Prof. Boaz Yuval
Professor
Morris and Helen Mauerberger Chair in Agricultural Entomology
Behavioral ecology of insects, Insect microbe interactions, Integrated pest management.
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Contact Us
The Department of Entomology
The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Herzl 229, Rehovot 7610001, ISRAEL
Tel: 08-9489223
Fax: 08-9366768
Email: morze@savion.huji.ac.il
Prof. Boaz Yuval
Research Areas
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Behavioral ecology of insects
- Ecology of blood feeding flies
- Sexual behavior and nutritional ecology of fruit flies
- Insect microbe interactions
- Integrated pest management
- Ecology and behavior of sea cucumbers
Current Research Projects
- Functional and evolutionary aspects of sperm storage in Mediterranean fruit flies
- Abundance and diversity of sea cucumbers in the gulf of Eilat
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Fruit, Flies and the Symbionts in Between (with E. Jurkevitch)
- Biological control of the invasive fly Philornis downsi in the Galapagos islands. (with E. Jurkevitch & G. Heimpel)
- Bacterial effects on host-use by tephritid fruit flies. (with E. Jurkevitch & C.Y. Niu).
