Dr. Maria Pappas (female) is an Associate Professor in Entomology and Acarology at the Department of Agricultural Development at DUTH. Her research interests are in ecology of arthropods and in plant-herbivore interactions. Her current work is focused on biological control and tritrophic interactions between arthropods, plants and microbes. She has published 46 papers in leading journals in the fields of entomology, biological control and plant science, an h-index of 20 She has coordinated/participated in 12 projects funded by the EU, International and national bodies and 37 projects funded by agro- and biocontrol industries. Publication records: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4563-3023.
The team is also composed by:
Prof. George Broufas (male), a Professor in Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, the Head of the Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology & Entomology and adjunct Professor of the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania;
Dr. Evangelia Sinapidou (female), an Assocaite Professor in Biotechnology of Crop Protection at DUTH with expertise in plant biotechnology and molecular plant pathology;
Dr. Michail Orfanoudakis (male), an Associate Professor in soil science with expertise on mycorrhizal application in degraded soils, agricultural low-input systems and soil remediation.
Galini Koutsoula is a PhD student at the Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology & Zoology at DUTH. Her main research focus is studying the plant-mediated effects of beneficial soil microbes against aboveground herbivores and their natural enemies.
