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International conferences
[35] Tougeron K. & The Herbivory Variability Network, 2024. Global models of herbivory variability data from the herbvar project. Benelux congress of zoology, Mons, Belgium.
[34] Poirier L., Levevre T., Tougeron K. & Roux O., 2024. Microplastics on the menu; exploring interactions between two mosquito species and microplastics. Benelux congress of zoology, Mons, Belgium.
[33] Fiordaliso W., Reverté S., Ghisbain G., Wood T., Ruelle E., Lefebvre A., Reese A., Loockx M., Michez D. & Tougeron K., 2024. Hiding inequalities behind richness: how urban landscapes shape wild bee communities. Benelux congress of zoology, Mons, Belgium.
[32] Dorio L., Fievet M., Tougeron K. & Michez D., 2024. Interspecific variation in the effect of pesticides on wild pollinatord. Benelux congress of zoology, Mons, Belgium.
[31] Eke Tanchou M.*, Tougeron K., Ngamo Tinkeu L. & Hance T., 2024. Effect of combining known proportions of food waste on growth and nutritional values of black soldier fly larvae. RETASTE conference, Archanes, Greece.
[30] Fievet M.*, Michez D. & Tougeron K., 2024. Inter-specific variation of pesticide effect on European wild pollinators. Ecology & Behaviour (16th edition), Chizé, France.
[29] Fiordaliso W.*, Reverté S., Tougeron K. & Michez D., 2024. Hiding inequalities behind richness: how urban landscapes shape wild bee communities. XXVII International Congress of Entomology, Kyoto, Japan.
[28] Marrec R.*, Brusse T., Tougeron K., Barbottin A., Henckel L. & Caro G., 2024. Effects of farming management at the landscape scale on pollinators and natural enemies and associated crop pests. A review. XXVII International Congress of Entomology, Kyoto, Japan.
[27] Gaffey C. B.*, Bax N., Krauzig N. & Tougeron K., 2025. Reaffirming international commitment for sustained polar research. Arctic Science Summit Week 2025. Boulder, CO, USA.
[26] Tougeron K.*, 2023. Biological control and climate change: Insight from multi-level species interactions. International Branch Virtual Symposium of the Entomological Society of America. Invited plenary speaker.
[25] Brusse T.*, Tougeron K., Barbottin A., Henckel L., Dubois F., Marrec R. & Caro G., 2022. Impact of farming management at the landscape scale on biodiversity: a literature review. SFE² GFÖ EEF joint meeting, Metz, France.
[24] Tougeron K.*, Iltis C. & Hance T., 2022. How temperature affects the outcomes of protective aphid-bacterium mutualisms? The XXVI International Congress of Entomology, Helsinki, Finland.
[23] Tougeron K.*, Le Lann C., Brodeur J. & van Baaren J., 2022. Loss of winter diapause expression in aphid parasitoids from mild winter climates. The XXVI International Congress of Entomology, Helsinki, Finland.
[22] van Baaren J.*, Le Lann C., Tougeron K., Damien M. & Roudine S., 2022. Global environmental change may benefit Conservation biological control in temperate-climate areas. The XXVI International Congress of Entomology, Helsinki, Finland.
[21] Eke M.*, Tougeron K., Ngamo L. & Hance T., 2022. Study of the impact of two types of organic matter on the growth performance of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens). The 9th International Symposium on the Environmental Physiology of Ectotherms and Plants, Rennes, France.
[20] Iltis C.*, Tougeron K., Goerlinger A., Rampnoux E. & Hance T., 2022. Impact of fluctuating temperatures on the outcomes of a heat protective aphid-bacterium mutualism. Biodiversity in a rapidly changing world, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
[19] Tougeron K.* & members of the Woodnet project, 2022. Influence of woody elements on the potential for biological control in agricultural landscapes. Biodiversity in a rapidly changing world, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
[18] Tougeron K., 2022. Aphid-parasitoid-hyperparasitoid networks in a climate change context. The 6th International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods (ISBCA), BC, Canada. Session organizer: Climate change and the disruption of biological control
[17] Ferrais L.*, Vriamont A., Denis B., Albittar L., Tougeron K. & Hance T., 2021. Relationship between behavioral activity and early spring temperature in aphid parasitoids. Entomo21, Rennes, France.
[16] Tougeron K.*, Iltis C. & Hance T., 2021. Effect of thermal stress on the expression of traits modulated by aphid endosymbionts: a meta-analysis. Entomo21, Rennes, France.
[15] Robinson M.*& The Members of The Herbivory Variability Network, 2021. Plant apparency shapes the distribution of herbivory within and among plant individuals: Data from the HerbVar Network. Entomological Society of America meeting, USA.
[14] Wetzel W.* & The Members of The Herbivory Variability Network, 2021. Macroevolutionary and global patterns of intraspecific variability: Data from the HerbVar Network. Entomological Society of America meeting, USA.
[13] Whitehead S.* & The Members of The Herbivory Variability Network, 2021. Multi-scale spatial variation in herbivore damage to plant reproductive organs: Data from the HerbVar Network. Entomological Society of America meeting, USA.
[12] Wetzel W.* & The Members of The Herbivory Variability Network, 2021. Macroevolutionary and Global Patterns of Intraspecific Variability in Herbivory: Data from the Herbivory Variability Network. Virtual Stand Alone Conference of The American Society of Naturalists, USA.
[11] Alfaro-Tapia A.*, Alvarez-Baca J. K., Tougeron K., Van Baaren J., Lavandero B., & Le Lann C., 2020. Quantifying the aphid-parasitoids food-web structure in cereal crops along a latitudinal gradient. Entomology 2020—ESA’s Virtual Annual Meeting. USA.
[10] Alfaro-Tapia A.*, Alvarez-Baca J. K., Lavandero B., Le Lann C., Tougeron K. & Van Baaren J., 2019. Structure of aphid-parasitoid assemblages: Effect of latitudinal gradient on cereal crops. 6th International Entomophagous Insects Conference. Perugia, Italy.
[9] Tougeron K., Brodeur J., van Baaren J., Renault D. & Le Lann C.*, 2018. Sex makes them sleepy: host sexual morphs induce parasitoid diapause. International Conference on Ecological Sciences. Rennes, France.
[8] Alfaro-Tapia A.*, Lavandero B., Le Lann C., Tougeron K. & van Baaren J., 2018. Overwintering strategy of different populations of Aphidius colemani from Chile. International Conference on Ecological Sciences. Rennes, France.
[7] Van Baaren J.*, Damien M., Desneux N., Le Lann C. & Tougeron K., 2018. Are arthropods (aphids and their associated parasitoids and predators) from mild winter climates losing their winter diapause? The First International Congress of Biological Control. Beijing, China.
[6] Tougeron K., Wist T. & van Baaren J.*, 2017. Grain aphid coloration; experimental insights and ecological perspectives in the field. The 5th International Entomophagous Insects Conference. Tokyo, Japan.
[5] Abram P.* & Tougeron K., 2017. Insect sleep and biological control. The 5th International Entomophagous Insects Conference. Tokyo, Japan.
[4] Tougeron K.*, Le Lann C., Brodeur J. & van Baaren J., 2017. Lack of diapause in aphid parasitoids from mild winter areas; ecological and evolutionary insights. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE) international meeting. Victoria, BC, Canada.
[3] Tougeron K.*, Brodeur J., van Baaren J. & Le Lann C., 2016. Sex makes them sleepy; The impact of aphid sexuality on parasitoid diapause. Entomology without borders. XXV International Congress of Entomology. Orlando, FL, USA. DOI: 10.1603/ICE.2016.114643. Also presented at Les Entomophagistes 2017. Lyon, France.
[2] Alford L.*, Tougeron K., Burel F. & van Baaren J., 2014. The effects of landscape on the thermal tolerance of natural biological control agents (using aphids as a model system). BES-SFE December 2014 Annual Meeting. Grand Palais, Lille, France.
[1] Alford L.*, Tougeron K., Burel F. & van Baaren J., 2014. The effects of landscape ecology and thermal conditions on the natural enemies of aphids in cereal fields. US-IALE May 2014 Annual Symposium Cumulative Impacts and Landscape Initiatives: A Sustainability Check During Climate Change. Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
National conferences (talks and posters)
[7] Ameline A., Cochenille T., Salmon R., Cassan L., Catteau R., Doury G. & Tougeron K., 2024. Approches Intégrées pour la Gestion des Pucerons Ravageurs de l'Endive. 14èmes rencontres du réseau BAPOA, Montpellier, France.
[6] Tougeron K., van Baaren J., Le Roux V. & Hance T., 2022. Où et quand le service de contrôle biologique est-il maximisé dans les cultures de céréales ? 7e Conférence sur les Moyens Alternatifs de Protection pour une Production Intégrée (COMAPPI), Lille, France.
[5] Ferrais L., Vriamont A., Derder A., Albittar L., Tougeron K. & Hance T., 2022. Optimiser l’efficacité des parasitoïdes dans la lutte intégrée contre le puceron cendré du pommier, Dysaphis plantaginea Passerini. 7e Conférence sur les Moyens Alternatifs de Protection pour une Production Intégrée (COMAPPI), Lille, France.
[4] Tougeron K.*, Le Lann C., van Baaren J. & Brodeur J., 2016. The impact of female competition on summer diapause induction in two parasitoid species (In French). La lutte intégrée : difficile à intégrer ? Congrès joint de la Société d'Entomologie du Québec et de la Société de Protection des Plantes du Québec. Nicolet, QC, Canada.
[3] Tougeron K.*, Brodeur J., van Baaren J. & Le Lann C., 2016. The impact of sexual aphids on parasitoids’ diapause. XXVIe Symposium of the Biological Sciences Department of the University of Montréal. Montréal, QC, Canada.
[2] Tougeron K.*, Alford L., Burel F. & van Baaren J., 2014. Impacts of temperature and landscape on insects' thermal tolerance : the focus on two groups of agronomic interest (In French). FR-IALE octobre 2014 7èmes Journées Françaises d’Ecologie du Paysage. Paysage, territoire et agroécologie : des processus à la concertation entre acteurs. Dijon, France.
[1] Tougeron K.* & Cateine M., 2013. Behavioral aspects of niche partitioning in carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidæ) (In French). 35ème réunion annuelle du groupe d’Etude de Biologie et Génétique des Populations (Petit Pois Déridé). Marseille, France.
[20] - Cochenille T., Ameline A., Salmon R., Cassan L., Catteau R., Doury G. & Tougeron K., 2024. Integrative control strategies for chicory aphid pests. Benelux congress of zoology, Mons, Belgium.
[19] - Tougeron K., 2024. Bacterial symbioses and heat protection in aphids: a partnership story. XXVII International Congress of Entomology, Kyoto, Japan.
[18] - Popov O., Monteiro A., Cherqui A. & Tougeron K., 2024. Transmission risks of Beet Yellows Virus by Myzus persicae and Aphis fabae aphids in diverse experimental conditions. The 79th IIRB Congress 'Innovation: our driver for a profitable and ecologically balanced sugar beet production', Bruxelles, Belgium.
[17] - Tougeron K., Léna B., Denoirjean T., Arnoult A., Buzy S., Canard E., Doehler M., Le Lann C., Marrec R. & Le Ralec A., 2024. Agro-ecological infrastructures for better control of aphid-borne sugar beet viruses. The 79th IIRB Congress 'Innovation: our driver for a profitable and ecologically balanced sugar beet production', Bruxelles, Belgium.
[16] - Popov O.*, Monteiro A., Cherqui A. & Tougeron K., 2023. Role of two aphid species and population density on Beet Yellows Virus transmission. International Branch Virtual Symposium of the Entomological Society of America.
[15] - Tougeron K.*, Fauquembergue R., Noppe M., Le Ralec A. & Marrec R., 2022. Contribution of agroecological infrastructures as pesticide-free solutions against the beet yellowing disease. SFE² GfÖ EEF - Joint meeting, International Conference on Ecological Sciences, Metz, France.
[14] - Marrec R.*, Chaudet S., Le Naviel A. Gallet-Moron E., Tougeron K. & Le Roux V., 2022. Can agricultural hedgerows sustain forest carabid communities? SFE² GfÖ EEF - Joint meeting, International Conference on Ecological Sciences, Metz, France.
[13] - Murhububa Safari I.*, Tougeron K., Bragard C., Basengere E.B., Masamba J.W. & Hance T., 2022. Trade-off between longevity, body length and fecundity in Pentalonia nigronervosa after banania bunchy top virus infection. Biodiversity in a rapidly changing world, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
[12] - Eke Tanchou M.*, Tougeron K., Larondelle Y., Ngamo Tinkeu L.S. & Hance T., 2022. Microbiota of black soldier flies (Hermetia ilucens) and their potential for a formulation improving poultry feed in Cameroun. Biodiversity in a rapidly changing world, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
[11] - Keating M.*, Klein B. & Tougeron K., 2021. Using Thermography to Identify Sleep in an Herbivorous Pest Species. University of Wisconsin La Crosse research creativity meeting, La Crosse, WI, USA.
[10] - Tougeron K.* & Hance T., 2021. Caffeine ingestion by primary consumers negatively affects the upper trophic level. Entomological Society of America, International Branch Virtual Symposium, USA.
[9] - Albittar L.*, Tougeron K., Vriamont A., Ferrais L. & Hance T., 2021. Impact of low temperatures on some activites of the parasitoid Aphidius matricariae in the context of biological control against the rosy apple aphid. Entomological Society of America, International Branch Virtual Symposium, USA.
[8] - Murhububa Safari I.*, Tougeron K., Bragard C. & Hance T., 2021. Effect of Banana Bunchy Top Virus on the interaction between banana aphids and banana trees. Entomological Society of America, International Branch Virtual Symposium, USA.
[7] - Tougeron K.*, Le Lann C., van Baaren K. & Brodeur J., 2020. Photoperiod affects development time and traits independently from temperature in four parasitoid species. Entomology 2020, Orlando, FL, USA.
[6] - Bianchi R., Ameline A.* & Tougeron K., 2019. Rythmes d’activité du puceron du pois Acyrthosiphon pisum à travers une approche comportementale et physiologique. 19ème Colloque de Biologie de l'Insecte. Albi, France. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.36214.55361
[5] - Salerno V.*, Tougeron K. & Klein B.A., 2019. Sleep in an ecologically and agriculturally relevant herbivore. National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Kennesaw, GA, USA.
[4] - Tougeron K.*, Brodeur J., van Baaren J. & Le Lann C., 2017. Mother hedges her bets: Female parasitoid competition induces summer diapause in part of their offspring. XVI congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Groningen, The Netherlands.
[3] - Tougeron K.*, Le Lann C., Brodeur J. & van Baaren J., 2016. Are parasitoids from mild winter climates losing their diapause? XXVIe Symposium of the Biological Sciences Department of the University of Montréal. Montréal, QC, Canada. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3259.3366.
[2] - Tougeron K.*, Le Lann C., Brodeur J. & van Baaren J., 2015. Are parasitoids from mild winter climates losing their diapause? November 2015 Joint Annual Meeting of the Société d’Entomologie du Québec and the Entomological Society of Canada. Entomology in the Anthropocene. Montréal, Canada. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3259.3366.
[1] - Tougeron K.*, Franco T., Androdias A., van Baaren J., Burel F. & Alford L., 2015. The effects of landscape on the thermal tolerance of natural biological control agents: physiological and behavioral approaches. May 2015 11th Ecology & Behaviour annual meeting. Toulouse, France.
2024: Séminaire de développement durable à l'UMons - en charge de la partie biodiversité (avec G. Ghisbain et D. Michez)
2024-2025 : Formation Climat et Biodiversité de l’association Natagora (8h)
2024 : Les nouvelles solutions pour améliorer le contrôle biologique et accompagner la baisse des pesticides de synthèse (RTL info et TéléMB.be)
2023 : Organisation de deux BioBlitz sur la biodiversité agricole en France et en Belgique (reconnaissance d’espèces et inventaires)
2023: MuMONS, intervention en lycée : Les cohabitations insoupçonnées entre les microbes et les animaux.
2022: Fête de la Science (Amiens). Exposition and public event about how climate change affects biodiversity, and what can we do about it?
2021: Végéphyl: webinar on alternative means of protection for integrated agricultural production
2020: Natagriwal, Gembloux, scientific advisor-support exchange day. Interest of agricultural green infrastructures in biological control: presentation and exchanges
2020: Ecology and Agriculture Webinar (master AETPF, Amiens): Impact of thermal variations on the development and behavior of aphid parasitoids.
2019: Popular Science event (University of W. La Crosse, USA). Insect diversity and ecology.
2014: The night of the museums (Univ. Rennes 1, France). Animation and visits of the zoological collections for the general public.
2013: The "night of the owl". Event to make the general public aware of nocturnal birds of prey. Outing and study of pellets in the laboratory.