Day 7/7 of my life in pictures. Happy to share memories!

Facing a scarcity of pollen, bumblebees will nibble on the leaves of flowerless plants, causing intentional damage in a way that speeds up the production of flowers, according to a new study, which reports on a previously unknown behavior of bumblebees ($) fcld.ly/zzc18r2

A new special issue about plant virus transmission is out now in Viruses mdpi.com/journal/viruse… and covers how viruses manipulate insects, nematodes and plants, and how plants fight back!

We are having a lot of fun 😁

Mmmmm...I don't know what to think about it exactly! 🤔

This is a great reminder that these are very common issues

Plant-phenotypic changes induced by parasitoid ichnoviruses enhance the performance of both unparasitized and parasitized caterpillars. New evidence on the role of parasitoid-associated symbionts in plant-insect interactions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/me… INRAE DGIMI @DickeMarcel

Best colleagues support for my talk at the #SIP17

It was great to see so much interest in my poster at #SIP17 ☺️ Congratulations to Peter Karssemeijer for presenting the winning poster🥳🥳🥳

Super happy to have our review paper published Functional Ecology ! The enemy of my enemy is not always my friend: Negative effects of carnivorous arthropods on plants besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…

I am hosting this FREE webinar again! 🎉 You’ll learn what for me are the top 5 common mistakes scientists do when writing (including myself!). And you can attend a second webinar on a more “human” productivity 🙌🏼 Click on the image to register👇🏼! #AcWri #MindfulScientificWriting

Do you want to unravel how viruses manipulate plant responses to insect vectors? Please apply for this exciting PhD position in our labs of Virology and Entomology! Emilyn E. Matsumura #aphids #plantviruses #plantresistance wur.nl/en/vacancy/PhD…

10 yrs ago, Claire Grierson asked the plant science community what the most pressing questions were in the field. 🌱 On the project's 10th Anniversary, Claire, University of Bristol & New Phytologist are asking for submissions again! ✏️ Submissions are open until 31 Dec: bit.ly/3ICyi6U

Plant defense strategies against attack by multiple herbivores dlvr.it/SGtfdx

Extremely happy to share our #Opinion paper in which we define the repertoire of plastic defense strategies plants may use to optimize their defenses against a multitude of stressors. Thanks, Maite, Matthias Erb and Erik Poelman. TrendsPlantSci sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Great start of the new year! This little project started in 2017 and evolved to a very interesting story now to read in New Phytologist. Many thnx to all coauthors for their invaluable contributions @DickeMarcel

Excited to see our paper out today in TrendsPlantSci . GREAT team effort! Azkia Nurfikari els van de zande @DickeMarcel

#Sustainable🌱| The transition to sustainable arable farming is given a new impulse with a €10 million research grant by the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA)! Curious what the grant will be used for? Read it here!👇 wur.nl/en/news-wur/Sh…

This is so messed up! I have no words to express my sadness and anger!

The challenges facing growers in the next 20 years are difficult to predict, and that’s something Syngenta vegetable breeders try to determine every year. Learn more about the entire process of how varieties are created: syngentavegetables.com/landing/fields… #SyngentaVegetables