Dr. Christoph Hoffmann

Institute for Plant Protection in Fruit Crops and Viticulture

Contact

Address
Julius Kühn-Institut
Institute for Plant Protection in Fruit Crops and Viticulture
Geilweilerhof
76833 Siebeldingen

Tasks

Head of the laboratory Zoology and Integrated Plant Protection in Viticulture

Research on biology and ecology of pests and beneficials in viticulure
Development of new pest control stategies for integrated and organic production in viticulture
Registration of plant protection products: evaluation of the efficacy of plant protection products and their impact on the quality of wine
Functional biodiversity in the vineyard environment
National insect monitoring in wine-growing landscapes

Scientific secretary of the viticulture commission of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (O.I.V.)
Expert in plant protection for the Federal Republic of Germany at the International Organization of Vine and Wine (O.I.V.)
Convenor of the IOBC working group "Integrated Protection and Production in Viticulture"
Member of the “International Organization for Biological and Integrated Control of Noxious Animals and Weeds / West Palaearctic Regional Section” (IOBC/WPRS)
Member of the German Society for General and Applied Entomology (DGaaE)