![]() ![]() | Fievet, M., TOUGERON, K., MICHEZ, D., & GEKIERE, A. (2025). Assessing Non‐Invasive Methods for Determining Larval Instars in Bumble Bees. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. doi:10.1111/eea.70027 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | Paulet, M., Paulet, L., GERARD, M., Evrard, D., MASAI, T., Hennebert, E., MICHEZ, D., & GEKIERE, A. (09 September 2025). Field-realistic concentrations of copper but not cadmium reduce survival without affecting reproductive traits in Bombus terrestris males. Environmental Pollution, 385, 127080. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127080 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | GEKIERE, A., Snowden, T., Masson, T., Brown, M. J. F.* , & TOUGERON, K.*. (03 September 2025). Risk-averse parenting: bumble bees prioritize metal avoidance over sugar intake to safeguard offspring. Proceedings. Biological sciences, 292, 20251598. doi:10.1098/rspb.2025.1598 Peer reviewed* These authors have contributed equally to this work. |
![]() | GEKIERE, A., GERARD, M., Potts, S. G., MICHEZ, D., & GHISBAIN, G. (05 August 2025). Underlying mechanisms shaping wild bee decline. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 145 (4), 043. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/blaf043 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | GEKIERE, A., Paulet, M., Paulet, L., Fievet, M., Evrard, D., & GERARD, M. (2025). Beyond medicine: A proof of concept for synergy analysis in ecotoxicology. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. doi:10.1111/2041-210x.70115 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | Gekiere, A., Timothy Snowden, Théau Masson, Mark JF Brown, & Tougeron, K. (17 July 2025). Risk-averse parenting: Bumblebees prioritisemetal avoidance over sugar intake to safeguard offspring [Paper presentation]. 10th International Symposium on the Environmental Physiology of Ectotherms and Plants, Vancouver, Canada. |
![]() | Fievet, M., Tougeron, K., Michez, D., & Gekiere, A. (17 July 2025). Assessing non-invasive methods for determining larval instars in bumble bee [Poster presentation]. ISEPEP, Vancouver, Canada. |
![]() | TOURBEZ, C., GEKIERE, A., Bottero, I., Chauzat, M.-P., Cini, E., Corvucci, F., de Miranda, J. R., Prisco, G. D., Dominik, C., Grillenzoni, F. V., Hodge, S., Kiljanek, T., Knauer, A., Laurent, M., Martínez-López, V., Raimets, R., Schwarz, J. M., Senapathi, D., Serra, G., ... MICHEZ, D. (May 2025). Variation in the pollen diet of managed bee species across European agroecosystems. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 383, 109518. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2025.109518 Peer reviewed |
![]() | GEKIERE, A., GERARD, M., Evrard, D., Breuer, L., Dorio, L., Maesen, P., Vanderplanck, M., & MICHEZ, D. (22 January 2025). Copper-accelerated pupation in larvae of the buff-tailed bumble bee. Apidologie, 56, 4. doi:10.1007/s13592-024-01134-z Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | GEKIERE, A. (09 January 2025). Terrestrial insect defences in the face of metal toxicity. Chemosphere, 372, 144091. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144091 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() ![]() | Gekiere, A., Gerard, M., Fievet, M., Dorio, L., Evrard, D., Verdy, L., Maesen, P., Vanderplanck, M., & Michez, D. (04 October 2024). Effects of trace metals on larvae and adults of the buff-tailed bumble bee [Paper presentation]. GDR Pollineco, Dijon, France. |
![]() ![]() | Gekiere, A., Gerard, M., Potts, S., Michez, D., & Ghisbain, G. (03 October 2024). The proximate mechanisms of wild bee decline [Paper presentation]. GDR Pollineco, Dijon, France. |
![]() | Gekiere, A., Breuer, L., Dorio, L., Vanderplanck, M., & Michez, D. (27 September 2024). Lethal effects and sex-specific tolerance of copper and cadmium in the buff-tailed bumble bee. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 110, 104546. doi:10.1016/j.etap.2024.104546 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | Gekiere, A., Breuer, L., Dorio, L., Evrard, D., Vanderplanck, M., & Michez, D. (2024). Bumble bees do not avoid field-realistic but innocuous concentrations of cadmium and copper. Ecotoxicology. doi:10.1007/s10646-024-02802-7 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | GEKIERE, A., GHISBAIN, G., GERARD, M., & MICHEZ, D. (05 July 2024). Towards unbiased interpretations of interactive effects in ecotoxicological studies. Environmental Research, 259, 119572. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2024.119572 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | Gekiere, A., & Maryse Vanderplanck. (06 March 2024). Bees Could Visit Flower “Pharmacies” When They Are Sick. Frontiers for Young Minds, 12, 1293746. doi:10.3389/frym.2024.1293746 Peer reviewed |
![]() | GEKIERE, A., Vanderplanck, M., Hettiarachchi, A., Semay, I., Gerbaux, P., Michez, D., Joossens, M., & Vandamme, P. (01 December 2023). A case study of the diet-microbiota-parasite interplay in bumble bees. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 134 (12), 303. doi:10.1093/jambio/lxad303 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | Hettiarachchi, A., Cnockaert, M., Joossens, M., Gekiere, A., Meeus, I., Vereecken, N. J., Michez, D., Smagghe, G., & Vandamme, P. (14 November 2023). The wild solitary bees Andrena vaga, Anthophora plumipes, Colletes cunicularius, and Osmia cornuta microbiota are host specific and dominated by endosymbionts and environmental microorganisms. Microbial Ecology, 86 (4), 3013 - 3026. doi:10.1007/s00248-023-02304-9 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | Willcox, B. K., Potts, S. G., Brown, M. J. F., Alix, A., Al Naggar, Y., Chauzat, M.-P., Costa, C., Gekiere, A., Hartfield, C., Hatjina, F., Knapp, J. L., Martínez-López, V., Maus, C., Metodiev, T., Nazzi, F., Osterman, J., Raimets, R., Strobl, V., Van Oystaeyen, A., ... Senapathi, D. (23 October 2023). Emerging threats and opportunities to managed bee species in European agricultural systems: a horizon scan. Scientific Reports, 13 (1), 18099. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-45279-w Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | Gekiere, A. (16 October 2023). Poison or potion: An infected bee story [Paper presentation]. European Congress of Entomology 2023, Heraklion, Greece. |
![]() | Gekiere, A. (16 October 2023). Fat body content: Indicator of what? [Paper presentation]. European Congress of Entomology 2023, Heraklion, Greece. |
![]() | Gekiere, A., Vanderplanck, M., & Michez, D. (15 October 2023). Trace metals with heavy consequences on bees: A comprehensive review. Science of the Total Environment, 895, 165084. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165084 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | Gekiere, A. (04 October 2023). Trace elements with heavy consequences - A bee perspective [Paper presentation]. GDR Pollineco 2023, Bordeaux, France. |
![]() | Gekiere, A. (04 October 2023). Poison or potion: An infected bee story [Poster presentation]. GDR Pollineco 2023, Bordeaux, France. |
![]() | Tourbez, C., & Gekiere, A. (04 October 2023). Poison or potion: An infected bee story [Poster presentation]. GDR Pollineco, Bordeaux, France. Peer reviewed |
![]() | Marin, L., Vanderplanck, M., Michez, D., & Gekiere, A. (October 2023). Pollen as Bee Medicine: Is Prevention Better than Cure? [Poster presentation]. SCAPE, Mozet, Belgium. |
![]() | Semay, I., Lemaur, V., Gekiere, A., Vanderplanck, M., Duez, P., Michez, D., & Gerbaux, P. (26 May 2023). Evaluation of Tandem Mass Spectrometry Experiments in the Negative Ionization Mode for Phenolamide Regioisomer Characterization. Journal of Natural Products, 86 (5), 1274 - 1283. doi:10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00047 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | Vanderplanck, M., Marin, L., MICHEZ, D., & GEKIERE, A. (24 March 2023). Pollen as Bee Medicine: Is Prevention Better than Cure? Biology, 12 (4), 497. doi:10.3390/biology12040497 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | Gekiere, A. (22 March 2023). Bees need à-la-carte pollen diets [Paper presentation]. 5th Annual General Meeting (AGM) Pan-european assessment, monitoring, and mitigation of stressors on the health of bees (PoshBee), Rome, Italy. |
![]() | Tourbez, C., Semay, I., Michel, A., MICHEZ, D., GERBAUX, P., GEKIERE, A., & Vanderplanck, M. (2023). Heather pollen is not necessarily a healthy diet for bumble bees. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 153. doi:10.26496/bjz.2023.111 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | Gekiere, A., Michel, A., Semay, I., Tourbez, C., Begou, M., Michez, D., Gerbaux, P., & Vanderplanck, M. (2023). Tree-dimensional resources: hedgerow and orchard pollen for bumble bees. Comptes Rendus Chimie, 26 (S2), 1-15. doi:10.5802/crchim.231 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | Gekiere, A., Michez, D., & Vanderplanck, M. (12 October 2022). Bumble Bee Breeding on Artificial Pollen Substitutes. Journal of Economic Entomology, 115 (5), 1423 - 1431. doi:10.1093/jee/toac126 Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | Gekiere, A., Marin, L., Semay, I., Michez, D., Gerbaux, P., & Vanderplanck, M. (22 September 2022). Poison or potion - A story of bumblebees, parasites and pollen resource [Paper presentation]. Benelux Congress of Zoology 2021, Leuven, Belgium. |
![]() | Gekiere, A., Habay, J., & Michez, D. (31 August 2022). Monitoring of parasites in bumblebee colonies developed from controlled nesting of wild queens (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus). OSMIA: Lettre de Contact des Apidologues, 10, 45-54. doi:10.47446/OSMIA10.5 Peer reviewed |
![]() | Gekiere, A., Gérard, M., Sculfort, O., Nonclercq, D., Gerbaux, P., Duez, P., & Vanderplanck, M. (30 July 2022). Specialised metabolites in floral resources - Effects and detection in buff-tailed bumblebees [Paper presentation]. International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress 2022, Stockholm, Sweden. Editorial reviewed |
![]() | Gekiere, A., Semay, I., Gérard, M., Michez, D., Gerbaux, P., & Vanderplanck, M. (01 April 2022). Poison or Potion: Effects of Sunflower Phenolamides on Bumble Bees and Their Gut Parasite. Biology, 11 (545), 1-24. Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | Sculfort, O., Gerard, M., Gekiere, A., Nonclerq, D., Gerbaux, P., Duez, P., & Vanderplanck, M. (07 September 2021). Specialized Metabolites in Floral Resources: Effects and Detection in Buff-Tailed Bumblebees. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9. Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |
![]() | Sculfort, O., Gérard, M., Gekiere, A., Nonclercq, D., Gerbaux, P., Duez, P., & Vanderplanck, M. (2021). Specialized Metabolites in Floral Resources: Effects and Detection in Buff-Tailed Bumblebees. Front Ecol.Evol. 9:669352. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi |