Table of Contents
Lab alumni
Graduate Students
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Grad. |
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Sivan GAVISH
BSc: Plant Protection, HU Rehovot |
M.Sc. 1997 |
Integrated control of the potato tuberworm, |
CoA:
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Yossi SARID
BSc: Plant Protection, HU Rehovot |
M.Sc. 1998 |
Spatio-temporal dynamics of pest population in field crops PDF |
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Ettay NEVO
BSc |
M.Sc. 1999
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The effect of nitrogen fertilization on cotton aphid, |
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Xiaofeng Zhou
BSc: Agric, Zhejiang Univ. CHINA |
Ph.D. 2000 |
Physiological and Ecological Aspects of Migration and Diapause in the Cotton Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera PDF
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Ronny GROENTEMAN
Cont Ed: PhD, Univ. Canterbury, NZ |
B.Sc. Honor (Amirim) 2001 |
Factors that affect predation and reproduction in the omnivorous bug Orius albidipennis (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) PDF Intraspecific and intraguild effects on egg deposition by Orius albidipennis Reuter PDF
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Einat BILU Current Post: Manager, Fresh Ag product Qual & Safety, Mor Int'l |
M.Sc. 2001 |
Host range and the effect of plants on the parasitic wasp Aphidius colemani Optimal host choice by the parasitic wasp Aphidius colemani Viereck: influence of host, host plant and predators PDF |
Combined PhD program |
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Ayala LELLOUCHE (YAACOV)
BSc: |
M.Sc. 2001 |
Development of decision-making tools for the control of the western flower thrips Franklinella occidentalis (Pergande) in protected sweet pepper in the Arava valley PDF
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CoA: S. Steinberg |
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Yuval GOTTLIEB
BSc, MSc: Zoology, Tel Aviv Univ. |
M.Sc. 2001 |
Influences of parthenogenesis-inducing Wolbachiaon its parasitic-wasp hosts PDF |
CoA: E. Zehori-Fein
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Daniel GOLDMAN
BSc: |
M.Sc. 2001 |
Reproductive development in Orius laevigatus(Fieber) a predatory bug of the Western Flower Thrips PDF |
CoA: S. Steinberg |
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Bayeh MULATU
BSc, MSc: Alemaya University, ETHIOPIA |
Ph.D. 2002 |
Tritrophic level interactions in Ethiopian tomato systems: effects of plants on potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea opercuella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) and its parasitoids PDF |
CoA: S. Applebaum |
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Lior ROTHENBERG
BSc: HU Rehovot |
M.Sc. 2002 |
Temporal and spatial dynamic of guilds of Hymenoptera parasitoids attacking aphids in various agricultural crops PDF |
CoA: S. Applebaum |
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Liora SHALTIEL-HARPAZ
BSc, MSc: Ecology, BGU |
Ph.D. 2002 |
The spatial dynamics of the omnivorousHeteroptera anthocoris nemoralis : Effects of host plants and prey PDF |
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Inbar SHOUSTER
BSc: Plant Protection, HU Rehovot |
M.Sc. 2003 |
Ecological and agricultural implication of tritrophic level interactions between strawberry plants, the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis, and the predatory bug Orius laevigatus PDF |
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Efrat GAVISH
BSc: Ecology, BGU |
M.Sc. 2003 |
Spider assemblages in natural and agri-cultural systems in the Negev desert Herbivores Suppression by Generalist Predators in Desert Agroecosystems PDF |
Ben Gurion Univ.; Combined PhD programCoA: Y. Lubin |
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Ezer MILLER
BSc, MSc: Physics, BGU |
M.Sc. 2005 |
The effect of searching efficiency on predator-prey dynamics: empirical and theoretical study of the omnivorous bug Orius laevigatus and its prey PDF Spatial and temporal dynamics of structured-populations: Theoretical analyses PDF |
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Sulochana SHAKYA
BSc: NEPAL |
M.Sc. 2005 |
Damage by Western flower thrips, Frankaliniella occidentalis to strawberry: Effect of pest density, pollen and interaction between its predators Orius laevigatus and Neoseiulus cucumeris PDF PDF |
CoA: P. Weintraub |
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Sharon TAM
BSc: Plant Prot, HU Rehovot |
M.Sc. 2005 |
Aspects of the ecology and biological control of the Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L.: population dynamics, host plant effect and parasitoid guild structure PDF |
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Berhanu KASSAHUN
BSc: Alemaya University, ETHIOPIA |
M.Sc. 2005 |
Parasitism by Diadgama semiclausum of diamondback moth larvae on three cruciferous host plants PDF |
Non-thesis International MSc Program |
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Arnon TABIC Current Post: R&D, BioBee, Sde Eliyahu |
B.Sc. Honor |
Spatial predator-prey interactions between omnivorous Orius predators and their thrips Prey PDF Biological control of the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) in Israel PDF |
CoA: E. Zehori-Fein |
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Arnon ALLOUCHE
BSc: |
M.Sc. 2006 |
The omnivorous bug Creontiades pallidus Rambur (Heteroptera: Miridae) in pepper: When does damage occur? |
CoA: S. Steinberg |
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Yftach MATALON BSc: |
M.Sc. 2006 |
Various aspects of the interactions between the symbiotic bacterium Cardinium and its insect hostsPDF PDF |
CoA: E. Zehori-Fein |
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Carmit SOFER
BSc: Plant Sci, HU Rehovot |
M.Sc. 2006 |
Reproduction and population expansion of thorny weeds in pasture PDF |
CoA: J. Kigel |
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Mika (LEON) BECK
BSc: Animal Sci, HU Rehovot |
M.Sc. 2007 |
The reproductive biology of the omnivorous bug Orius laevigatus PDF |
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Bishnu KUMARI BHANDARI
BSc: NEPAL |
M.Sc. 2007 |
Interactions between the predatory bug Orius laevigatus and the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae, natural enemies of the Western Flower Thrips PDF |
Non-thesis International MSc Program |
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Yonatan MAOZ BSc: Life Sci. Tel Aviv Univ Current Post: ענף האבוקדו, מועצת הצמחים |
MSc 2008 PhD 2014 |
Msc- Integrated pest management of Oligonychus perseae: Development of action thresholds, conservation and identification of indigenous natural enemies. PhD- Pollen provisioning in orchard systems and its effect on intraguild interactions among omnivorous mites and their pestiferous prey in citrus. PDF |
CoA: E. Palevsky CoA: E. Palevsky |
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Lea SELLA
BSc: |
M.Sc. 2009 |
The honeydew moth, Cryptoblabes gnidiella Milliere (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in vineyards and deciduous groves and its control PDF |
CoA: A. Harari |
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Dinesh KAFLE
BSc: NEPAL |
M.Sc. 2010 |
Effects of secondary compounds on host plant preference by the phloem-feeding insect, Bamisia tabaci , and the predatory omnivorous insect, Orius laevigatus PDF |
CoA: S. Morin |
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Carmit TAL
BSc: Plant Prot. HU Rehovot |
M.Sc. 2011 |
Biological control of Polyphagotarsonemus latus(Banks) (Acari: Tarsonemidae mite Amblyseius swirskii (Athias-Henriot) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) PDF |
CoA: P. Weintraub |
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Tarryn Schuldiner-Harpaz
BSc: Life Sci, HU |
M.Sc. 2011 PhD 2017 (Combined PhD program) |
Biological control of cereal aphids in wheat: Implications of alternative foods and intraguild predation PDF |
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Nurit SHAPIRA BSc, MSc: Life Sci, Tel Aviv Univ |
M.Sc. 2011 |
Populations of Western Flower Thrips and theirOrius predators on sweet pepper, ornamental plants and wild vegetation in the Arava Valley PDF |
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Debora DIAZ BSc: CHILE |
M.Sc. 2011 |
Effect of diet on the reproductive biology of the omnivorous bug Orius laevigatus (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) |
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Valeria Hochman Adler
BSc: Nat'l Univ of La Pampa, ARGENTINA
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PhD 2013 |
Spillover of agriculturally subsidized arthropods to adjacent natural arid habitats: effects on community structure |
CoA: Yael Lubin |
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Teklay HAILU ABAY |
MSc 2013 |
Food mixing in omnivorous lady beetles |
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Diego SERCOVICH Current Post: Yad Mordecai Pollination Services |
MSc 2014 |
The effect of manure management and mass release of pteromalid parasitoids on populations of two pestiferous fly species in dairy farms PDF |
CoA: Yuval Gottlieb
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Maor ELRON Current Post: Keren Kayemet- JNF |
MSc 2014 |
Combined effects of wheat domestication and the shift to monoculture on arthropod community and trophic interactions PDF |
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Tamir ROSENBERG Current Post: Ben Gurion University of the Negev |
MSc 2016 |
Resistance of wild and domesticated tomato species for the tomato leafminer moth, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), and its natural enemy, the bug Nesidiocoris tenuis (Heteroptera: Miridae) PDF |
CoA: Liora Shealtiel | |
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Yaron Avshalom
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Undergraduate student (Amirim) 2016-2017 |
השפעת הפיזור המרחבי של חומר צמחי וטרף על רמת הטריפה בצרכנים אומניבוריים PDF |
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Anil Pokhrel BSc: University of Nepal |
M.Sc. 2017 |
Pollen consumption by field populations of the seven-spotted ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata PDF | ||
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Naveh Hartzano-Gull BSc: Agroecology and Plant Health, HU Rehovot |
M.Sc. 2018 |
Development of tools for management of the False Codling Moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta PDF |
Post-Doctoral-Fellows
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Dr. Einat ZCHORI-FEIN
BSc HU Rehovot; |
1997-2000 |
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Dr. Moshe GUERSHON
BSc, MSc, PhD |
1998-2000 |
Behavioral ecology of omnivorous bugs |
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Dr. Yuval GOTTLIEB
BSc: Zool, Tel Aviv Univ; MSc, PhD Entomol, HU Rehovot |
2004-2006 |
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Dr. Liora SHALTIEL-HARPAZ
BSc, MSc: Ecology, BGU; |
2005-2008 |
Chemical ecology of herbivore-plant interactions |
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Dr. Mor SALOMON
BSc, MSc, PhD: Ecology, BGU |
2009-2011 |
Nutritional ecology of omnivorous arthropods |
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Dr. Thomas NEESON BS, MS: Case Western Reserve Univ, USA MA, PhD: University of Michigan, USA Current Post: Post-Doc Univ of Wisconsin |
2011-2012 |
Nutrient-specific foraging and omnivore-prey population dynamics
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Post-Doctoral Fellow |
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Jessica SCHAECKERMANN MSc: Gottingen University, GermanyPhD: Leuphana University, Germany |
2013 |
Management of agricultural field edges to enhance populations of beneficial insects |
Co-Host: Yael Mandelik |
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Assaf Sadeh PhD: University of Haifa Researcher. Dept. of Natural Resources, The Volcani Center. |
2014-2015 | Evolution of cannibalism and the involvement of micro-organisms |
Visiting Scientists
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Prof. Ekrem ATAKAN |
1995 |
Department of Plant Protection, |
6 month visit |
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Dr. Shaaban ABD-RABOU |
1997 |
Agricultural Research Centre, Giza, Egypt |
3 month visit |
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Prof. Jay ROSENHEIM |
2007 |
UC Davis, USA |
1 yr Sabbatical |
