Entomology

Chloë Radershall wants to test if extreme weather events influences pollination. She uses field beans. A Swedish alternative to imported soy beans. See her film at youtube.

Publications from SLU Risk assessment of plant pests. Pest Risk Assessments Rapid Pest Risk Analysis Xyleborinus attenuatus , June 2017 Rapid Pest Risk Analysis Xylosandrus germanus , May 2017

Virus Dynamics in Naturally Varroa-Resistant Honeybee Populations eva.andersson.bjorkman@slu.se Srinivas Thaduri defends his thesis "Virus Dynamics in Naturally Varroa-Resistant Honeybee

Virus Dynamics in Naturally Varroa-Resistant Honeybee Populations eva.andersson.bjorkman@slu.se Srinivas Thaduri defends his thesis "Virus Dynamics in Naturally Varroa-Resistant Honeybee

How can we manage forests and land without threating biodiversity and ruining ecosystem services? These divergent goals require a broad understanding of ecological interactions in nature. Research,

I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Ecology specifically with the Agricultural Entomology working group. I am interested in conservation biological control, community ecology,

I am a PhD student at the Department of Ecology My PhD research  project will be focusing on the insect-plant interaction, which is mainly studied on the “investigation of insect host plant

Effects of climate change on forest insects – consequences on conservation strategies and pest management. I explore the importance of microclimate in the point of view of global warming, using two

Effects of climate change on forest insects – consequences on conservation strategies and pest management. I explore the importance of microclimatic variables in the point of view of global warming,

The symposium took place in Uppsala, Sweden, 11-15 September 2017.

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Natural enemies of crop pests often have a large effect on pest populations. Research that CBC has participated in has shown that natural enemies can reduce crop losses due to bird cherry oat aphids