A5023954333- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Statistical Methods and Applications
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
- Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Green IT and Sustainability
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
University of Thessaly
2020-2025
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2023
Phosphine is a widely utilized fumigant insecticide in stored-product facilities; however, its excessive application and improper usage have contributed to the emergence of resistance insect populations. Although phosphine globally recognized, limited studies address effects across different developmental stages. This research investigates efficacy on eggs major pests, including Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.) (Coleoptera: Silvanidae), Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) Bostrichidae), Tribolium...
Thermal history may induce phenotypic plasticity in traits that affect performance and fitness. One type of plastic response triggered by thermal is acclimation. Because flight linked to movement the landscape, trapping detection rates, underpins success pest management tactics, it particularly important understand how insect performance. We investigated tethered-flight Ceratitis capitata, Bactrocera dorsalis zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae), acclimated for 48 h at 20, 25 or 30 °C tested °C....
Despite the recent invasion and wide spread of Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Europe, little is known regarding its population trends coastal areas southern Mediterranean countries. Using adult trapping fruit sampling, we studied dynamics D. mainland (semi-highland) cherry orchards Greece, from 2018 to 2020. Adults were captured traps baited with apple cider vinegar, placed conventional unmanaged sweet-cherry orchards, neighbouring wild growing hosts. Sampling...
Age-specific and diurnal patterns of locomotory activity, can be considered as biomarkers aging in model organisms vary across the lifetime individuals. Τhe Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata , is a commonly used model-species studies regarding demography aging. In present study, we introduce modification automated activity electronic device LAM25system (Locomotory Activity Monitor)–Trikinetics, short time studies, to record daily adult medflies throughout life....
Prediction of survival in very preterm infants is important terms clinical medicine and parent counseling. In this prospective study involving 96 infants, we evaluated whether metabolomic analysis gastric fluid urine samples obtained soon after birth could predict on days life (DOL) 3 15 as well overall up to hospital discharge. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) profiling was used. Uni- multivariate statistical analyses were carried out evaluate significant metabolites their...
Predicting survival in very preterm infants is critical clinical medicine and parent counseling. In this prospective cohort study involving 96 infants, we evaluated whether the metabolomic analysis of gastric fluid urine samples obtained shortly after birth could predict first 3 15 days life (DOL), as well overall up to hospital discharge. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) profiling was used. Uni- multivariate statistical analyses were conducted evaluate significant metabolites...
Drosophila suzukii is a polyphagous pest of small and soft fruit, originating from Asia, which has spread established in Europe the USA. Adults exhibit seasonal phenotypes, i.e., summer morphs (SM) winter (WM) to cope with fluctuating environmental conditions. WM have darker cuticle larger wings compared SM, while females experience reproductive dormancy. We studied life history traits (lifespan, female status number produced offspring) SM that were exposed field conditions coastal mainland...
Several artificial larval diets have been developed, evaluated and used for mass-rearing of the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Teprhitidae). There are several efforts to reduce cost rearing optimize quality produced sterile males that destined release in insect programs. Survival, growth, longevity reproductive capacity strongly connected with most expensive ingredient, brewer’s yeast (protein), diet. The current study focused on settling optimal...
Open-source devices are nowadays used in a vast number of research fields like medicine, education, agriculture, and sports among others. In this work, an open-source, portable, low cost pH logger, appropriate for situ meas-urements was designed developed to assist experiments on agricultural produce manufacturing. Τhe device calibrated manually using buffers values 4.01 7.01. Then it tested by measuring from the juice citrus fruits. A waterproof temperature sensor added compen-sation when...
Open-source devices are nowadays used in a vast number of research fields like medicine, education, agriculture, and sports, among others. In this work, an open-source, portable, low-cost pH logger, appropriate for situ measurements, was designed developed to assist experiments on agricultural produce manufacturing. Τhe device calibrated manually using buffers values 4.01 7.01. Then, it tested by measuring the from juice citrus fruits. A waterproof temperature sensor added compensation when...
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lentis (Fol) is considered the most destructive disease for lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) worldwide. Despite extensive studies elucidating plants’ metabolic response to fungal agents, there a knowledge gap in biochemical mechanisms governing Fol-resistance lentil. Τhis study aimed at comparatively evaluating of two genotypes, with contrasting phenotypes Fol-resistance, Fol-inoculation. Apart from gaining insights into reprogramming Fol-inoculation, focused on...
FruiTemp is an open-source prototype developed to study the response of endophytic insect species such as fruit flies (Diptera: Tephrtidae) variable temperature conditions including controlled laboratory and fluctuating field settings. The system a three-channel sensor that consists two precision thermistors measure in core surface on tree Harsh Environment thermistor measures air surrounding host at rate one measurement per 15 min. sample can be adjusted according researcher’s needs. was...
Open-source devices are widespread and have been available to everyone over the past decade. The low cost of such boosts creation instruments for various applications as smart farming, environmental monitoring, animal behavior human health etc. This research aims use statistical methods assess agreement similarity in order compare an open-source weather station that was constructed programmed from scratch with industrial station. experiment took place experimental Greenhouses University...