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BIO-ECOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR STUDY OF RED PALM WEEVIL RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS AND PALM BORER PAYSANDISIA ARCHON AND THEIR INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT  
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ENTOMOLOGY/TOXICOLOGY LABORATORY – AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
  1. 2012-2014. “RED PALM WEEVIL” “Bio-ecological and molecular study of Red palm weeevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus and palm borer Paysandisia archon and their Integrated management”. (Grade 8.67/10). Funded by the Research Promotion Foundation. Host Organisation - Agricultural Research Institute, Cyprus. Partners: TEI Crete, Greece; Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Athens, Greece; Department of Agriculture, Cyprus; Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Environment, Spain. Funding €100,843.
  2. 2008-2011. “AKAREA” (MITES) “Integrated approach for the control of phytophagous mites of Tetranychidae family” (Grade 9.75/10). Funded by the Research Promotion Foundation. Host Organisation - Agricultural Research Institute, Cyprus. Partners: National Agricultural Research Foundation (NAGREF) (Greece), Agricultural University of Athens (Greece). Funding €109,663.
  3. 2006-2009. “BETAREMO” “Studies on the resistance of the sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) to different classes of insecticides” (Grade 8.95/10). Funded by the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation. Host Organisation: Agricultural Research Institute, Cyprus. Partners: Texas A&M University, Department of Entomology (USA); National Agricultural Research Foundation (NAGREF) (Greece); Department of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment (MANRE). (Funding €239,000).
  4. 2007-2010. “An Efficacy Evaluation of the Exosex2 GVM-LB AutoConfusion System against Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiff) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on Sultana table and wine grape varieties”. Agricultural Research Institute.
  5. 2004-2006. “Control of the Potato Tuber Moth Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in organic potato crops”. Agricultural Research Institute.
  6. 2004-2006. “Control of the European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiff.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), using the Mating Disruption Technique versus chemical compounds”. Agricultural Research Institute.
  7. 2004-2010. “Bio-ecological studies and control of Kelly´s citrus thrips Pezothrips kellyanus (Bagnall) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on lemons and grapefruits”. Agricultural Research Institute.
 
 
  
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