Entomology Lab

We perform basic and applied research on insect biology/ecology and chemical ecology. The main research interests of the lab include plant- insect, insect- insect and insect- plant- microbes interactions, for the development of novel insect control methods and sustainable crop management, in the terms of integrated pest management (IPM). More specifically, we are working on:

• Headspace volatile collection
• Insect behavioral assays
• Development of insecticide resistance
• Population dynamics and spatial distribution of insects
• Development of insect trapping
• Development of Integrated Pest Management systems
• Biological control of pests
• Application of mating disruption techniques
• Management of invasive species and insect vectors of human and animal diseases
• Insects for feed and food

Laboratory infrastructure:

– Insect rearing rooms / incubator, greenhouse, pop up cages

– Volatile collection system / olfactometers / air brush

– Stereoscopes, analytical scales, freezers

– Insect traps (delta, rocket, pitfall, funnel etc.)

For more info on this research area, please contact:

Dr Stefanos Andreadis, email: stefandr@ipgrb.gr