Agricultural Entomology

All Publications by Prof. i. R. Dr. Stefan Vidal

2020
Veres A, Wyckhuys KAG, Kiss J, Tóth F, Burgio G, Pons X, Avilla C, Vidal S, Razinger J, Bazok R, Matyjaszczyk E, Milosavljević I, Le XV, Zhou W, Zhu Z-R, Tarno H, Hadi B, Lundgren J, Bonmatin J-M, Bijleveld van Lexmond M, Aebi A, Rauf A and Furlan L (2020): An update of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) on systemic pesticides. Part 4: alternatives in major cropping systems. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27: pp. 29867-29899.
doi:10.1007/s11356-020-09279-x

2019
Laurenz S, Hermann K, Humbert P, Patel A and Vidal S (2019): Optimierung einer Attract-&-Kill-Strategie gegen Drahtwürmer. Kartoffelbau 3/2019: pp. 18-19.

Askoul K, Richter E, Vidal S and Lusebrink I (2019): Life history parameters of Aleyrodes proletella (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on different host plants. Journal of Economic Entomology 112(1): pp. 457-464.
doi:10.1093/jee/toy335

Wemheuer F, Wemheuer B, Daniel R and Vidal S (2019): Deciphering bacterial and fungal endophyte communities in leaves of two maple trees with green islands. Scientific Reports 9: 14183.
doi:10.1038/s41598-019-50540-2

Ambele CF, Bisseleua HDB, Akutse KS, Olubukola BO, Humbert P, Patel A, Vidal S and Ekesi S (2019): Testing a co-formulation of CO2 releasing material with an entomopathogenic fungus for the management of subterranean termite pests. Mycological Progress 18: 1201-1211.
doi:10.1007/s11557-019-01517-y

Gange AC, Koricheva J, Currie AF, Jaber LR and Vidal S (2019): Meta-analysis of the role of entomopathogenic and unspecialised fungal endophytes as plant bodyguards. New Phytologist 223(4): 2002-2010.
doi:10.1111/nph.15859

2018
Humbert P, Vemmer M, Mävers F, Schumann M, Vidal S and Patel A V (2018): Development of an attract-and-kill co-formulation containing Saccharomyces cerevisiae and neem extract attractive towards wireworms. Pest Management Science 74(7): pp. 1575-1585.
doi:10.1002/ps.4842

Poehlein A, Hollensteiner J, Granzow S, Wemheuer B, Vidal S and Wemheuer F (2018): First insights into the draft genome sequence of the endophyte Paenibacillus amylolyticus strain GM1FR, isolated from Festuca rubra L. Genome Announcements 6(4):e01516-17.
doi:10.1128%2FgenomeA.01516-17

Hollensteiner J, Poehlein A, Granzow S, Liesegang L, Liesegang H, Daniel R, Vidal S and Wemheuer F (2018): Draft genome sequence of the endophyte Bacillus mycoides strain GM5LP isolated from Lolium perenne. Genome Announcements 6(4):e01517-17.
doi:10.1128%2FgenomeA.01517-17

Krell V, Jakobs-Schoenwandt D, Vidal S and Patel AV (2018): Encapsulation of Metarhizium brunneum enhances endophytism in tomato plants. Biological Control 116: pp. 62-73.
doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2017.05.004

Krell V, Jakobs-Schoenwandt D, Vidal S and Patel A V (2018): Cellulase enhances endophytism of encapsulated Metarhizium brunneum in potato plants. Fungal Biology 122(5): pp. 373-378.
doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2018.03.002

Agatz A, Schumann MM, French BW, Brown CD and Vidal S (2018): Assessment of acute toxicity tests and rhizotron experiments to characterise lethal and sub-lethal control of soil-based pests. Pest Management Science 74(11): pp. 2450-2459.
doi:10.1002/ps.4922

Sann C, Wemheuer F, Beaurepaire A, Daniel R, Erler S and Vidal S (2018): Preliminary investigation of species diversity of rice hopper parasitoids in Southeast Asia. Insects 9(1), 19.
doi:10.3390%2Finsects9010019

Agboton C, Onzo A, Akohou H A, Goergen G, Vidal S and Tamò M (2018): Population dynamics of the cashew leafminer, Eteoryctis gemoniella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), and inventory of its parasitoids in cashew orchards of Northern Benin, West Africa. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 38(2): pp. 132-144.
doi:10.1017/S1742758417000339

Suryanarayanan TS, Govinda Rajulu MB and Vidal S (2018): Biological control through fungal endophytes: gaps in knowledge hindering success. Current Biotechnology 5: pp. 185 - 198.
doi:10.2174/2211550105666160504130322

2017
Sann C, Theodorou P, Heong K L, Villareal S, Vidal S and Westphal C (2017): Hopper parasitoids do not significantly benefit from non-crop habitats in rice production landscapes. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 254: pp. 224-232.
doi:10.1016/j.agee.2017.11.035

Humbert P, Przyklenk M, Vemmer M, Schumann M, Vidal S and Patel AV (2017): Technical scale production of encapsulated Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Metarhizium brunneum attractive to wireworms. Biocontrol Science and Technology 27: pp. 1049-1070.
doi:10.1080/09583157.2017.1380164

Mwaura P, Niere B and Vidal S (2017): Application of an entomopathogenic fungus (Beauveria bassiana) increases potato nematodes reproduction and potato tubers damage caused by Ditylenchus destructor and D. dipsaci. Biological Control 115: pp. 23-29.
doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2017.08.012

Wemheuer F, Hollenstein J, Poehlein A, Granzow S, Daniel R, Vidal S and Wemheuer B (2017): Draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas putida strain GM4FR, an endophytic bacterium isolated from Festuca rubra L. Genome Announcements 5.
doi:10.1128/genomeA.00086-17

Schaefer H L, Brandes H, Ulber B, Becker H C and Vidal S (2017): Evaluation of nine genotypes of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) for larval infestation and performance of rape stem weevil (Ceutorhynchus napi Gyll.). PLoS ONE 12: e0180807.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0180807

Hollenstein J, Poehlein A, Daniel R, Liesegang H, Vidal S and Wemheuer F (2017): Draft genome sequence of Bacillus pumilus strain GM3FR, an endophyte isolated from aerial plant tissue of Festuca rubra L. Genome Announcements 5.
doi:10.1128/genomeA.00085-17

Granzow S, Kaiser K, Wemheuer B, Pfeiffer B, Daniel R, Vidal S and Wemheuer F (2017): The effects of cropping regimes on fungal and bacterial communities of wheat and faba bean in a greenhouse pot experiment differ between plant species and compartment. Frontiers in Microbiology 8.
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2017.00902

Bisseleua, DHB, Begoude D, Tonnang H and Vidal S (2017): Ant-mediated ecosystem services and disservices on marketable yield in cocoa agroforestry systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 247: pp. 409-417.
doi:10.1016/j.agee.2017.07.004

Agboton C, Onzo A, Korie S, Tamo M and Vidal S (2017): Spatial and temporal infestation rates of Apate terebrans (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in cashew orchards in Benin, West Africa. African Entomology 25: pp. 24-36.
doi:10.4001/003.025.0024

Wemheuer F, Kaiser K, Karlovsky P, Daniel R, Vidal S and Wemheuer B (2017): Bacterial endophyte communities of three agricultural important grass species differ in their response towards management regimes. Scientific Reports 7.
doi:10.1038/srep40914

Brandl MA, Schumann M, Przyklenk M, Patel A and Vidal S (2017): Wireworm damage reduction in potatoes with an attract-and-kill strategy using Metarhizium brunneum. Journal of Pest Science 90: pp. 479-493.
doi:10.1007/s10340-016-0824-x

Schumann M, Tappe B, French W and Vidal S (2017): Semi field trials to evaluate undersowings in maize for management of western corn rootworm larvae. Bulletin of Insectology 70: pp. 63-68.

2016
Brandl MA, Schumann M, French BW and Vidal S (2016): Screening of botanical extracts for repellence against western corn rootworm larvae. Journal of Insect Behaviour 29: pp. 395-414.
doi:10.1007/s10905-016-9571-3

Eberlein C, Heuer H, Vidal S and Westphal A (2016): Microbial communities in Globodera pallida females raised in potato monoculture soil. Phytopathology 106: pp. 581-590.
doi:10.1094/PHYTO-07-15-0180-R

Vemmer M, Schumann M, Beitzen-Heineke W, French BW, Vidal S and Patel A (2016): Development of a CO2 releasing co-formulation based on starch, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Beauveria bassiana attractive towards western corn rootworm larvae. Pest Management Science 72: pp. 2136-2145.
doi:10.1002/ps.4245

Wemheuer F, Wemheuer B, Kretzschmar D, Pfeiffer B, Herzog S, Daniel R and Vidal S (2016): Impact of grassland management regimes on bacterial endophyte diversity differs with grass species. Letters in Applied Microbiology 62: pp. 323-329.
doi:10.1111/lam.12551

Gonzalez F, Tkaczuk C, Dinu MM, Fiedler Z, Vidal S, Zchori-Fein E and Messelink GJ (2016): New opportunities for the integration of microorganisms in to biological pest control systems in greenhouse crops. Journal of Pest Science 89: pp. 295-311.
doi:10.1007/s10340-016-0751-x

Hussein A, Karlovsky P, Mashaly AMA and Vidal S (2016): Specialization and host plant use of the common clones of Sitobion avenae (Homoptera: Aphididae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 51: pp. 289-295.
doi:10.1007/s13355-016-0400-0

2015
Vandenbossche BAB, Niere B and Vidal S (2015): Effect of temperature on the hatch of two German populations of the beet cyst nematodes, Heterodera schachtii and Heterodera betae. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 122: pp. 250-254.
doi:10.1007/BF03356560

Westphal C, Vidal S, Horgan FG, Gurr GM, Escalada M, van Chien H, Tscharntke T, Heong KL and Settele J (2015): Promoting multiple ecosystem services with flower strips and participatory approaches in rice production landscapes. Basic and Applied Ecology 16: pp. 681-689.
doi:10.1016/j.baae.2015.10.004

Alkhedir H, Habekuss A, Schliephake E, Mashaly AM, Karlovsky P and Vidal S (2015): Do secondary bacterial endosymbionts of aphids affect the vector specificity or transmission efficiency of plant viruses? African Entomology 23: pp. 356-360.
doi:10.4001/003.023.0204

Mwaura P, Niere B and Vidal S (2015): Effect of initial population densities of Ditylenchus destructor and D. dipsaci on potato tuber damage and nematode reproduction. Nematology 17: pp. 193-202.
doi:10.1163/15685411-00002861

Junk J, Ulber B, Vidal S and Eickermann M (2015): Assessing climate change impacts on the rape stem weevil, Ceutorhynchus napi Gyll., based on bias and non-bias corrected regional climate change projections. International Journal of Biometeorology 59: pp. 1597–1605.
doi:10.1007/s00484-015-0966-1

Lohse R, Jakobs-Schönwandt D, Vidal S and Patel AV (2015): Evaluation of new fermentation and formulation strategies for a high endophytic establishment of Beauveria bassiana in oilseed rape plants. Biological Control 88: pp. 26-36.
doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2015.05.002

Vidal S and Jaber LR (2015): Entomopathogenic fungi as endophytes: plant–endophyte–herbivore interactions and prospects for use in biological control. Current Science 109: pp. 46-54.
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Akhledir H, Karlovsky P, Mashaly MA and Vidal S (2015): Phylogenetic relationships of the symbiotic bacteria in the aphid Sitobion avenae (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Environmental Entomology 44: pp. 1358-1366.
doi:10.1093/ee/nvv114

2014
Agboton C, Onzo A, Ouessou FI, Goergen G, Vidal S and Tamò M (2014): Insect fauna associated with cashew trees, (Anacardium occidentale), in Benin, West Africa. Journal of Insect Science 14: 229.
doi:10.1093/jisesa/ieu091

Schumann M, Patel A and Vidal S (2014): Soil application of an encapsulated CO2 source and its potential for management of western corn rootworm larvae. Journal of Economic Entomology 107: pp. 230-239.
doi:10.1603/EC13344

Schumann M, Toepfer S, Vemmer M, Patel A, Kuhlmann U and Vidal S (2014): Field evaluation of an attract and kill strategy against western corn rootworm larvae. Journal of Pest Science 87: pp. 259-271.
doi:10.1007/s10340-013-0551-5

Schumann M and Vidal S (2014): Kapseln gegen Drahtwürmer. DLZ Agrarmagazin 4: pp. 66 - 68.

Schumann M, Vemmer M, Patel A and Vidal S (2014): The role of carbon dioxide as an orientation cue for western corn rootworm larvae within the maize root system - implications for an attract and kill approach. Pest Management Science 70: pp. 642-650.
doi:10.1002/ps.3602

Mutua PM, Niere B and Vidal S (2014): Resistance and tolerance of potato varieties to potato rot nematode (Ditylenchus destructor) and stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci). Annals of Applied Biology 166: pp. 257-270.
doi:10.1111/aab.12180

2013
Schumann M, Patel A and Vidal S (2013): Evaluation of an attract and kill strategy for western corn rootworm larvae. Applied Soil Ecology 64: pp. 178-189.
doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2012.12.007

Agboton B, Hanna R, Onzo A, Vidal S and Tiedemann A (2013): Interactions between the predatory mite Typhlodromalus aripo and the entomopathogenic fungus Neozygites tanajoae and consequences for the suppression of their shared prey/host Mononychellus tanajoa. Experimental and Applied 60: pp. 205-217.
doi:10.1007/s10493-012-9630-1

Agboka K, Schulthess F, Tounou AK, Tamò M and Vidal S (2013): The effect of leguminous cover crops and cowpea planted as border rows on maize ear borers with special reference to Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Crop Protection 43: pp. 72-78.
doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2012.08.016

Alkhedir H, Karlovsky P and Vidal S (2013): Relationship between water soluble carbohydrate content, aphid endosymbionts and clonal performance of Sitobion avenae on cocksfoot cultivars. PlosOne 8: e54327.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054327

Bisseleua HBD, Fotio D, Yede, Missoup AD and Vidal S (2013): Shade tree diversity, cocoa pest damage, yield compensating inputs and farmers' net returns in West Africa. PLOS ONE 8: e56115.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056115

Lehmhus J and Vidal S (2013): Dem Drahtwurm an den Kragen. Top agrar 4/2013: pp. 100-103.

Wilstermann A and Vidal S (2013): Western corn rootworm egg hatch and larval development under constant and varying temperatures. Journal of Pest Science 86: pp. 419-428.
doi:10.1007/s10340-013-0496-8

Dobrindt L, Stroh H-G, Isselstein J and Vidal S (2013): Infected – not infected: Factors influencing the abundance of the endophyte Neotyphodium lolii in managed grasslands. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 175: pp. 54-59.
doi:10.1016/j.agee.2013.05.010

Schumann M, Jakobs-Schönwandt D, Vemmer M, Patel A and Vidal S (2013): „Attract & Kill” - Eine neue Strategie zur Diabrotica-Bekämpfung. Mais 2: pp. 92-93.

Dematheis F, Kurtz B, Vidal S and Smalla K (2013): Multitrophic interactions among western corn rootworm, Glomus intraradices and microbial communities in the rhizosphere and endorhiza of maize plants. Frontiers in Microbiology 4: 357.
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2013.00357

Settele J, Kühn I, Klotz S, Arida G, Bergmeier E, Burkhard B, Bustamante JV, Dao TT, Escalada M, Görg C, Grescho V, van Ho C, Heong KL, Hirneisen N, Hotes S, Jahn R, Klotzbücher T, Marion G, Marquez L, Marxen A, Moritz R, Müller F, van Nguyen S, Ott J, Penev L, Rodriguez-Labajos B, Schädler M, Scheu S, Seppelt R, Stoev P, Tscharntke T, Tekken V, Thonicke K, Vetterlein D, Vidal S, Villareal S, Weisser WW, Westphal C, Wiemers M and Spangenberg JH (2013): Kulturlandschaftsforschung in Südostasien – das LEGATO-Projekt. Berichte. Geographie und Landeskunde 87: pp. 315-323. Deutsche Akademie für Landeskunde e.V. & Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde, Leipzig.

Lohaus K and Vidal S (2013): Nitrogen supply in conventional versus organic farming systems: effects on the performance of cereal aphids. Organic Agriculture 3: pp. 129-139.
doi:10.1007/s13165-013-0051-1

2012
Dematheis F, Kurtz B, Vidal S and Smalla K (2012): Microbial communities associated with the larval gut and eggs of the western corn rootworm. PLoS ONE 7: e44685.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044685

Dematheis F, Zimmerling U, Flocco C, Kurtz B, Vidal S, Kropf S and Smalla K (2012): Multitrophic interaction in the rhizosphere of maize: root feeding of western corn rootworm larvae alters the microbial community composition. PLoS ONE 7: e37288.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037288

Lohaus K, Vidal S and Thies C (2012): Farming practices change food web structures in cereal aphid-parasitoid-hyperparasitoid communities. Oecologia 171: pp. 249-259.
doi:10.1007/s00442-012-2387-8

Schumann M and Vidal S (2012): Dispersal and spatial distribution of western corn rootworm larvae in relation to root phenology. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 14: pp. 331-339.
doi:10.1111/j.1461-9563.2012.00573.x

2011
Bisseleua HDB , Yede P and Vidal S (2011): Dispersion models and sampling of cacao mirid bug Sahlbergella singularis (Hemiptera: Miridae) on Theobroma cacao in Southern Cameroon. Environmental Entomology 40: pp. 111-119.
doi:10.1603/EN09101

Clough Y, Barkmann J, Juhrbandt J, Kessler M, Wanger TC, Anshary A, Buchori D, Cicuzza D, Darrasj K, Putra DD, Erasmi S, Pitopang R, Schmidt C, Schulze CH, Seidel D, Steffan-Dewenter I, Stenchly K, Vidal S, Weist M, Wielgoss CA and Tscharntke T (2011): Combining high biodiversity with high yields in tropical agroforests. PNAS 108: pp. 8311-8316.
doi:10.1073/pnas.1016799108

Eickermann M, Ulber B and Vidal S (2011): Resynthesized lines and cultivars of Brassica napus L. provide sources of resistance to the cabbage stem weevil (Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus (Mrsh.)). Bulletin of Entomological Research 101: pp. 287-294.
doi:10.1017/S0007485310000489

Vidal S (2011): Entomopathogenic fungi as endophytes: a new plant protection strategy? IOBC/WPRS Bulletin 66: pp. 91-97.

2010
Agboka K, Schulthess F, Tamò M, Hell K and Vidal S (2010): The importance of Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) as a post-harvest pest in different storage structures in Benin. Journal of Stored Products Research 46: pp. 81-86.
doi:10.1016/j.jspr.2009.10.004

Alkhedir H, Karlovsky P and Vidal S (2010): Effect of light intensity on colour morph formation and performance of the grain aphid Sitobion avenae F. (Homoptera: Aphididae). Journal of Insect Physiology 56: pp. 1999-2005.
doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.08.025

Jaber LR and Vidal S (2010): Fungal endophyte negative effects on herbivory are enhanced on intact plants and maintained in a subsequent generation. Ecological Entomology 35: pp. 25-36.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01152.x

Jäschke D, Dugassa-Gobena D, Karlovsky P, Vidal S and Ludwig-Müller J (2010): Suppression of clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae) development in Arabidopsis thaliana by the endophytic fungus Acremonium alternatum. Plant Pathology 59: pp. 100-111.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-3059.2009.02199.x

Kurtz B, Karlovsky P and Vidal S (2010): Interaction between western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larvae and root-infecting Fusarium verticillioides. Environmental Entomology 39: pp. 1532-1538
doi:10.1603/EN10025

Lohaus K and Vidal S (2010): Abundance of Sitona lineatus L. (Col., Curculionidae) in peas (Pisum sativum L.): effects on yield parameters and nitrogen balance. Crop Protection 29: pp. 283-289.
doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2009.09.009

Vidal S (2010): Die Schädlingsarmada marschiert gen Norden. Topagrar 1/2010: pp. 54-56.

Vidal S (2010): Probleme durch neue Schädlinge. Land & Forst 21/2010: pp. 17-19.

Vidal S and Petersen HH (2010): Was ist an Bodenschädlingen im Mais zu erwarten? Mais 37: pp. 64-66.

2009
Abebe F, Tefera T, Mugo S, Beyene Y and Vidal S (2009): Resistance of maize varieties to the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). African Journal of Biotechnology 8: pp. 5937-5943.
doi:10.5897/AJB09.821

Agboka K, Mawupe AK, Tamò M and Vidal S (2009): Effects of plant extracts and oil emulsions on the maize earborer Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in laboratory and field experiments. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 29: pp. 184-195.
doi:10.1017/S1742758409990348

Bisseleua HDH, Missoup AD and Vidal S (2009): Biodiversity conservation, ecosystem functioning, and economic incentives under cocoa agroforestry intensification. Conservation Biology 23: pp. 1176-1184.
doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01220.x

Jaber LR and Vidal S (2009): Interactions between an endophytic fungus, aphids, and extrafloral nectaries: do endophytes induce extrafloral-mediated defences in Vicia faba? Functional Ecology 23: pp. 707-714.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01554.x

Kirichenko NI, Baranchikov YN and Vidal S (2009): Host plant preference and performance of the potentially invasive Siberian moth (Dendrolimus superans sibiricus Tschtv.) on European coniferous species. Agriculture and Forest Entomology 11: pp. 247-254.
doi:10.1111/j.1461-9563.2009.00437.x

Tefera T and Vidal S (2009): Effect of inoculation method and plant growth medium on endophytic colonization of sorghum by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana. BioControl 54: pp. 663-669.
doi:10.10007/s10526-009-9216-y

Toepfer S, Haye T, Erlandson M, Goettel M, Lundgren JG, Kleespies RG, Weber DC, Cabrera Walsh G, Peters A, Ehlers RU, Strasser H, Moore D, Keller S, Vidal S and Kuhlmann U (2009): A review of the natural enemies of beetles in the subtribe Diabroticina (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): implications for sustainable pest management. Biocontrol Science and Technology 19: pp. 1-65.
doi:10.1080/095831508025247

Vidal S (2009): Maßnahmen zur Kontrolle des Westlichen Maiswurzelbohrers. Mais 36: pp. 54-57.

2008
Jallow MFA, Dugassa-Gobena D and Vidal S (2008): Influence of an endophytic fungus on host plant selection by a polyphagous moth via volatile spectrum changes. Arthropod-Plant-Interactions 2: pp. 53-62.
doi:10.1007/s11829-008-9033-8

Lohaus K and Vidal S (2008): Wurzelfraß durch die Larven von Sitona lineatus L. (Col., Curculionidae) in Pisum sativum L. (Körnererbsen): Besteht ein Zusammenhang zwischen dem Ertragsverlust und der Abundanz der Imagines? Faunistisch-Ökologische Mitteilungen, Supplement 35: pp. 183-202.

Rossbach A, Löhr B and Vidal S (2008): Interspecific competition between Diadegma semiclausum Hellen and Diadegma mollipla (Holmgren), parasitoids of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L), feeding on a new host plant. Bulletin of Entomological Research 98: pp. 135-143.
doi:10.1111/j.1439-0418.2004.00869.x

Shonouda M, Angeli S, Schutz S and Vidal S (2008): Use of CLSA and SPME-headspace techniques followed by GC-MS Analysis to extract and identify the flora odorants. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 11: pp. 1246-1251.
doi:10.3923/pjbs.2008.1246.1251

Vidal S (2008): Eu-Vorgaben greifen zu kurz. DLG-Mitteilungen 4/2008: pp. 44-46.

2007
Bisseleua DHB and Vidal S (2007): Plant biodiversity and vegetation structure in traditional cocoa forest gardens in southern Cameroon under different management. Biodiversity and Conservation 17: pp. 1821-1835.
doi:10.1007/s10531-007-9276-1

Moeser J and Vidal S (2007): Erstauftreten des Maiswurzelbohrers in Deutschland 2007: Konsequenzen und Perspektiven. Mais 34: pp. 146-148.

Moeser J and Vidal S (2007): Der westliche Maiswurzelbohrer in Deutschland: erstes Auftreten in 2007-Konsequenzen und Perspektiven. Mais 4/2007: pp. 146-148.

Omoloye AA and Vidal S (2007): Abundance of 24-methylenecholesterol in traditional African rice as an indicator of resistance to the African rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzivora Harris & Gagné. Entomological Science 10: pp. 249-257.
doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2007.00221.x

Rossbach A, Löhr B and Vidal S (2007): Interspecific competition between the parasitoids Diadegma semiclausum Hellen and Diadegma mollipla (Holmgren) on the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L), feeding on a new host plant. Bulletin of Entomological Research 98: pp. 135-143.
doi:10.1017/S0007485307005482

Tscharntke T, Bommarco R, Clough Y, Crist TO, Kleijn D, Rand TA, Tylianakis JM, VanNouhuys S and Vidal S (2007): Conservation biological control and enemy diversity on a landscape scale. Biological Control 43: pp. 294-309.
doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.08.006

2006
El-Wakeil NE, Gafaar NM and Vidal S (2006): Side effect of some neem products on natural enemies of Helicoverpa (Trichogramma spp.) and Chrysoperla carnea. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 39: pp. 445-455.
doi:10.1080/03235400500356160

Moeser J and Vidal S (2006): Impact of plant colonizing soil fungi on the invasive root feeding herbivore Diabrotica virgifera virgifera mediated via the host plant. Proceedings of the GfÖ 36: p. 47.

Rossbach A, Löhr B and Vidal S (2006): Parasitism of Plutella xylostella L. feeding on a new host plant. Environmental Entomology 35: pp. 1350-1357.
doi:10.1093/ee/35.5.1350

Roßbach A, Löhr B and Vidal S (2006): Does a specialist parasitoid adapt to its host on a new host plant? Journal of Insect Behavior 19: pp. 479-495.
doi:10.1007/s10905-006-9040-5

Roßbach A, Löhr B and Vidal S (2006): Host shift to peas in the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera:Plutellidae) and response of its parasitoid Diadegma mollipla (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 96: pp. 413-419.
doi:10.1079/BER2006445

Vidal S and Moeser J (2006): Käfer in Europa auf dem Vormarsch. Land und Forst 33: pp. 10-12.

2005
Moeser J and Vidal S (2005): How to measure the food utilization of subterranean insects: a case study with the western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera). Journal of Applied Entomology 129: pp. 60-63.
doi:10.1111/j.1439-0418.2005.00928.x

Moeser J and Vidal S (2005): Nutritional resources used by the invasive maize pest Diabrotica virgifera virgifera in its new South-East-European distribution range. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 114: pp. 55-63.
doi:10.1111/j.0013-8703.2005.00228.x

Moeser J and Vidal S (2005): Does plasticity in adult feeding behaviour facilitate the invasion of Europe by the maize pest Diabrotica virgifera virgifera? Entomologica Experimentalis et Applicata 114: pp. 55-63.

Roßbach A, Löhr B and Vidal S (2005): Generalism versus specialism: Responses of Diadegma mollipla (Holmgren) and Diadegma semiclausum (Hellen), to the host shift of the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella L.) to peas. Journal of Insect Behavior 18: pp. 491-503.
doi:10.1007/s10905-005-5607-9

Vidal S (2005): The history of Hymenopteran parasitoid research in Germany. Biological Control 32: pp. 25-33.
doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.09.017

Vidal S (ed) (2005): Integrated protection in field vegetable crops. IOBC wprs Bulletin 28: 160 pp.

Vidal S and Moeser J (2005): Der Westliche Maiswurzelbohrer in Europa - Neue Erkenntnisse und Strategien. Mais 32: pp. 92-93.

2004
Jallow MFA, Dugassa-Gobena D and Vidal S (2004): Indirect interaction between an unspecialized endophytic fungus and a polyphagous moth. Basic and Applied Ecology 5: pp. 183-191.
doi:10.1078/1439-1791-00224

Kassa A, Stephan D, Vidal S and Zimmermann G (2004): Production and processing of Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum submerged conidia for locusts and grasshoppers control. Mycological Research 108: pp. 93-100.
doi:10.1017/S0953756203008827

Moeser J and Vidal S (2004): Response of larvae of the invasive maize pest Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera;: Chrysomelidae) to carbon/nitrogen ration and phytosterol content of European maize varieties. Journal of Economic Entomology 97: pp. 1335-1341.
doi:10.1093/jee/97.4.1335

Moeser J and Vidal S (2004): Do alternative host plants enhance the invasion of the maize pest Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) in Europe? Environmental Entomology 33: pp. 1169-1177.
doi:10.1603/0046-225X-33.5.1169

Moeser J and Vidal S (2004): Variables Fraßverhalten des invasiven Maiswurzelbohrers. Mais 01/04: pp. 46-49.

Vidal S, Kuhlmann U and Edwards CR (eds) (2004): Ecology and management of the western corn rootworm. CAB Publishers, London, I-XIV, 310pp.

2003
Dagg JL and Vidal S (2003): Facultative adjustment of the sex ratio and kin competition in aphids. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 55: pp. 231-235.

Dugassa-Gobena D, Jallow MFA and Vidal S (2003): The impact of unspecialized fungal endophytes on insect-plant-interactions. Recent Research Developments in Entomology 4: pp. 19-31.

Kassa A, Stephan D, Vidal S and Zimmermann G (2003): Laboratory and field evaluation of different formulations of Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum submerged spores and aerial conidia for the control of locusts and grasshoppers. BioControl 49: pp. 63-81.
doi:10.1023/B:BICO.0000009384.46858.aa

Lale NES and Vidal S (2003): Effect of constant temperature and humidity on oviposition and development of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) and Callosobruchus subinnotatus (Pic.) on bambara groundnut Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdcourt. Journal of Stored Products Research 39: pp. 459-470.
doi:10.1016/S0022-474X(01)00028-5

Lale NES and Vidal S (2003): Simulation studies on the effects of solar heat on egg-laying, development and survival of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) and Callosobruchus subinnotatus (Pic.) in stored bambara groundnut Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdcourt. Journal of Stored Products Research 39: 447-458.
doi:10.1016/S0022-474X(01)00034-0

Vidal S (2003): Identification of hymenopterous parasitoids associated with oilseed rape pests. In: Alford, D. & Williams, I. (eds): Biocontrol of oilseed rape insect pests, Blackwell, Oxford, p 161-179.

Vidal S (ed) (2003): Integrated protection in field vegetable crops. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin 26: 379 pp.

2002
Damte T, Ulber B and Vidal S (2002): Biology and Biotype of two strains of pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (Homoptera: Aphididae) on lentil. Pest Management Journal of Ethiopia 6: pp. 13-21.

Kassa A, Zimmermann G, Stephan D and Vidal S (2002): Susceptibility of Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) to entomopathogenic fungi from Ethiopia. Biocontrol Science & Technology 12: pp. 727-736.
doi:10.1080/0958315021000039905

Kassa A, Stephan D, Vidal S and Zimmermann G (2002): Potential for the development of mycopesticide based on aerial conidia and submerged spores of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae for control of stored-grain insect pests. Mitteilungen der Biologischen Bundesanstalt für Land- und Forstwirtschaft 390: p. 254.

2001
Lale NES and Vidal S (2001): Intraspecific and interspecific competition in Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) and Callosobruchus subinnotatus (Pic.) on stored bambara groundnut, Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdcourt. Journal of Stored Products Research 37: pp. 329-338.
doi:10.1016/S0022-474X(00)00032-1

Tscharntke T, Vidal S and Hawkins BA (2001): Parasitoids of grass-feeding chalcid wasps - a comparison of German and British communities. Oecologia 129: pp. 445-451.
doi:10.1007/s004420100733

Vidal S (2001): Chalcidoidea - In: Dathe H.H.; Taeger A. & Blank S.M. (Hrsg.): Verzeichnis der Hautflügler Deutschlands (Entomofauna Germanica 4). Entomologische Nachrichten und Berichte, Beiheft 6: pp. 51-69.

Vidal S and Tscharntke T (2001): Multitrophic plant-insect interactions. Basic and Applied Ecology 2: pp. 1-2.

2000
Hassani M, Zimmermann G and Vidal S (2000): Paecilomyces fumosoroseus: Efficacy against the cotton pests Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Aphis gossypii (Homoptera: Aphididae) and effect of temperature on germination and mycelial growth. Bulletin OILB/SROP 23: pp. 217-221.

Hildebrands A, Thieme T and Vidal S (2000): Which factors govern the host preference of aphid parasitoids when offered host races of an aphid species? In: Austin A & Dowton M (eds): Hymenoptera: Evolution, biodiversity and biological control; CSIRO Publishing, Canberra, pp. 359-370.

Lale NES and Vidal S (2000): Mortality of different developmental stages of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) and Callosobruchus subinnotatus (Pic.)(Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in bamabara groundnut Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdcourt seeds exposed to simulated heat. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 107: pp. 553-559.

Lehrer AT, Dugassa-Gobena D, Vidal S and Seifert K (2000): Transport of resistance-inducing sterols in phloem sap of barley. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung 55c: pp. 948-952.
doi:10.1515/znc-2000-11-1216

1999
Cross JV, Solomon MG, Babendreier D, Blommers L, Easterbrook MA, Jay CN, Jenser G, Jolly RL, Kuhlmann U, Lilley R, Olivella E, Toepfer S and Vidal S (1999): Biocontrol of pests of apples and pears in Northern and Central Europe: 2. Parasitoids. Biocontrol Science and Technology 9: pp. 277-314.
doi:10.1080/09583159929569

Vidal S and Dugassa-Gobena D (1999): Wirkungsmechanismen von antagonistischen Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Organismen verschiedener trophischer Ebenen: Nutzungsmöglichkeiten im Pflanzenschutz. Ergebnisse landwirtschaftlicher Forschung, Heft XXIV, Justus-Liebig-Universität 14: pp. 49-69.

Weber A, Hommes M and Vidal S (1999): Thrips damage or yield reduction in undersown leek: replacing one evil by another? - Bulletin IOBC/WPRS 22: pp. 181-188.

1998
Ulber B and Vidal S (1998): Influence of host density and host distribution on parasitism of Ceutorhynchus assimilis by Trichomalus perfectus. Bulletin IOBC/WPRS 21: pp. 185-195.

1996
Lehmhus J, Vidal S and Hommes M (1996): Spatial colonization and population dynamics of herbivorous insects found in undersown white cabbage. Bulletin IOBC/WPRS 19: pp. 115-121.

Vidal S (1996): Redescription and first record from Europe of the North American species Chaenotetrastichus semiflavus Girault (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae). Entomofauna 17: pp. 149-152.

Vidal S (1996): Changes in suitability of tomato for whiteflies mediated by a non-pathogenic endophytic fungus. Entomologica Experimentalis et Applicata 80: pp. 272-274.
doi:10.1007/978-94-009-1720-0_61

1994
Poehling HM, Vidal S, Ulber B (1994): Genug Nützlinge auf Großflächen - Wunsch oder Wirklichkeit? Pflanzenschutz-Praxis 3/1994: pp. 34-37.

Vidal S and Bohlsen W (1994): What makes intercropped cauliflower less susceptible to Brevicoryne brassicae? Bulletin IOBC/WPRS 17: pp. 173-182.

Hoffmeister T and Vidal S (1994): The diversity of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) parasitoids. In Hawkins, BA & Sheehan W (eds): Parasitoid community ecology, Academic Press, pp. 47-76.

1993
Vidal S (1993): Determination list of entomophagous insects no. 12. Bulletin IOBC/WPRS 16: 56pp.

1992
Baumann T and Vidal S (1992): Patterns in the parasitoid complex of the genus Isocolus FÖRSTER (Hym. Cynipidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger 229: pp. 1-12.

Eber S, Brandl R and Vidal S (1992): Genetic and morphologi­cal variation among populations of Oxyna parietina across an European transect. Canadian Journal of Zoology 70: pp. 1120-1128.
doi:10.1139/z92-157

Tscharntke T, Abraham R and Vidal S (1992): Patterns of resource utilization in the parasitoid complex of Giraudiella inclusa (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae). Journal of Applied Entomology 112: pp. 464-475.

1990
Vidal S and Buszko J (1990): Studies on the mining Lepidop­tera of Poland. VIII. Chalcidoid wasps reared from mining Lepidoptera (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea). Polskie Pismo Entomologice 60: pp. 73-103.

1987
Brandl R and Vidal S (1987): Ovipositor length in parasitoids and tentiform leafmines: adaptations in Eulophids (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 32: pp. 351-355.
doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1987.tb00436.x