Applied Arthropod Ecology
Our goal is to contribute to the development of sustainable use of natural resources, which facilitate adaptation to changes in management practices, land-use and climate. We focus on monitoring and management strategies in production systems, with emphasis on preventive and direct measures of biological control. It encompasses methods that characterise the complex interactions of organisms in ecosystems by field experiments, insect observations, laboratory bioassays, and molecular methods.
- Functional biodiversity in managed and natural ecosystems
- The biology and ecology of insect pests and their natural enemies in agroecosystems
- Monitoring of organisms
- Biodiversity impact on ecosystem services
AllEcoSys - Agroecology living labs fostering prosperous and sustainable agri-food systems (Innovation Fund Denmark /Agroecology partnership Horizon Europe, 2025-2028)
WHEATSUSTAIN – Sustainable wheat futures: Natural enemies in gout fly management (Danish EPA /Miljøstyrelsens program for Bekæmpelsesmiddelforskning, 2025-2027)
GSC Agroforestry - Exploring barriers and drivers of agroforestry adoption in Denmark to foster sustainable land use – (KU Funding /GSC Knowledge Gap Project, 2025-2026)
PROSPER – Promote organic strawberry production under protected conditions in Denmark (GUDP, 2023-2027)
AgroBioConnect: Connections in the landscape - Role of landscape complexity in agroecosystem sustainability (SusCrop ERA-NET, GUDP, 2023-2026)
Jachowicz N, Jacobsen SK, Sigsgaard L (2025) Molecular gut content analysis reveals predator feeding preferences and potential for biological control of aphids in sugar beet fields. BioControl 70: 627–638
Frohling CB, Sigsgaard L, Jacobsen SK (2025) Plant diversification impact on the oviposition response of a predatory bug in a laboratory set-up. Agric Forest Entomol
Jachowicz N, Sigsgaard L (2025) Highly diverse flower strips promote natural enemies more in annual field crops: A review and meta-analysis. Agric Ecosyst Environ 109412
Jensen PM, Danielsen F, Jacobsen SK, Vikstrøm T (2024) Fair concordance between Google Trends and Danish ornithologists in the assessment of temporal trends in Danish bird populations highlights the informational value of big data. Environ Monit Assess 196:276
Jacobsen SK, Sigsgaard L, Johansen AB, Thorup-Kristensen K, Jensen PM (2022) The impact of reduced tillage and distance to field margin on predator functional diversity. J Insect Conservation 26:491-501
Researchers
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search in Name | Search in Title | Search in Phone | |
| Caroline Bayer Frøhling | PhD Fellow | +4535333914 | |
| Lene Sigsgaard | Associate Professor | +4535332674 | |
| Nika Jachowicz-Miranda | Postdoc | ||
| Per Moestrup Jensen | Associate Professor | +4535332673 | |
| Peter Esbjerg | Professor Emeritus | +4535332686 | |
| Stine Kramer Jacobsen | Associate Professor | +4535332675 | |
| Troels Vogelius Bang | Research Assistant |
