| The Department of Entomology investigates
population dynamics, migration and calamities of pests of agricultural
crops; virus-vector relationships; development of pesticide resistance
of pests; application of radiation-induced sterility for control of
pest insects.
Scientific staff:
Doncho Angelov Obretenchev, Ph. D.
Associate Professor
Head of Department of Entomology
d_obretenchev@yahoo.com
Research Interests and Main Activities:
• Stored product insects: distribution, biology, ecology, density
dynamics, monitoring, methods for control;
• Means and methods for control of some quarantine species, PRA
IPM (stored product insects).
Orlin Lyubenov Dekov, Ph. D.
Research Associate
odekov@abv.bg
Research Interests and Main Activities:
• Analisys of population dynamics of Microtus arvalis and its
relation to climatic factors;
• Distribution and density of the populations of the Romanian
hamster – Mesocricetus newtoni;
• Assesment of the effect of rodenticides.
Rositsa Yordanova Dimitrova
Research Associate
aelia@abv.bg
Research Interests and Main Activities:
• Radiobiology of Insect Pests;
• Radiation Disinfestation;
• Insect Physiology after gamma irradiation;
• Possibilities for Application of Sterile Insect and Related Techniques
for Integrated Areawide Management of Insect Pests.
Vladimir Olegov Krumov
Research Associate
vlad_cepesh@abv.bg
Research Interests and Main Activities:
• Interactions among thrips, virus isolates and host plants;
• Taxonomy of order Thysanoptera;
• Ecology and control of thrips;
• Epidemiology of TSWV;
• Personal website
Anna Dimitrova Obretencheva
Senior Expert, Agronomist
Scientific interests and activities:
• problems with stored grains, the products of their processing,
and materials, caused by pests on stored products;
• bioecological investigation of pests of stored tobacco and contemporary
methods for their control.
Elena Petrova Petrova
Ph. D. student
angellore81@abv.bg
Paritcipant in project PlantProCENTRE
Scientific interests and research:
• Methods for control of greenhouse insect pests by means
of enthomopathogenic nematodes;
• Parasite-host relationships in the system enthomopathogenic
nematode-insect and evaluation of the influence of ecological factors
on them.
Venci Kirilov Aleksov
Senior specialist agrotecnhician
Main Activities:
• Laboratory rearing of insects;
• Gamma irradiation of biological material;
• Implementation of experiments for assessment of radiation effects on insects;
• Gamma-irradiator maintenance.
Sedefka Velichkova Georgieva
Plant Protection specialist
Occupation: Lab technician
• Maintenance of laboratory equipment;
• Rearing of insects and plants for scientific purposes.
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