Abstract: The present invention relates to the dissemination of biological control agents or other substances through the use of bees, in particular bumblebees. It relates to a disseminator device, installable in or in connection to the hive, and which contains biological control agents or other substances which are picked up, carried and disseminated by the bees when leaving the hive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the dissemination of biological control agents or other substances through the use of bees, in particular bumblebees. It relates to a disseminator device, installable in or in connection to the hive, and which contains biological control agents or other substances which are picked up, carried and disseminated by the bees when leaving the hive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the dissemination of biological control agents or other substances through the use of bees, in particular bumblebees. It relates to a disseminator device, installable in or in connection to the hive, and which contains biological control agents or other substances which are picked up, carried and disseminated by the bees when leaving the hive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for terminating dormancy in an invertebrate, wherein said invertebrate is brought in contact with nitric oxide and/or a nitric oxide donor. The method can be used in pest management of unfavourable species, in eliminating dormant stages of aquatic invertebrates in ballast water in promoting termination of dormancy in beneficial species and/or in stimulating production of live food in aquacultures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to limit insect and/or mite damage in plants, by the use of mutant plant proteinase inhibitors. More specifically, it relates to the use of mutant serpins of which the reactive center loop has been replaced by an artificial sequence. Preferably, the mutant serpins use an Arabidopsis thaliana serpin-1 backbone, or a homologue thereof. The mutant serpins have a specificity other than the wild-type serpins, and by modulating the reactive loop center, specific inhibitors against specific insect and/or mite proteases can be developed. Those mutant serpins can be used to inhibit or limit insect and/or mite damage, such as the damage caused by insect feeding.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to limit damage by insects and mites in plants, by the use of endogenous plant proteinase inhibitors. More specifically, it relates to the use of serpins comprising an arginine residue in their reactive center loop, like Arabidopsis thaliana serpin-1 to inhibit or limit insect and/or mite damage, such as the damage caused by insect and/or mite feeding.