Assignments and Research Activities:

• Provide expert service for the National Plant Protection Service and for the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) in the field of quarantine insect pests and new, non- native insect pests
• Pest risk assessment (PRA) for new, non-native insect pests
• Collaboration in elaboration of plant health regulations and coordination of the application in Germany (e.g. Western corn rootworm)
• Coordination of national surveys of quarantine insect pestsResearch in the field of quarantine insect pests and new, non- native insect pests

Memberships:

• Member of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie e.V. (DGaaE)
• Member of the Deutschen Phytomedizinischen Gesellschaft e.V. (DPG)
• Member of the Panel on Entomology (EPPO)
• Member of the Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments (EPPO)
• Collaboration in the expert working groups for pest risk assessment (PRA) for new, non- native insect pests (e.g. Tetranychus evansi, Saperda candida, Drosophila suzukii, Thaumatotibia leucotreta, Lycorma delicatula, Aleurotrachelus trachoides, Bactrocera latifrons, Ceratothripoides brunneus, Ceratothripoides claratris, Prodiplosis longifila) (EPPO)

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut