Laurian Parmentier

16S rRNA Amplicon Sequencing Demonstrates that Indoor-Reared Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) Harbor a Core Subset of Bacteria Normally Associated with the Wild Host

Ivan Meeus, Laurian Parmentier, Annelies Billiet et al. · PLoS ONE · 2015 · 65 citations · Full text

Biology, Microbial Diversity, Standardized Microbiota +14

Varroa destructor Macula-like virus, Lake Sinai virus and other new RNA viruses in wild bumblebee hosts (Bombus pascuorum, Bombus lapidarius and Bombus pratorum)

Laurian Parmentier, Guy Smagghe, Dirk C. de Graaf et al. · Journal of Invertebrate Pathology · 2015 · 46 citations

Biology, Plant Virus, Bombus Pascuorum +11

<i>Artemia</i> cysts as an alternative food for the predatory bug <i>Macrolophus pygmaeus</i>

Bjorn Vandekerkhove, Laurian Parmentier, Gilbert Van Stappen et al. · Journal of Applied Entomology · 2009 · 42 citations

Biology, Alternative Food, Aquatic Food System +11

Plasticity in the gut microbial community and uptake of Enterobacteriaceae (Gammaproteobacteria) in Bombus terrestris bumblebees’ nests when reared indoors and moved to an outdoor environment

Laurian Parmentier, Ivan Meeus, Hadi Mosallanejad et al. · Apidologie · 2015 · 37 citations · Full text

Biology, Microbial Diversity, Microbial Contamination +9

Commercial bumblebee hives to assess an anthropogenic environment for pollinator support: a case study in the region of Ghent (Belgium)

Laurian Parmentier, Ivan Meeus, Lore Cheroutre et al. · Environmental Monitoring and Assessment · 2013 · 28 citations

Engineering, Pollinator Support, Insect Conservation +7