Applied Entomology – potential topics

18. Aphids on apple –characterization of the main species and their importance
19. Desert locust Schistocerca gregaria – ecology, geographic distribution and
damage
20. North-south migration by the monarch butterfly Danaus plexippes
21. Use of colored sticky traps to monitor insect populations
22. Use of sex pheromones to confuse tortricid moths in grape
23. Psyllids as vectors of phytoplasmas on apple
24. Leafhoppers and transmission of phytoplasmas in grape
25. Western Flower Thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) –
biology and problems with its control
26. The tobacco red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari, Tetranychidae), an
increasing threat of tomato in Europe – biology, damage and biological control
prospects
27. Biology of the tomato rust mite Aculops lycopersici (Acari, Eriophyidae) and
control options
28. Spider mites on apple (Tetranychus urticae, Panonychus ulmi, and Tetranychus
viennensis) – life cycle, damage and comparison of the main morphological
characters
29. Hoverfly Syrphus ribesii (Syrphidae) – morphology, biology, and global
distribution.
30. Rust mites (Eriophyidae) on apple – native species and their global distribution,
biology and damage of 1 particular species.
31. Gall mites (Eriophyidae) on grape – native species and their global distribution,
biology and damage of 1 particular species.
32. Using ladybird beetles to control aphids