thomas Spranghers

Awards & Distinctions

11 Results

2025

Effects of rearing substrate and larval stage on the contamination levels of chemicals in black soldier fly larvae

Thomas SpranghersMichael HoubrakenPieter SpanoghePatrick De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF INSECTS AS FOOD AND FEED

2018

Gut antimicrobial effects and nutritional value of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) prepupae for weaned piglets

Thomas SpranghersJoris MichielsJoachim VrancxAnneke OvynMia EeckhoutPatrick De ClercqStefaan De Smet

A1 Journal Article in ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2017

A survey of the mycobiota associated with larvae of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) reared for feed production

Ilaria Varotto BoccazziMatteo OttoboniElena MartinFrancesco ComandatoreLisa ValloneThomas SpranghersMia EeckhoutValeria MereghettiLuciano PinottiSara Epis

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Cold hardiness of the black soldier fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

Thomas SpranghersAnnelies NoyezKristof SchildermansPatrick De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

Nutritional composition of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) prepupae reared on different organic waste substrates

Thomas SpranghersMatteo OttoboniCindy KlootwijkAnneke OvynStefaan DeboosereBruno De MeulenaerJoris MichielsMia EeckhoutPatrick De ClercqStefaan De Smet

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Rearing of the black soldier fly towards application in piglet feed

Thomas SpranghersStefaan De SmetPatrick De ClercqMia EeckhoutJoris Michiels

2016

Pesticide contamination of Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) for human consumption

Michael HoubrakenThomas SpranghersPatrick De ClercqMargot Cooreman-AlgoedTasmien CouchementGriet De ClercqSarah VerbekePieter Spanoghe

A1 Journal Article in FOOD CHEMISTRY

Supplementation of an artificial medium for the parasitoid exorista larvarum (Diptera: Tachnidae) with hemolymph of Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) or Antheraea pernyi (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

Maria Luisa DindoJonas VandickeElisa MarchettiThomas SpranghersJochem BontePatrick De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

2015

Beneficial effect of supplementing an artificial diet for Amblyseius swirskii with Hermetia illucens haemolymph

Tùng Nguyen DúcVincent BouguetThomas SpranghersDominiek VangansbekePatrick De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY

Insects in animal feed: acceptance and its determinants among farmers, agriculture sector stakeholders and citizens

Wim VerbekeThomas SpranghersPatrick De ClercqStefaan De SmetBenedikt SasMia Eeckhout

A1 Journal Article in ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2013

Alternating temperatures affect life table parameters of Phytoseiulus persimilis, Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and their prey Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Dominiek VangansbekeLien De SchrijverThomas SpranghersJoachim AudenaertRuth VerhoevenTùng Nguyen DúcBruno GobinLuc TirryPatrick De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY