Prof. Ally Harari - researcher

Dr. Hadass Steinitz - Lab manager

current students

• 2013-Present. Neta Arazi. M. Sc. The Evolution of Sociality: Do female date borer beetles share household tasks?
• 2014-Present, Nadav Nusbaum, M. Sc. The Hebrew University, jointly with Prof. Baruch Rubin.
• 2014-Present, Shvyw Waner, M. Sc. The Hebrew University, jointly with Prof. Yael Lubin and Prof. Uzi Motro.
• 2014-Present, Iftach Golov, M. Sc. Tel Aviv University, jointly with Prof. Amir Ayali.

Former members

Mrs Devora Gordon - Lab technician (retired)

M.Sc

• Michal Segoli,2003-2004. The ecology of the widow spider, Latrodrctus pallidus. Ben Gurion University, jointly with Prof. Y. Lubin.

• Orit Baruch, 2004-2005. The mating systems and mating behavior of two bark beetle species (Phleoesinus spp.) in the cypress ecosystems in Israel. The Hebrew University, jointly with Prof. Zvi Mendel.

• Lea Sela, 2005-2008. The effect of host plant phenology on distribution pattern of the polyphagous pest Cryptoblabes gnidiella. The Hebrew University, jointly with Dr. Moshe Cole. 

• Gal Sitkov-Sharon, 2007-2009. Level of social interactions in beetle colonies with high relatedness and limited breeding resources. Ben Gurion University, jointly with Prof. Amos Bouskila. (Winner of prize for 2nd best MSc talk at the meeting of Zoological Society of Israel, 2009)

• Na'ama Morag, 2009-2010. escorting committee. Regulation of brood size in polyembryonic parasitoid (Copidosoma Koehleri) BGU, Supervisions: T. Keasar and A. Bouskila. (Winner of prize for best MSc talk at the meeting of Zoological Society of Israel, 2009)

• Yael Keynan 2011-2013. Improved biological pest control by conditioning of parasitoids to sex pheromones: Lobesia botrana as a case study Haifa University, jointly with Prof. Tamar Keasar.

Ph.D. 

• Michal Segoli, 2005-2009. The biology of the polyembryonic wasp Copidosoma Kohleri, a pest of the potato tuber moth. Ben Gurion University, jointly with Prof. Tamar Keasar, and Prof. Amos Bouskila. (Winner of the Kreitman Foundation Fellowship; Winner of the Baron De-Hirsh fund Research Grant, 2005; 2nd best PhD talk at the Israel Entomological Soc. Meeting, 2006; winner of the David Rozen Prize for best PhD study; winner of the prize for best PhD Research, meeting of Zoological Society of Israel, 2007, Winner of BARD and Bikura Fellowships for Post-doctoral studies, 2009).

• Daphna Gottlieb, 2005-2009. The effect of inbreeding on the haplodiploid beetle Coccotrypes dactyliperda. Ben Gurion University, jointly Prof. Yael Lubin and Prof. Amos Bouskila. (Winner of the prize for best PhD Research, meeting of Zoological Society of Israel, 2005; winner of best PhD talk at the Israel Entomological Soc. Meeting, 2006; Winner of the Baron De-Hirsh fund Research Grant, 2006; Winner of Marie Curie Post doctorate EU fellowship 2010)

• Iara Gazzera Sandomirsky, 2007-2014. Sexual cannibalism in Latrodectus geometricus: Socio-ecological inducers and transgenerational effects. Ben Gurion University, jointly with Prof. Yael Lubin.

• Adi Sadeh. 2009-2014. The role of the non-fertilizing sperm cell type in male competition and female mating decisions in Lepidoptera. Ben Gurion University, jointly with Prof. Zvi Abramski. (Winner of 1stirst place for posters contest at the meetings of the Entomological Society of Israel, 2005. Winner of Kanat fellowship- The foundation for agricultural damages insurance 2008).

Post-doctoral Fellows
2003. Chandresh Borad.
2003-2004. Rakefet Sharon.
2009. Michal Segoli.
2009-2010. Daphna Gottlieb.
2011. Haddas Steinitz.
2014-2015 Martin Tremmel.