TEAGASC PHD WALSH FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY ‘Leatherjacket Biocontrol: Identifying the role of the soil microbiome in the occurrence and potential control of Leatherjackets (Tipula spp)’ Ref: 2018029 Background Leatherjackets are the soil-dwelling larval stages of crane flies (Tipula paludosa and T. oleracea L.) and are major pests of...
Life PISA EU project has been successfully terminated Click here Layman’s report
1st International Congress for Plant Protection in Mediterranean Agroecosystems BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS IN MEDITERRANEAN AGROECOSYSTEMS 16th to 20th July 2018 Montpellier SupAgro – France GENERAL PRESENTATION Mediterranean context “The multidimensionnality of the agricultural and rural question in the Mediterranean militates to engage an...
FPI 2017 PREDOCTORAL CONTRACT A pre-doctoral contract (FPI) is offered, of up to four years to be held at the INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS (IVIA). The research to be carried out will be framed in the action: “Biological control of citrus psyllids” whose reference is INIA-2017-0029. We are looking for candidates...
Integrative study of interactions within a loose association (host – micropredator – non- hematophageous arthropods): toward an agroecological management of poultry livestock buildings. The general objective of the thesis is to explore the determinants of the interactions among mites living in the environment of poultry in farm...
XV International Congress of Acarology Antalya (Turkey) 2 – 8 September 2018 The XV International Congress of Acarology (XV ICA) will be held at the WOW Topkapi Palace Hotel in Antalya, Turkey from 2 – 8 September, 2018. The congress hotel (http://www.wowhotels.com/Topkapi-Palace/) is 17 km from Antalya International Airport and 20 km...
Postdoc within Entomology and Biological Control Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) invites applications for a position as postdoc within entomology and biological control with focus on using entomopathogenic...
Despite strong demands of environmental and economical friendly methods, pesticide use largely dominates in the framework of IPM strategy (Integrated Pest Management). The biological control, based on natural biological processes and materials, could be an alternative and efficient approach. Many of these processes and/or materials involve...
Project Description We live in an increasingly urban society, with over half the world’s human population now living in cities. The studies in this PhD will assist in predicting the influence of further urbanisation on mosquito populations and in understanding their interactions with humans and animals. This is of interest in predicting the...
Montpellier SupAgro is pleased to present a new MOOC (free online course) on arthropod and nematode taxonomy challenges for agriculture. Unique in the world, Mooc Nectar (Nematodes, crops, taxonomy, arthropods) opens 17 February 2017 on the FUN (France Université Numérique) platform. Students, professionals or a passionate public, curious about...