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Arne Janssen is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their work primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a notable focus on subfields such as Insect Science, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics in Janssen's research include:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Janssen's scientific output includes significant contributions in several publication venues, primarily:

  • Experimental and Applied Acarology
  • Journal of Pest Science
  • Biological Control
  • Ecological Entomology
  • BioControl

Among Janssen's recent papers are:

  • Pesticides do not significantly reduce arthropod pest densities in the presence of natural enemies, 2021, Ecology Letters
  • Biodiversity in and around Greenhouses: Benefits and Potential Risks for Pest Management, 2021, Insects
  • Extrafloral nectary-bearing leguminous trees enhance pest control and increase fruit weight in associated coffee plants, 2021, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • High-quality alternative food reduces cannibalism in the predatory mite Amblyseius herbicolus (Acari: Phytoseiidae), 2020, Experimental and Applied Acarology
  • The distribution of herbivores between leaves matches their performance only in the absence of competitors, 2020, Ecology and Evolution

Janssen frequently collaborates with other researchers, with repeated co-authorship alongside:

  • Ângelo Pallini (15 joint publications)
  • Morgana Maria Fonseca (8 joint publications)
  • Ítalo Marcossi (7 joint publications)
  • André C. Cardoso (7 joint publications)
  • G.J. Messelink (6 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • HABITAT STRUCTURE AFFECTS INTRAGUILD PREDATION

    Arne Janssen;Maurice W. Sabelis;Sara Magalhães;Marta Montserrat;Marta Montserrat

  • Phytoseiid predators as potential biological control agents for Bemisia tabaci.

    M. Nomikou;A. Janssen;R. Schraag;M.W. Sabelis

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

    M. R. Kant;W. Jonckheere;B. Knegt;F. Lemos

  • A herbivore that manipulates plant defence.

    Renato Almeida Sarmento;Felipe Lemos;Petra M Bleeker;Robert C Schuurink

  • Biological control of thrips and whiteflies by a shared predator: Two pests are better than one

    G.J. Messelink;B. Maanen;S.E.F. van Steenpaal;A. Janssen

  • Herbivore arthropods benefit from vectoring plant-viruses

    Belén Belliure;Arne Janssen;Paul C. Maris;Dick Peters

  • Habitat structure and population persistence in an experimental community

    Stephen P. Ellner;Edward McCauley;Bruce E. Kendall;Cheryl J. Briggs

  • Behaviour and indirect interactions in food webs of plant-inhabiting arthropods

    Arne Janssen;Angelo Pallini;Madelaine Venzon;Maurice W. Sabelis

  • Phytoseiid predators suppress populations of Bemisia tabaci on cucumber plants with alternative food.

    Maria Nomikou;Arne Janssen;Ruud Schraag;Maurice W. Sabelis

  • Odour-mediated responses of phytophagous mites to conspecific and heterospecific competitors

    Angelo Pallini;Arne Janssen;Maurice W. Sabelis

  • Phytoseiid life-histories, local predator-prey dynamics, and strategies for control of tetranychid mites

    A. Janssen;M. W. Sabelis

  • Phytoseiid predators of whiteflies feed and reproduce on non-prey food sources

    Maria Nomikou;Arne Janssen;Maurice W. Sabelis

  • Can plants use entomopathogens as bodyguards

    S.L. Elliot;M.W. Sabelis;A. Janssen;L.P.S. van der Geest

  • Pollen subsidies promote whitefly control through the numerical response of predatory mites

    Maria Nomikou;Maurice W. Sabelis;Arne Janssen

  • INTRAGUILD PREDATION USUALLY DOES NOT DISRUPT BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

    Arne Janssen;Arne Janssen;Marta Montserrat;Reinier HilleRisLambers;André M. de Roos

  • Predators use volatiles to avoid prey patches with conspecifics

    Arne Janssen;Jan Bruin;Gerrit Jacobs;Ruud Schraag

  • An ecological cost of plant defence: attractiveness of bitter cucumber plants to natural enemies of herbivores

    Anurag A. Agrawal;Arne Janssen;Jan Bruin;Maarten A. Posthumus

  • The evolution of direct and indirect plant defence against herbivorous arthropods

    M.W. Sabelis;M. van Baalen;F.M. Bakker;J. Bruin

  • Optimal Host Selection by Drosophila Parasitoids in the Field

    A. Janssen

  • Pest species diversity enhances control of spider mites and whiteflies by a generalist phytoseiid predator

    Gerben J. Messelink;Roos Van Maanen;Renata Van Holstein-Saj;Maurice W. Sabelis

  • Diet of a polyphagous arthropod predator affects refuge seeking of its thrips prey.

    Madelaine Venzon;Arne Janssen;Angelo Pallini;Maurice W. Sabelis

Frequent Co-Authors

Maurice W. Sabelis
Maurice W. Sabelis University of Amsterdam
Robert C. Schuurink
Robert C. Schuurink University of Amsterdam
André M. de Roos
André M. de Roos University of Amsterdam
Junji Takabayashi
Junji Takabayashi Kyoto University
Roger M. Nisbet
Roger M. Nisbet University of California, Santa Barbara
Louise E. M. Vet
Louise E. M. Vet Wageningen University & Research
Stephen P. Ellner
Stephen P. Ellner Cornell University
Simon N. Wood
Simon N. Wood University of Edinburgh
Vincent A. A. Jansen
Vincent A. A. Jansen Royal Holloway University of London
Cheryl J. Briggs
Cheryl J. Briggs University of California, Santa Barbara

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