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Veerle Mommaerts
Researcher at Ghent University
Publications - 37
Citations - 2171
Veerle Mommaerts is an academic researcher from Ghent University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Bombus terrestris & Bumblebee. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 37 publications receiving 1884 citations. Previous affiliations of Veerle Mommaerts include Vrije Universiteit Brussel & Free University of Brussels.
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Neonicotinoids in bees: a review on concentrations, side-effects and risk assessment
TL;DR: The proposed risk assessment scheme for systemic compounds was shown to be applicable to assess the risk for side-effects of neonicotinoids as it considers the effect on different life stages and different levels of biological organization (organism versus colony).
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The non-target impact of spinosyns on beneficial arthropods.
TL;DR: A thorough review of possible risks of spinosad and novel spinosyns (such as spinetoram) to beneficial arthropods (notably natural enemies and pollinators) is provided, and the acute lethal effect and multiple sublethal effects have been identified in almost all arthropod groups studied.
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Risk assessment for side-effects of neonicotinoids against bumblebees with and without impairing foraging behavior.
Veerle Mommaerts,Sofie Reynders,Jana Boulet,Linde Besard,Guido Sterk,Guy Smagghe,Guy Smagghe +6 more
TL;DR: It is recommended that behavior tests should be included in risk assessment tests for highly toxic pesticides because impairment of the foraging behavior can result in a decreased pollination, lower reproduction and finally in colony mortality due to a lack of food.
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Hazards and uptake of chitin synthesis inhibitors in bumblebees Bombus terrestris
TL;DR: The present results suggest that CSIs should be applied with caution in combination with bumblebees, with a dramatic reduction in brood production, especially after oral treatment with pollen and sugar/water.
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Age- and task-dependent foraging gene expression in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris
TL;DR: The results confirm the proposed role for PKGs in division of labor and discover an age-related decrease in Btfor expression in both nursing and foraging bumblebees, which speculate that the presence of BtFOR is required for correct adaptation to new external stimuli and rapid learning for foraging.