Bas Allema

Bas Allema is a Researcher at Wageningen University & Research, affiliated with the Pests and Diseases in Field Crops Team. His work focuses on biological pest control, agroecology, and integrated crop management, particularly in open-field systems.

• Key projects include optimizing ecological networks for pest suppression and developing digital tools like GroenWijzer to guide growers in biodiversity-based pest management.
• Research interests center on enhancing arthropod-mediated ecosystem services, such as spider and carabid beetle abundance, to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides.
• Recent publications highlight the role of strip cropping and flowering margins in boosting biodiversity and controlling pests like thrips in onion and leek crops.

He has presented extensively at professional seminars and webinars, emphasizing functional agrobiodiversity and evidence-based crop monitoring strategies.