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Thomas Van Leeuwen

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270 Results

2026

Knockout of nAChR subunits in spider mites and their phytoseiid predators confers spinosyn cross-resistance and reveals a conserved mode of action in mites

Antonio MocchettiPieter SteelantMahboubeh HosseinkhaniSander De RouckJahangir KhajehaliThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Repeated exposure to abamectin and amitraz causes multigenerational fitness suppression in the predatory mite Neoseiulus longispinosus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Tùng Nguyen DúcTran Van TuyenTran Thi Thu PhuongAntonio MocchettiPatrick De ClercqThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

2025

Acaricide resistance mechanisms and host plant responses in the tomato specialist Aculops lycopersici

Lore VervaetJason CharamisMarilou VandenholeJohn VontasThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Biological and molecular insights into the integrated control of tomato russet mite and powdery mildew

Lore VervaetThomas Van LeeuwenPatrick De Clercq

Biological control potential of phytoseiid mites from Vietnam against the Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis

Viet Ha NguyenPatrick De ClercqThomas Van Leeuwen

CRISPR/Cas9 knock-out of nAChR α6 confers resistance to spinosyns in Frankliniella occidentalis and is associated with a higher fitness cost than target-site mutation G275E

Antonio MocchettiAnastasia NikoloudiJ. VontasSander De RouckThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Dissecting the genetic basis of gene regulation and host plant adaptation in a generalist pest

Femke De GraeveTim De MeyerThomas Van Leeuwen

Enhanced metabolism associated with resistance to mite growth inhibitors in Tetranychus turkestani from Iran

Moein Rahimi-RigiJahangir KhajehaliNafiseh PoorjavadWim JonckheereThomas Van Leeuwen

U Journal Article in CROP PROTECTION

Extensive monitoring of acaricide resistance and resistance mechanisms in Tetranychus urticae populations collected from strawberry production areas in Türkiye

Yasin Nazim AlpkentNarin GokSultan CobanogluEmre InakThomas Van Leeuwen

U Journal Article in CROP PROTECTION

Geographical distribution and incidence of pesticide resistance mutations in spider mite and thrips species from North Vietnam

Antonio MocchettiAnastasia NikoloudiTran Thi Thu PhuongWim JonckheereDuc Tung NguyenPatrick De ClercqThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Independent genetic mapping experiments identify diverse molecular determinants of host adaptation in a generalist herbivore

Ernesto Villacis PerezFemke De GraeveBerdien De BeerSeham Ali AlshamiRick De JongTim De MeyerThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Insecticide resistance status and vector potential of Bemisia tabaci populations on vegetable crops in Türkiye

Arda InakBerke DemirciEsengul ErdemFiliz Randa-ZelyutAli KaranfilAhmednur Yusuf IdanUmut ToprakEmre InakThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in CROP PROTECTION

Is the CncC/Keap1 complex a major factor in conferring pesticide resistance in arthropods?- A critical review

Dries AmezianThomas Van Leeuwen

U Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Molecular mechanisms of pesticide selectivity: Insights from acaricide toxicology

Emre InakSander De RouckThomas Van Leeuwen

U Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Monitoring and molecular mechanisms of resistance to complex III inhibitors in Tetranychus urticae populations from Türkiye

Berke DemirciGokhan SoylemezogluThomas Van LeeuwenUmut ToprakEmre Inak

U Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Over-expression and increased copy numbers of a cytochrome P450 and two UDP-glucuronosyltransferase genes in macrocyclic lactone resistant Psoroptes ovis of cattle

Jack HearnWouter Van MolleRoel MeyermansKathryn BartleyTyler AliotoJessica Gomez-GarridoFernando CruzFrancisco Camara FerreiraMarta GutIvo G. Gut et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS PATHOGENS

Population genomics reveal multiple independent origins of pesticide resistance in the polyphagous pest, Tetranychus urticae

Lei ChenLi-Xue GuoHua-Meng ZhangXiao-Nan SunYu-Ting LiuJie JiWen-Xin XueNicky WybouwThomas Van LeeuwenXiao-Feng Xue et al.

A1 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY

SYNCAS based CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in predatory mites, whiteflies and stinkbugs

Antonio MocchettiSander De RouckShauny NaessensWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The arthropod P450 Enchiridion: An integrated web resource for research on P450s

Jason CharamisWannes DermauwThomas Van LeeuwenJohn VontasRené Feyereisen

U Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The development of CRISPR-Cas9 as a useful technique for functional genetic research in the spider mite Tetranychus urticae and other difficult to transform arthropods

Sander De RouckThomas Van LeeuwenWannes Dermauw

The iolinid mite Pronematus ubiquitus controls a key tomato pest and pathogen by both predation and induction of specific plant defenses

Lore VervaetFemke De GraeveMarilou VandenholeDominiek VangansbekeMarcus V. A. DuarteEmma LanooIsolde De BeuleFelix WackersPatrick De ClercqThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

2024

A novel target-site mutation (H146Q) outside the ubiquinone binding site of succinate dehydrogenase confers high levels of resistance to cyflumetofen and pyflubumide in Tetranychus urticae

Emre InakSander De RouckBerke DemirciWannes DermauwSven GeibelThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Adaptation of an arthropod predator to a challenging environment is associated with a loss of a genome-wide plastic transcriptional response

Sabina Bajda-WybouwNicky WybouwViet Ha NguyenPatrick De ClercqThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Celery waste material : a potential source of crop protection compounds

Pierfrancesco MottiJing LiHalimat Yewande OgunsanyaNoémie De ZutterWim JonckheereStefaan WerbrouckKris AudenaertThomas Van LeeuwenDanny GeelenSven Mangelinckx

Contrasting roles of cytochrome P450s in amitraz and chlorfenapyr resistance in the crop pest Tetranychus urticae

Marilou VandenholeXueping LuDimitra TsakireliCatherine MermansSander De RouckBerdien De BeerEba Alemayehu SimmaSpiros A. PergantisWim JonckheereJohn Vontas et al.

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Description of two new genera, three new species, and redescription of two species of Pronematinae (Acari: Iolinidae)

Raf M. J. De VisLore VervaetThomas Van LeeuwenAlice de Freitas BragaRaphael de Campos CastilhoEdward A. Ueckermann

A1 Journal Article in ACAROLOGIA

Distribution and genetic diversity of the invasive pest Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae) in Belgium

Olivier BertelootAlexandre KuhnGertie PeusensTim BelienLouis HautierThomas Van LeeuwenPatrick De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in NEOBIOTA

Functional response of four phytoseiid mites to eggs and first-instar larvae of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis

Viet Ha NguyenZiwei SongDuc Tung NguyenThomas Van LeeuwenPatrick De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in INSECTS

Genetic diversity, dietary preferences and natural enemies of Halyomorpha halys in Belgium

Olivier BertelootPatrick De ClercqThomas Van Leeuwen

Genetic mapping to elucidate the mechanisms of resistance and gene regulation in multi-resistant populations of a polyphagous pest

Marilou VandenholeThomas Van LeeuwenLuc Tirry

Identification and CRISPR-Cas9 validation of a novel β-adrenergic-like octopamine receptor mutation associated with amitraz resistance in Varroa destructor

Emre InakSander De RouckNafiye Koc-InakEsengul ErdemMustafa RustemogluWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Interaction of whitefly effector G4 with tomato proteins impacts whitefly performance

Diana NaaldenWannes DermauwAris IliasGeert BaggermanMarieke MastopJuliette J. M. SilvenPaula J. M. van KleeffSarmina DangolNicolas Frederic GaertnerWinfried Roseboom et al.

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Life table parameters of Amblyseius largoensis, Amblyseius swirskii and Proprioseiopsis lenis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) fed on eggs and larvae of Frankliniella occidentalis

Viet Ha NguyenTùng Nguyen DúcThomas Van LeeuwenPatrick De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

Molecular basis and fitness costs of xenobiotic resistance in the polyphagous pest Tetranychus urticae

Christine NjiruThomas Van LeeuwenNicky Wybouw

Predation efficacy of Chrysoperla carnea on two economically important stink bugs

Olivier BertelootGertie PeusensTim BelienThomas Van LeeuwenPatrick De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Redescription of Homeopronematus anconai (Baker) (Acari, Iolinidae) and description of Quasihomeopronematus nordestinus n. gen. n. sp.

Raf M. J. De VisLore VervaetEva ReybroeckWendy VanlommelRobin Van HavermaetDieter FoqueItalo MarcossiAngelo PalliniCaio Henrique Binda de AssisThomas Van Leeuwen et al.

A1 Journal Article in ACAROLOGIA

Redescription of Pronematus ubiquitus (McGregor, 1932) (Acari, Iolinidae), description of two new species and redescription of two additional species with a review of and key to all Pronematus species

Edward A. UeckermannRaf M. J. De VisEva ReybroeckLore VervaetWendy Van LommelJustine DewitteDieter FoquéSandipa GautamYuling OuyangDominiek Vangansbeke et al.

A1 Journal Article in ACAROLOGIA

SYNCAS : efficient CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing in difficult to transform arthropods

Sander De RouckAntonio MocchettiWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The cytochrome P450 subfamilies CYP392A and CYP392D are key players in acaricide metabolism in Tetranychus urticae

Dimitra TsakireliMarilou VandenholeA. Pergantis SpirosMaria RigaVasilia BalabanidouSander De RouckJohn RayChristoph ZimmerLea TalmannThomas Van Leeuwen et al.

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

The role of ATP-binding cassette transporters in arthropod pesticide toxicity and resistance

Dries AmezianRalf NauenThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE

Unveiling the diet of two generalist stink bugs, Halyomorpha halys and Pentatoma rufipes (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), through metabarcoding of the ITS2 region from gut content

Olivier BertelootGertie PeusensTim BelienPatrick De ClercqThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

2023

A glutamate-gated chloride channel as the mite-specific target-site of dicofol and other diphenylcarbinol acaricides

Marilou VandenholeCatherine MermansBerdien De BeerWenxin XueYilan ZhaoYoshihisa OzoeGenyan LiuWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY

A model-based integrated approach to support the control of barley yellow dwarf virus in Flanders

Renik Van den EyndeGeert HaesaertThomas Van Leeuwen

A nuclear receptor HR96-related gene underlies large trans-driven differences in detoxification gene expression in a generalist herbivore

Meiyuan JiMarilou VandenholeBerdien De BeerSander De RouckErnesto Villacis PerezRené FeyereisenRichard M. ClarkThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

A review of the molecular mechanisms of acaricide resistance in mites and ticks

Sander De RouckEmre InakWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Activity, selection response and molecular mode of action of the isoxazoline afoxolaner in Tetranychus urticae

Catherine MermansWannes DermauwSven GeibelThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Biopesticide and plant growth-promoting activity in maize distillers' dried grains with solubles

Jing LiHoang Khai TrinhMahyar MirmajlessiGeert HaesaertRamize XhaferiIlse DelaereMonica HöfteKatrijn RaymaekersBruno P.A. CammueWim Jonckheere et al.

A1 Journal Article in INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS

Hormetic effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on Rhizoglyphus robini (Acari: Acaridae)

Sara AlimirzaeeJahangir KhajehaliThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Host adaptation and specialization in Tetranychidae mites

Kristie BruinsmaCristina RiojaVladimir ZhurovMaria Estrella SantamariaVicent ArbonaMarie NavarroMarc CazauxPhilippe AugerAlain MigeonNicky Wybouw et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Imperfect diet choice reduces the performance of a predatory mite

Felipe LemosSabina Bajda-WybouwMarcus V. A. DuarteJuan M. M. AlbaThomas Van LeeuwenAngelo PalliniMaurice W. W. SabelisArne Janssen

A1 Journal Article in OECOLOGIA

Incidence and molecular mechanisms of insecticide resistance in Frankliniella occidentalis, Thrips tabaci and other economically important thrips species

Antonio MocchettiWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in ENTOMOLOGIA GENERALIS

Incomplete reproductive barriers and genomic differentiation impact the spread of resistance mutations between green- and red-colour morphs of a cosmopolitan mite pest

Wenxin XueJing-Tao SunJohan WittersMarilou VandenholeWannes DermauwSabina Bajda-WybouwEba Alemayehu SimmaNicky WybouwErnesto Villacis PerezThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Increased metabolism in combination with the novel cytochrome b target-site mutation L258F confers cross-resistance between the Qo inhibitors acequinocyl and bifenazate in Tetranychus urticae

Xueping LuMarilou VandenholeDimitra TsakireliSpiros A. PergantisJohn VontasWim JonckheereThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Intraspecific diversity in the mechanisms underlying abamectin resistance in a cosmopolitan pest

Ernesto Villacis PerezWenxin XueMarilou VandenholeBerdien De BeerWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS

Molecular basis for the selectivity of the succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor cyflumetofen between pest and predatory mites

Jinhang LiPeng WeiJuan QinKaiyang FengGuangmao ShenWei DouYoujun ZhangPeng CaoZhiguang YuchiThomas Van Leeuwen et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Molecular mechanisms of acaricide resistance and gene expression regulation in the crop pest Tetranychus urticae

Berdien De BeerThomas Van LeeuwenWannes Dermauw

Molecular mechanisms of resistance to spirodiclofen and spiromesifen in Tetranychus urticae

Emre InakBerke DemirciMarilou VandenholeGokhan SoylemezogluThomas Van LeeuwenUmut Toprak

A1 Journal Article in CROP PROTECTION

Recombinant expression and characterization of GSTd3 from a resistant population of Anopheles arabiensis and comparison of DDTase activity with GSTe2

Xueping LuEba Alemayehu SimmaPieter SpanogheThomas Van LeeuwenWannes Dermauw

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Structural and functional studies reveal the molecular basis of substrate promiscuity of a glycosyltransferase originating from a major agricultural pest

Ricardo Hernandez ArriazaBrendan AbiskaroonMegha PatelLeily DaneshianAnna KluzaSimon SnoeckMaxwell B. WatkinsJesse HopkinsThomas Van LeeuwenMiodrag Grbic et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The complex II resistance mutation H258Y in succinate dehydrogenase subunit B causes fitness penalties associated with mitochondrial respiratory deficiency

Christine NjiruCorinna SaalwaechterKonstantinos MavridisJohn VontasSven GeibelNicky WybouwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

The host plant strongly modulates acaricide resistance levels to mitochondrial complex II inhibitors in a multi-resistant field population of Tetranychus urticae

Christine NjiruMarilou VandenholeWim JonckheereNicky WybouwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Transcriptomic plasticity in the arthropod generalist Tetranychus urticae upon long-term acclimation to different host plants (vol 8, pg 3865, 2018)

Simon SnoeckNicky WybouwThomas Van LeeuwenWannes Dermauw

Unraveling resistance mechanisms and developing resistance management strategies in the crop pest Tetranychus urticae and the malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis

Xueping LuThomas Van LeeuwenWim Jonckheere

2022

A H258Y mutation in subunit B of the succinate dehydrogenase complex of the spider mite Tetranychus urticae confers resistance to cyenopyrafen and pyflubumide, but likely reinforces cyflumetofen binding and toxicity

Christine NjiruCorinna SaalwaechterOliver GutbrodSven GeibelNicky WybouwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

A mutation in chitin synthase I associated with etoxazole resistance in the citrus red mite Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae) and its uneven geographical distribution in Japan

Misono TadatsuRyota SakashitaRafaela PanteleriVassilis DourisJohn VontasYushi ShimotsumaTatsuya IshidaMasaaki SudoThomas Van LeeuwenMasahiro Osakabe

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Biochemical and insecticidal effects of plant essential oils on insecticide resistant and susceptible populations of Musca domestica L. point to a potential cross-resistance risk

Ebrahim AhmadiJahangir KhajehaliWim JonckheereThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Biochemical and molecular mechanisms of acaricide resistance in Dermanyssus gallinae populations from Turkey

Nafiye KocEmre InakSerpil NalbantogluYasin Nazim AlpkentWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Combination of target site mutation and associated CYPs confers high-level resistance to pyridaben in Tetranychus urticae

Yusuke ItohYushi ShimotsumaAkiya JourakuWannes DermauwThomas Van LeeuwenMasahiro Osakabe

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

High-resolution genetic mapping combined with transcriptome profiling reveals that both target-site resistance and increased detoxification confer resistance to the pyrethroid bifenthrin in the spider mite Tetranychus urticae

Berdien De BeerMarilou VandenholeChristine NjiruPieter SpanogheWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGY-BASEL

Incidence of spiromesifen resistance and resistance mechanisms in Tetranychus urticae populations collected from strawberry production areas in Turkey

Emre InakYasin Nazim AlpkentSultan CobanogluUmut ToprakThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in CROP PROTECTION

Interactions with plant defences isolate sympatric populations of an herbivorous mite

Ernesto Villacis PerezJuan Manuel AlbaJulien CotteZeno van LoonJohannes A. J. BreeuwerThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Intradiol ring cleavage dioxygenases from herbivorous spider mites as a new detoxification enzyme family in animals

Christine NjiruWenxin XueSander De RouckJuan M. AlbaMerijn R. KantMaksymilian ChruszczBartel VanholmeWannes DermauwNicky WybouwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in BMC BIOLOGY

Long-term survey and characterization of cyflumetofen resistance in Tetranychus urticae populations from Turkey

Emre InakYasin Nazim AlpkentCorinna SaalwaechterTuba AlbayrakArda InakWannes DermauwSven GeibelThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Molecular and genetic dissection of macrocyclic lactone resistance in the spider mite Tetranychus urticae

Wenxin XueThomas Van LeeuwenWannes Dermauw

Multiple TaqMan qPCR and droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) diagnostics for pesticide resistance monitoring and management, in the major agricultural pest Tetranychus urticae

Konstantinos MavridisKyriaki Maria PapapostolouMaria RigaAris IliasKleita MichaelidouChris BassThomas Van LeeuwenAnastasia TsagkarakouJohn Vontas

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Over-expression in cis of the midgut P450 CYP392A16 contributes to abamectin resistance in Tetranychus urticae

Kyriaki Maria PapapostolouMaria RigaGeorge-Rafael SamantsidisEvangelia SkoufaVasileia BalabanidouThomas Van LeeuwenJohn Vontas

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Pirimicarb resistance and associated mechanisms in field-collected and selected populations of Neoseiulus californicus

Tuba AlbayrakSibel YorulmazEmre InakUmut ToprakThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Potential of two omnivorous iolinid mites as predators of the tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici

Lore VervaetGOKUL PARAPURATHRaf De VisThomas Van LeeuwenPatrick De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PEST SCIENCE

QTL mapping suggests that both cytochrome P450-mediated detoxification and target-site resistance are involved in fenbutatin oxide resistance in Tetranychus urticae

Berdien De BeerErnesto Villacis PerezMousaalreza KhaglighiCorinna SaalwaechterMarilou VandenholeWim JonckheereIbrahim IsmaeilSven GeibelThomas Van LeeuwenWannes Dermauw

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Selectivity and molecular stress responses to classical and botanical acaricides in the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Sabina Bajda-WybouwPatrick De ClercqThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Spatio-temporal influences on cereal aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) population dynamics and the incidence of barley yellow dwarf virus

Renik Van den EyndeLaura De KeukelaereSofie LandschootBart PyckeJonas ClaeysSander SmetsThomas Van LeeuwenGeert Haesaert

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

Structural and functional characterization of beta-cyanoalanine synthase from Tetranychus urticae

Leily DaneshianIsabella RenggliRyan HanawayLesa R. OffermannCaleb R. SchlachterShannon HenryRahul PrakashNicky WybouwWannes DermauwLinda S. Shimizu et al.

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The H92R substitution in PSST is a reliable diagnostic biomarker for predicting resistance to mitochondrial electron transport inhibitors of complex I in European populations of Tetranychus urticae

Wenxin XueXueping LuKonstantinos MavridisJohn VontasWim JonckheereThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Trans-driven variation in expression is common among detoxification genes in the extreme generalist herbivore Tetranychus urticae

Andre KurlovsBerdien De BeerMeiyuan JiMarilou VandenholeTim De MeyerRené FeyereisenRichard M. ClarkThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PLOS GENETICS

Variation of diazinon and amitraz susceptibility of Hyalomma marginatum (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region of Morocco

Latifa ElhachimiThomas Van LeeuwenWannes DermauwCarolien RogiersFélix ValcárcelAngeles Sonia OlmedaSarah Elhamiani KhatatSylvie DaminetHamid SahibiLuc Duchateau

A1 Journal Article in TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES

2021

Adaptive divergence and post-zygotic barriers to gene flow between sympatric populations of a herbivorous mite

Ernesto Villacis PerezSimon SnoeckAndre KurlovsRichard M. ClarkJohannes A. J. BreeuwerThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY

Comparing the efficiency of RNAi after feeding and injection of dsRNA in spider mites

Peng WeiChao WangChunji LiMing ChenJingyu SunThomas Van LeeuwenLin He

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Ecological speciation and adaptive evolution in a herbivorous mite

Ernesto Villacis PerezS.B.J. MenkenThomas Van LeeuwenJ.A.J. Breeuwer

Editorial : invertebrate UDP-glycosyltransferases : nomenclature, diversity and functions

Seung-Joon AhnThomas ChertempsMartine MaibecheSteven J. MarygoldThomas Van Leeuwen

Editorial material

Fenpyroximate resistance in Iranian populations of the European red mite Panonychus ulmi (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Razieh YaghoobiJahangir KhajehaliElaheh Shafiei AlavijehRalf NauenWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

First record in Belgium of Trissolcus basalis (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae), an egg parasitoid of economically important stink bugs (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae)

Olivier BertelootLore VervaetHuayan ChenElijah J. TalamasThomas Van LeeuwenPatrick De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in BELGIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Genetic analysis and screening of pyrethroid resistance mutations in Varroa destructor populations from Turkey

Nafiye KocEmre InakWim JonckheereThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

High-resolution genetic mapping reveals cis-regulatory and copy number variation in loci associated with cytochrome P450-mediated detoxification in a generalist arthropod pest

Seyedeh Masoumeh FotoukkiaiiNicky WybouwAndre KurlovsDimitra TsakireliSpiros A. PergantisRichard M. ClarkJohn VontasThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PLOS GENETICS

Identification and characterization of striking multiple-insecticide resistance in a Tetranychus urticae field population from Greece

Kyriaki Maria PapapostolouMaria RigaJason CharamisEvangelia SkoufaVassilis SouchlasAris IliasWannes DermauwPanagiotis IoannidisThomas Van LeeuwenJohn Vontas

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Is the emerging mite pest Aculops lycopersici controllable? Global and genome-based insights in its biology and management

Lore VervaetRaf De VisPatrick De ClercqThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Pesticide resistance and characterization of resistance mechanisms in populations of Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera : Culicidae) and Tetranychus urticae (Acari : Tetranychidae) from Ethiopia

Eba Alemayehu SimmaThomas Van LeeuwenLuc Duchateau

Pyrethroid target-site resistance mutations in populations of the honey bee parasite Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) from Flanders, Belgium

Spyridon VlogiannitisWim JonckheereDries LagetDirk de GraafJohn VontasThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

Reduced proinsecticide activation by cytochrome P450 confers coumaphos resistance in the major bee parasite Varroa destructor

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A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

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A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

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A1 Journal Article in CROP PROTECTION

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A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Preface to the special issue : Recent trends in insecticide mode of action and resistance

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Editorial material

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A1 Journal Article in CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE

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A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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A1 Journal Article in MOVEMENT ECOLOGY

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A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Vers un contrôle intégré du virus de la jaunisse nanisante de l'orge en Flandre

Renik Van den EyndeJonas ClaeysThomas Van LeeuwenGeert Haesaert

2019

A genomic analysis and transcriptomic atlas of gene expression in Psoroptes ovis reveals feeding- and stage-specific patterns of allergen expression

Stewart TG BurgessEdward J MarrKathryn BartleyFrancesca G NunnRachel E DownRobert J WeaverJessica C PrickettJackie DunnStephane RombautsThomas Van Leeuwen et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC GENOMICS

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A1 Journal Article in CROP PROTECTION

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A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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Genome‐wide gene expression profiling reveals that cuticle alterations and P450 detoxification are associated with deltamethrin and DDT resistance in Anopheles arabiensis populations from Ethiopia

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A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

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Point mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel gene associated with pyrethroid resistance in Iranian populations of the European red mite Panonychus ulmi

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Structural and functional characterization of an intradiol ring-cleavage dioxygenase from the polyphagous spider mite herbivore Tetranychus urticae Koch

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A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Substrate specificity and promiscuity of horizontally transferred UDP-glycosyltransferases in the generalist herbivore Tetranychus urticae

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A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Trait mapping in diverse arthropods by bulked segregant analysis

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A1 Journal Article in CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE

2018

A gene family coding for salivary proteins (SHOT) of the polyphagous spider mite Tetranychus urticae exhibits fast host-dependent transcriptional plasticity

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A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

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Binomial sampling plan for tomato russet mite (Aculopslycopersici (Tryon) (Acari: Eriophyidae) in protected tomato crops

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A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY

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Draft genome assembly of the sheep scab mite, Psoroptes ovis

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Fitness costs of key point mutations that underlie acaricide target-site resistance in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae

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A1 Journal Article in EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS

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A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY LETTERS

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The role of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) in insecticide resistance in crop pests and disease vectors

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A1 Journal Article in CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE

The salivary proteome of Tetranychus urticae : key to its polyphagous nature?

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A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE

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A G326E substitution in the glutamate-gated chloride channel 3 (GluCl3) of the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae abolishes the agonistic activity of macrocyclic lactones

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A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

A glutathione-S-transferase (TuGSTd05) associated with acaricide resistance in Tetranychus urticae directly metabolizes the complex II inhibitor cyflumetofen

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A molecular-genetic understanding of diapause in spider mites : current knowledge and future directions

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A mutation in the PSST homologue of complex I (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase) from Tetranychus urticae is associated with resistance to METI acaricides

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Mapping insecticide resistance and characterization of resistance mechanisms in Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) in Ethiopia

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Protocols for the delivery of small molecules to the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae

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A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

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A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

2016

Combined activity of DCL2 and DCL3 is crucial in the defense against potato spindle tuber viroid

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A1 Journal Article in PLOS PATHOGENS

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A1 Journal Article in BMC GENOMICS

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Molecular analysis of cyenopyrafen resistance in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae

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A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

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A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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A genomic approach to investigate resistance mechanisms in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae

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A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Functional characterization of glutathione S-transferases associated with insecticide resistance in Tetranychus urticae

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René FeyereisenWannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Intraguild predation by Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on native insects in Europe: molecular detection from field samples

Peter Michael James BrownBrecht IngelsAngela WheatleyEmma L RhulePatrick De ClercqThomas Van LeeuwenAlison Thomas

A1 Journal Article in ENTOMOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Mechanisms and ecological consequences of plant defence induction and suppression in herbivore communities

MR KantWim JonckheereB KnegtF LemosJ LiuBCJ SchimmelCA VillarroelLMS AtaideWannes DermauwJJ Glas et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF BOTANY

The economic importance of acaricides in the control of phytophagous mites and an update on recent acaricide mode of action research

Thomas Van LeeuwenLuc TirryAtsushi YamamotoRalf NauenWannes Dermauw

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

The presence of beneficial arthropods in organic versus IPM pear orchards and their ability to predate pear suckers (Cacopsylla pyri)

K VranckenH TrekelsT ThysT BeliënD BylemansPeter DemaeghtThomas Van LeeuwenPatrick De Clercq

The role of horizontally transferred genes in the xenobiotic adaptations of the spider mite Tetranychus urticae

Nicky WybouwPeter H van TienderenLuc TirryThomas Van Leeuwen

The spatial and community context of dispersal and life history evolution in the spider mite Tetranychus urticae

Annelies De RoissartDries BonteThomas Van Leeuwen

Tomato whole genome transcriptional response to Tetranychus urticae identifies divergence of spider mite-induced responses between tomato and Arabidopsis

Catherine MartelVladimir ZhurovMarie NavarroManuel MartinezMarc CazauxPhilippe AugerAlain MigeonM Estrella SantamariaNicky WybouwIsabel Diaz et al.

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Transcriptome profiling of a spirodiclofen susceptible and resistant strain of the European red mite Panonychus ulmi using strand-specific RNA-seq

Sabina BajdaWannes DermauwRobert GreenhalghRalf NauenLuc TirryRichard M ClarkThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in BMC GENOMICS

2014

A gene horizontally transferred from bacteria protects arthropods from host plant cyanide poisoning

Nicky WybouwWannes DermauwLuc TirryChristian StevensMiodrag GrbićRené FeyereisenThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in eLIFE

Abamectin is metabolized by CYP392A16, a cytochrome P450 associated with high levels of acaricide resistance in Tetranychus urticae

M RigaD TsakireliA IliasE MorouA MyridakisEG StephanouR NauenWannes DermauwThomas Van LeeuwenM Paine et al.

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Acaricide toxicology and resistance development: new insights from an emerging model chelicerate

Thomas Van Leeuwen

Application of two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae for plant-pest interaction studies

Marc CazauxMarie NavarroKristie A BruinsmaVladimir ZhurovTara NegraveThomas Van LeeuwenVojislava GrbicMiodrag Grbic

A1 Journal Article in JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS

Bacterial origin of a diverse family of UDP-glycosyltransferase genes in the Tetranychus urticae genome

Seung-Joon AhnWannes DermauwNicky WybouwDavid HeckelThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Cross-resistance risk of the novel complex II inhibitors cyenopyrafen and cyflumetofen in resistant strains of the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae

Mousaalreza KhaglighiLuc TirryThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Fitness maximization by dispersal : evidence from an invasion experiment

Dries BonteAnnelies De RoissartNicky WybouwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY

Functional, immunohistochemical, and targeted mutagenesis/ectopic expression approaches for understanding the role of individual genes and pathways in insecticide resistance

John VontasVasileia BalabanidouMaria RigaEvangelia MorouRalf NauenGareth LycettHilary RansonMark PaineThomas Van LeeuwenVassilis Douris

High resolution genetic mapping uncovers chitin synthase-1 as the target-site of the structurally diverse mite growth inhibitors clofentezine, hexythiazox and etoxazole in Tetranychus urticae

Peter DemaeghtEdward J OsborneJothini Odman-NareshMiodrag GrbićRalf NauenHans MerzendorferRichard M ClarkThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Importance of alternative predators of pear suckers (Cacopsylla pyri) in organic versus IPM pear orchards

Kristof VrankenHendrik TrekelsTom ThysPeter DemaeghtThomas Van LeeuwenPatrick De ClercqTim Beliën

Molecular and functional characterization of glutathione transferase-based acaricide resistance in Tetranychus urticae

Nena PavlidiMaria RigaRalf NauenThomas Van LeeuwenNikos LabrouJohn Vontas

Reciprocal responses in the interaction between Arabidopsis and the cell-content feeding chelicerate herbivore spider mite

Vladimir ZhurovMarie NavarroKristie A BruinsmaVicent ArbonaM Estrella SantamariaMarc CazauxNicky WybouwEdward J OsborneCherise EnsCristina Rioja et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The ABC gene family in arthropods: comparative genomics and role in insecticide transport and resistance

Wannes DermauwThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The cyclic keto-enol insecticide spirotetramat inhibits insect and spider mite acetyl-CoA carboxylases by interfering with the carboxyltransferase partial reaction

Peter LümmenJahangir KhajehaliKai LutherThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

2013

A burst of ABC genes in the genome of the polyphagous spider mite Tetranychus urticae

Wannes DermauwEdward John OsborneRichard M ClarkMiodrag GrbićLuc TirryThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in BMC GENOMICS

A link between host plant adaptation and pesticide resistance in the polyphagous spider mite Tetranychus urticae

Wannes DermauwNicky WybouwStephane RombautsBjörn MentenJohn VontasMiodrag GrbićRichard M ClarkRené FeyereisenThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Acari genomics: from phylogenetics to agricultural applications

Wannes DermauwLuc TirryThomas Van Leeuwen

Analysis of the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae transcriptome and phylogenetic classification of the major detoxification gene families

Nena PavlidiWannes DermauwStephane RombautsAntonis ChrisargirisThomas Van LeeuwenJohn Vontas

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Detection of intraguild predation between Harmonia axyridis and Episyrphus balteatus using molecular methods

Brecht IngelsAlexandre AebiThomas Van LeeuwenPatrick De Clercq

Genome wide gene-expression analysis of facultative reproductive diapause in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae

Astrid BryonNicky WybouwWannes DermauwLuc TirryThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in BMC GENOMICS

Intraguild interactions between the harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis and non-coccinellid aphidophagous predators

Brecht IngelsPatrick De ClercqThomas Van Leeuwen

Molecular analysis of resistance to acaricidal spirocyclic tetronic acids in Tetranychus urticae: CYP392E10 metabolizes spirodiclofen, but not its corresponding enol

Peter DemaeghtWannes DermauwDimitra TsakireliJahangir KhajehaliRalf NauenLuc TirryJohn VontasPeter LümmenThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Molecular analysis of the gut contents of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) as a method for detecting intra-guild predation by this species on aphidophagous predators other than coccinellids

Brecht IngelsAlexandre AebiLouis HautierThomas Van LeeuwenPatrick De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY

Spider mite control and resistance management: does a genome help?

Thomas Van LeeuwenWannes DermauwMiodrag GrbicLuc TirryRené Feyereisen

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

The presence of root-feeding nematodes - not AMF - affects an herbivore dispersal strategy

Annelies De RoissartEduardo de la PenaLien Van OyenThomas Van LeeuwenDaniel J BallhornDries Bonte

A1 Journal Article in ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

2012

A horizontally transferred cyanase gene in the spider mite Tetranychus urticae is involved in cyanate metabolism and is differentially expressed upon host plant change

Nicky WybouwV BalabanidouDJ BallhornWannes DermauwMike GrbićJohn VontasThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Characterization and role of endosymbionts in predatory bugs of the genus Macrolophus

Thijs MachtelinckxPatrick De ClercqGodelieve GheysenThomas Van Leeuwen

Iranian Trichogramma: ITS2 DNA characterization and natural Wolbachia infection

Nafiseh PoorjavadSeyed H GoldansazThijs MachtelinckxLuc TirryRichard StouthamerThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in BIOCONTROL

Microbial community of predatory bugs of the genus Macrolophus (Hemiptera: Miridae)

Thijs MachtelinckxThomas Van LeeuwenTom Van de WieleNico BoonWinnok De VosJuan-Antonio SanchezMauro NanniniGodelieve GheysenPatrick De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Mitochondrially encoded acaricide resistance in spider mites

Pieter Van NieuwenhuyseLuc TirryBartel VanholmeThomas Van Leeuwen

On the mode of action of bifenazate: new evidence for a mitochondrial target site

Pieter Van NieuwenhuysePeter DemaeghtWannes DermauwMousaalreza KhaglighiChristian StevensBartel VanholmeLuc TirryPeter LümmenThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Population bulk segregant mapping uncovers resistance mutations and the mode of action of a chitin synthesis inhibitor in arthropods

Thomas Van LeeuwenPeter DemaeghtEdward J OsborneWannes DermauwSimon GohlkeRalf NauenMiodrag GrbićLuc TirryHans MerzendorferRichard M Clark

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Resistance to acaricides in Italian strains of Tetranychus urticae: toxicological and enzymatic assays

Paola TirelloAlberto PozzebonStefano CassanelliThomas Van LeeuwenCarlo Duso

A1 Journal Article in EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

The cys-loop ligand-gated ion channel gene family of Tetranychus urticae: implications for acaricide toxicology and a novel mutation associated with abamectin resistance

Wannes DermauwAris IliasMaria RigaAnastasia TsagkarakouMike GrbićLuc TirryThomas Van LeeuwenJohn Vontas

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Transgenic expression of the Aedes aegypti CYP9J28 confers pyrethroid resistance in Drosophila melanogaster

N PavlidiM MonastiriotiP DabornI LivadarasThomas Van LeeuwenJ Vontas

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

2011

Acaricide resistance and resistance mechanisms in Tetranychus urticae populations from rose greenhouses in the Netherlands

Jahangir KhajehaliPieter Van NieuwenhuysePeter DemaeghtLuc TirryThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Parallel evolution of cytochrome b mediated bifenazate resistance in the citrus red mite Panonychus citri

Thomas Van LeeuwenPieter Van NieuwenhuyseBartel VanholmeWannes DermauwR NauenLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The genome of Tetranychus urticae reveals herbivorous pest adaptations

Miodrag GrbićThomas Van LeeuwenRichard M ClarkStephane RombautsPierre RouzéVojislava GrbićEdward J OsborneWannes DermauwThi Ngoc Phuong CaoFélix Ortego et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

2010

Acaricide resistance mechanisms in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae and other important Acari: a review

Thomas Van LeeuwenJohn VontasAnastassia TsagkarakouWannes DermauwLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Acetylcholinesterase point mutations in European strains of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) resistant to organophosphates

Jahangir KhajehaliThomas Van LeeuwenMaria GrispouEvangelia MorouHaoues AloutMylene WeillLuc TirryJohn VontasAnastasia Tsagkarakou

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Biochemical and molecular mechanisms of acaricide resistance in Tetranychus urticae

Jahangir KhajehaliLuc TirryThomas Van Leeuwen

Development of acaricide resistance in Pacific spider mite (Tetranychus pacificus) from California vineyards

Menelaos C StavrinidesPieter Van NieuwenhuyseThomas Van LeeuwenNicholas J Mills

A1 Journal Article in EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

Local adaptation of aboveground herbivores towards plant phenotypes induced by soil biota

Dries BonteAnnelies De RoissartMartijn L. VandegehuchteDaniel J BallhornThomas Van LeeuwenEduardo de la Pena

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Mitochondrial genome analysis of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis and a revisit of the Metaseiulus occidentalis mitochondrial genome

Wannes DermauwBartel VanholmeLuc TirryThomas Van Leeuwen

A1 Journal Article in GENOME

The control of eriophyoid mites: state of the art and future challenges

Thomas Van LeeuwenJohan WittersRalf NauenCarlo DusoLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

2009

A unique genetic code change in the mitochondrial genome of the parasitic nematode Radopholus similis

Joachim JacobBartel VanholmeThomas Van LeeuwenGodelieve Gheysen

A2 Journal Article in BMC RESEARCH NOTES

Effects of spirodiclofen on reproduction in a susceptible and resistant strain of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Steven Van PottelbergeJahangir KhajehaliThomas Van LeeuwenLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

Genetic and biochemical analysis of a laboratory-selected spirodiclofen-resistant strain of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Steven Van PottelbergeThomas Van LeeuwenJahangir KhajehaliLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Identification of pyrethroid resistance associated mutations in the para sodium channel of the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

A TsagkarakouThomas Van LeeuwenJahangir KhajehaliA IliasM GrispouMS WilliamsonLuc TirryJ Vontas

A1 Journal Article in INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Mutations in the mitochondrial cytochrome b of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) confer cross-resistance between bifenazate and acequinocyl

Pieter Van NieuwenhuyseThomas Van LeeuwenJahangir KhajehaliBartel VanholmeLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Resistance mechanisms to mitochondrial electron transport inhibitors in a field-collected strain of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Steven Van PottelbergeThomas Van LeeuwenR NauenLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Susceptibility of an organophosphate resistant strain of the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) to mixtures of bifenazate with organophosphate and carbamate insecticides

Jahangir KhajehaliThomas Van LeeuwenLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

The complete mitochondrial genome of the house dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Trouessart): a novel gene arrangement among arthropods

Wannes DermauwThomas Van LeeuwenBartel VanholmeLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in BMC GENOMICS

Toxicity of selected insecticides to the two-spot ladybird Adalia bipunctata

Mohammad Amin JalaliThomas Van LeeuwenLuc TirryPatrick De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in PHYTOPARASITICA

Wolbachia affects the reproduction of the mirid predator Macrolophus pygmaeus

Thijs MachtelinckxThomas Van LeeuwenBartel VanholmeBjorn GehesquièreGodelieve GheysenPatrick De Clercq

Wolbachia induces strong cytoplasmic incompatibility in the predatory bug Macrolophus pygmaeus

Thijs MachtelinckxThomas Van LeeuwenBartel VanholmeBjorn GehesquièreWannes DermauwBjorn VandekerkhoveGodelieve GheysenPatrick De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

2008

Angiotensin converting enzyme in Spodoptera littoralis: molecular characterization, expression and activity profile during development

Lieselot VercruysseBartel VanholmeThomas Van LeeuwenJohn Van CampGuy Smagghe

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Induction of cytochrome P450 monooxygenase activity in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae and its influence on acaricide toxicity

Steven Van PottelbergeThomas Van LeeuwenK VAN AMERMAETLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Mitochondrial heteroplasmy and the evolution of insecticide resistance : non-Mendelian inheritance in action

Thomas Van LeeuwenBartel VanholmeSteven Van PottelbergePieter Van NieuwenhuyseRalf NauenLuc TirryIan Denholm

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2007

Esterase-mediated bifenthrin resistance in a multiresistant strain of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae

Thomas Van LeeuwenLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Organophosphate insecticides and acaricides antagonise bifenazate toxicity through esterase inhibition in Tetranychus urticae

Thomas Van LeeuwenSteven Van PottelbergeR NAUENLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Susceptibility of the predatory stinkbug Picromerus bidens to selected insecticides

Kamran MahdianThomas Van LeeuwenLuc TirryPatrick De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in BIOCONTROL

2006

Biochemical analysis of a chlorfenapyr-selected resistant strain of Tetranychus urticae Koch

Thomas Van LeeuwenSteven Van PottelbergeLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Complete maternal inheritance of bifenazate resistance in Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) and its implications in mode of action considerations

Thomas Van LeeuwenLuc TirryR NAUEN

A1 Journal Article in INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Systemic toxicity of spinosad to the greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum and to the cotton leaf worm Spodoptera littoralis

Thomas Van LeeuwenMarcus Van De VeireWannes DermauwLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in PHYTOPARASITICA

2005

Comparative acaricide susceptibility and detoxifying enzyme activities in field-collected resistant and susceptible strains of Tetranychus urticae

Thomas Van LeeuwenSteven Van PottelbergeLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Systemic use of spinosad to control the two-spotted spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) on tomatoes grown in rockwool

Thomas Van LeeuwenWannes DermauwMarcus Van De VeireLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

2004

Genetic analysis and cross-resistance spectrum of a laboratory-selected chlorfenapyr resistant strain of two-spotted spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Thomas Van LeeuwenV STILLATUSLuc Tirry

A1 Journal Article in EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

The hemolymph of caterpillars Spodoptera littoralis: physico-chemical properties and ionic composition compared to culture media

Guy SmaggheThomas Van Leeuwen

A4 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES