M.Sc. Anna Markheiser
address
Julius Kühn-Institut
Geilweilerhof
76833 Siebeldingen
Julius Kühn-Institut
Geilweilerhof
76833 Siebeldingen
Function and field of research
- Research Scientist in the working groups ‘Vectors/ Epidemiology’ and ‘Zoology/ Integrated Pest Management’
- Research project ‘VectoScreen’ (Vector monitoring of Flavescence dorée, Xylella fastidiosa and regulated non-quarantine pests in orchards and vineyards)
- Investigations on the abundance of cicadas (Auchenorrhyncha), scale insects (Coccoidea), mealybugs (Pseudococcidae), and psyllids (Psylloidea) as vectors of plant diseases in orchards and vineyards
- Electrical Penetration Graph (EPG) technique to analyze the vector-host plant interaction of spittlebugs and sharpshooters as vectors of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa
Membership
- German Society of General and Applied Entomology (DgaaE)