Assignments and Research Activities

• Scientific empolyee of „Applied Chemical Ecology“
• Research project: Resistance of sugar beet to the invasive γ-proteobacterium Candidatus Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus and its vector, planthopper Pentastiridius leporinus (PENTA-Resist)
• Development of novel formulations for behavior manipulating strategies for the biological control of Cacopsylla picta, the vector of apple proliferation in laboratory and semi-field trials
• Testing novel formulations with entomopathogenic fungus in laboratory and semi-field settings
• Behavioral bioassays with insects
• Analysis of volatile (fragrances) and other plant metabolites
• Development of vector-independent pathogen transmission
• Measurement of feeding behaviour of cicadas using electropenetrography (EPG)
• Analysis of potentially bioactive components using gas chromatography coupled with electroantennographical detection (GC-EAD) on cicada antennae
• Studies on the biology of Pentastiridius leporinus and its interactions with the host plant

Memberships

• Member of the German Society for General and Applied Entomology, DGaaE
• Member of the German Scientific Society for Plant Protection and Plant Health r.S., DPG
• Member of the International Society of Chemical Ecology, ISCE
• Member of the German Life Sciences Association, VBIO

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut