Alexey Protasov Ph.D.
- Institute of Plant Protection
- Entomology and Units for Nematology and Chemistry
- Department of Entomology, Building 63, Room 6
- +972-506220091
- +972-39683911
Biography
Research Interests
Our lab specializes in research on biological and integrated control of agricultural pests, as well as the ecology of pests and their natural enemies.
The main projects in the lab include:
Classical biological control of the false codling moth.
Classical and integrated biological control of the spotted-wing drosophila.
Integrated control of harmful thrips in avocado and pepper crops.
Impact of climate change on predator-prey relationships, with a focus on aphids in pepper crops.
Sensitivity of natural enemies, such as parasitic wasps and predatory ladybugs, to pesticides.
Biological control of invasive armored scales in mango orchards.
Study of camouflage behavior in mealybugs.
Biological control of the Asian citrus psyllid.
Research Areas
- Biological and integrated pest management in agriculture and forestry
- Ecology of pest insects and their natural enemies
- Resistance of natural enemies to pesticides
- Predator-prey and parasite-host relationships
- Multi-trophic interactions
- Effects of climate change on natural enemy-pest interactions
Links: Google Scholar; Research gate
Education
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1984-1989
M.Sc. in Biology at Kharkiv State University. Faculty of Biology. Ukraine. Title of thesis: Influence of Clinker Dust or Cement Kiln Dust (CKD) on the ontogeny of Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) in pine forests near the Balakliya Cement Plant
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1991-1994
Ph.D. in Biology at Dnipropetrovsk State University. Faculty of Ecology. Ukraine. Title of thesis: Autecological variation of morfo-anatomical and physiologo-biochemical signs of pine ecotypes (Pinus sylvestris L.) upon the arid conditions of the site
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1994-1996
Researcher at the Laboratory of Forest Tree Breeding. Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration (Kharkiv, Ukraine).
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1996-1998
Researcher at the Laboratory of Forest Monitoring and Radioecology. Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration (Kharkiv, Ukraine).
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2000-Present
Research engineer at the Department of Entomology. Institute of Plant Protection. Agricultural Research Organization. The Volcani Center. (Rishon LeZion, Israel).