Anders Aak
Senior researcher
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Researcher, advisor, and teacher in urban entomology. Focus on IPM-strategies and control methods used against indoor pests. Specialist on insects and extended knowledge on sensory ecology, chemical ecology, insect behavior, and physiology. Areas of expertise; bed bugs, bristletails (common silverfish and long-tailed silverfish), ants, wood boring insects, flies, and cockroaches.
Projects and publications
- Anders Aak, Morten Hage, Bjørn Arne Rukke, (2023). Biological control of Cimex lectularius with Beauveria bassiana: Effects of substrate, dosage, application strategy, and bed bug physiology. Pest Management Science doi: 10.1002/ps.7659
- Bjørn Arne Rukke, Pascal Querner, Morten Hage, Mari Steinert, Marianne Kaldager, Astrid Sømhovd, Patrycja Dominiak, Mónica Garrido, Tone Hansson, Anders Aak, (2023). Insecticidal gel bait for the decimation of Ctenolepisma longicaudatum (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) populations in libraries, museums, and archives. Journal of Cultural Heritage s. 255-263. doi: 10.1016/j.culher.2022.12.010
- Morten Hage, Anders Aak, Mari Steinert, Bjørn Arne Rukke, (2022). First record of the tropical bed bug Cimex hemipterus (Fabricius, 1803) (Hemiptera, Cimicidae) in Norway. Norwegian Journal of Entomology s. 201-206.
- Bjørn Arne Rukke, Espen Roligheten, Anders Aak, (2022). Procurement Competence and Framework Agreements for Upgraded Bed Bug Control [Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)]. Journal of Economic Entomology s. 240-249. doi: 10.1093/jee/toab233
- Bjørn Arne Rukke, Morten Hage, Anders Aak, (2021). Spatiotemporal elements in a poisoned bait strategy against the long-tailed silverfish (Lepismatidae: Zygentoma). PLOS ONE doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260536
- Anders Aak, Morten Hage, Magerøy Øyvind, Ragna Byrkjeland, Heidi Elisabeth Heggen Lindstedt, Preben Skrede Ottesen, Bjørn Arne Rukke, (2021). Introduction, dispersal, establishment and societal impact of the long-tailed silverfish Ctenolepisma longicaudata (Escherich, 1905) in Norway. BioInvasions Record s. 483-498. doi: 10.3391/bir.2021.10.2.26
- Anders Aak, Morten Hage, Heidi Elisabeth Heggen Lindstedt, Bjørn Arne Rukke, (2020). Development of a Poisoned Bait Strategy against the Silverfish Ctenolepisma longicaudata (Escherich, 1905). Insects s. 1-16. doi: 10.3390/insects11120852
- Morten Hage, Bjørn Arne Rukke, Preben Skrede Ottesen, Hans Petter Widerøe, Anders Aak, (2020). First record of the four-lined silverfish, Ctenolepisma lineata (Fabricius, 1775) (Zygentoma, Lepismatidae), in Norway, with notes on other synanthropic lepismatids. Norwegian Journal of Entomology s. 8-14.
- Bjørn Arne Rukke, Ummey Salma, Tone Birkemoe, Anders Aak, (2020). Blood deprivation and heat stress increase mortality in bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) exposed to insect pathogenic fungi or desiccant dust. Medical and Veterinary Entomology s. 121-128. doi: 10.1111/mve.12477
- Anders Aak, Morten Hage, Bjørn Arne Rukke, (2020). Long-Tailed Silverfish (Ctenolepisma longicaudata) Control; Bait Choice Based on Primary and Secondary Poisoning. Insects doi: 10.3390/insects11030170
- Geir Knudsen, Marco Tasin, Anders Aak, Gunda Thöming, (2018). A Wind Tunnel for Odor Mediated Insect Behavioural Assays. Journal of Visualized Experiments doi: 10.3791/58385
- Anders Aak, Morten Hage, Bjørn Arne Rukke, (2018). Insect pathogenic fungi and bed bugs: behaviour, horizontal transfer and the potential contribution to IPM solutions. Journal of Pest Science s. 823-835. doi: 10.1007/s10340-017-0943-z
- Bjørn Arne Rukke, Ranjeni Sivasubramaniam, Tone Birkemoe, Anders Aak, (2018). Temperature stress deteriorates bed bug (Cimex lectularius) populations through decreased survival, fecundity and offspring success. PLOS ONE doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193788
- Bjørn Arne Rukke, Morten Hage, Anders Aak, (2017). Mortality, fecundity and development amongbed bugs (Cimex lectularius) exposed toprolonged, intermediate cold stress. Pest Management Science s. 838-843. doi: 10.1002/ps.4504
- Anders Aak, Espen Roligheten, Bjørn Arne Rukke, Tone Birkemoe, (2016). Desiccant dust and the use of CO2 gas as a mobility stimulant for bed bugs: a potential control solution?. Journal of Pest Science s. 249-259. doi: 10.1007/s10340-016-0784-1
- Bjørn Arne Rukke, Anders Aak, Kristin Skarsfjord Edgar, (2015). Mortality, temporary sterilization, and maternal effects of sublethal heat in bed bugs. PLOS ONE doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127555
- Anders Aak, Bjørn Arne Rukke, Arnulf Soleng, Marte Kristin Rosnes, (2014). Questing activity in bed bug populations: Male and female responses to host signals. Physiological entomology (Print) s. 199-207. doi: 10.1111/phen.12062
- Anders Aak, Bjørn Arne Rukke, (2014). Bed bugs, their blood sources and life history parameters: A comparison of artificial and natural feeding. Medical and Veterinary Entomology s. 50-59. doi: 10.1111/mve.12015
- Hege Johansen, Marit Solum, Geir Knudsen, Eline Benestad Hågvar, Hans Norli, Anders Aak, (2014). Blow fly responses to semiochemicals produced by decaying carcasses. Medical and Veterinary Entomology s. 26-34. doi: 10.1111/mve.12016
- Marco Tasin, Anders Aak, Mario Porcel Vilchez, Hans Norli, Geir Knudsen, (2013). Applied chemical ecology; filling the volatile gap. IOBC-WPRS Bulletin s. 155-157.
- Anders Aak, Geir Knudsen, (2012). Egg developmental status and the complexity of synthetic kairomones combine to influence attraction behaviour in the blowfly Calliphora vicina. Physiological entomology (Print) s. 127-135. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2011.00819.x
- Anders Aak, Tone Birkemoe, Geir Knudsen, (2011). Efficient Mass Trapping: Catching the Pest, Calliphora vicina, (Diptera, Calliphoridae), of Norwegian Stockfish Production. Journal of Chemical Ecology s. 924-931. doi: 10.1007/s10886-011-9997-1
- Anders Aak, Tone Birkemoe, Hans Petter Leinaas, (2011). Phenology and life history of the blowfly Calliphora vicina in stockfish production areas. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata s. 35-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2011.01105.x
- Anders Aak, Geir Knudsen, (2011). Sex differences in olfaction-mediated visual acuity in blowflies and its consequences for gender-specific trapping. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata s. 25-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2011.01103.x
- Anders Aak, Geir Knudsen, Arnulf Soleng, (2010). Wind tunnel behavioural response and field trapping of the blowfly Calliphora vicina. Medical and Veterinary Entomology s. 250-257. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2010.00872.x
- Anders Aak, Tone Birkemoe, Reidar Mehl, (2010). Blowfly (Diptera, Calliphoridae) damage on stockfish in northern Norway: pest species, damage assessment and the potential of mass trapping. Journal of Pest Science s. 329-337. doi: 10.1007/s10340-010-0302-9
- Preben Ottesen, Tone Birkemoe, Anders Aak, (2009). Tracing carpenter ants (Camponotus sp.) in buildings with radioactive iodine 131I. International Journal of Pest Management s. 45-49. doi: 10.1080/09670870802450250
- Tone Birkemoe, Arnulf Soleng, Anders Aak, (2009). Biological control of Musca domestica and Stomoxys calcitrans by mass releases of the parasitoid Spalangia cameroni on two Norwegian pig farms. BioControl (Dordrecht) s. 425-436. doi: 10.1007/s10526-008-9190-9
- Tone Birkemoe, Anders Aak, (2008). Indoor infestations of two imported ant species (Pheidole anastasii Mayr, 1870 and Pheidole punctatissima Emery, 1896) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Norway. Norwegian Journal of Entomology s. 45-47.
- Anders Aak, Preben Ottesen, (2002). Factors affecting diversity of poultry house insects, with emphasis on beetles (Coleoptera). Norwegian Journal of Entomology s. 1-17.
- Håkon Valen, Rune Becher, Gunn Elisabeth Vist, Inger-Lise Steffensen, Espen Mariussen, Anette Kocbach Bølling, Mari Steinert, Anders Aak, Bjørn Arne Rukke, Miriam Bakkeli, (2024). Helserisiko hos mennesker knyttet til fuktproblemer, muggsopp, annen mikrobiologisk forurensning og fuktkrevende skadedyr i innemiljøer. En protokoll for et interaktivt forskningskart, en oversikt over systematiske oversikter og systematiske oversikter.
- Kristin Skarsfjord Edgar, Morten Hage, Heidi Elisabeth Heggen Lindstedt, Preben Skrede Ottesen, Bjørn Arne Rukke, Arnulf Soleng, Anders Aak, (2023). Skadedyr i hus og urbane miljøer, felthåndbok.
- Trond Bøhlerengen, Heidi Elisabeth Heggen Lindstedt, Preben Skrede Ottesen, Bjørn Arne Rukke, Arnulf Soleng, Mari Steinert, Anders Aak, (2022). Veien til godkjent skadedyrbekjemper, del 2.
- Tone Birkemoe, Christian Dons, Gry Koller, Benedicte Mørkved Larsen, Heidi Elisabeth Heggen Lindstedt, Cecilie Marie Mejdell, Preben Skrede Ottesen, Lise Gjersrud Ringstad, Bjørn Arne Rukke, Arnulf Soleng, Erlend Spikkerud, Anders Aak, (2022). Veien til godkjent skadedyrbekjemper, del 1.
- Kristin Skarsfjord Edgar, Morten Hage, Heidi Elisabeth Heggen Lindstedt, Preben Skrede Ottesen, Bjørn Arne Rukke, Arnulf Soleng, Anders Aak, (2021). Skadedyr i hus og urbane miljøer, felthåndbok .
- Anders Aak, Bjørn Arne Rukke, Preben Skrede Ottesen, Morten Hage, (2019). Long-tailed silverfish (Ctenolepisma longicaudata) – biology and control. Revised edition - 2019.
- Anders Aak, Bjørn Arne Rukke, Preben Skrede Ottesen, Morten Hage, (2019). Skjeggkre – Biologi og råd om bekjemping. Revidert utgave - 2019.
- Bjørn Arne Rukke, Anders Aak, Morten Hage, (2016). Veggedyr – informasjon og råd til overnattingssteder.
- Anders Aak, Tone Birkemoe, Hans Petter Leinaas, (2010). Mass trapping of the blowfly Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Norwegian stockfish production areas – lure development, damage reduction, and pest species phenology.
- Heidi Mørkhagen Granum, Tone Birkemoe, Anders Aak, Sam Steyaert, (2019). Change in arthropod communities following a mass death incident of reindeer at Hardangervidda .
- Tone Birkemoe, Heidi Mørkhagen Granum, Lina Westermann, Anders Aak, Shane Frank, Sam Steyaert, (2019). Change in arthropod communities after a mass death of reindeer.
- Gunda Thöming, Geir Knudsen, Hans Norli, Marco Tasin, Anders Aak, (2015). Host fragrances for pest control – possibilities and limitations.
- Geir Knudsen, Anders Aak, Hans Norli, Gunda Thöming, (2014). Development of a mass trapping lure for blowflies.
- Anders Aak, Geir Knudsen, (2014). Blowfly phenology and trap catches in cold climate areas.
- Anders Aak, Tone Birkemoe, Heidi Heggen Lindstedt, Kristin Skarsfjord Edgar, (2013). Excavation of building insulation by carpenter ants (Camponotus ligniperda, Hymenoptera; Formicidae). International Pest Control s. 140-148.