Tasks

Researcher in the working group “Entomology in fruit crops”

Participation in the project: "Sustainable control of the spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) in stone and berry fruits."

• Development and expansion of a genetically diverse reference population of the spotted-wing drosophila.
• Evaluation of insecticides, attractants and repellents, beneficial organisms, and pathogens with various populations of D. suzukii.
• Design of experiments to study the impact of climate change on the physiology and behavior of the spotted-wing drosophila.