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Done projects-collaborators
Kerstin Jung
Position
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Researcher
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Safecrop project acronym |
FIREFIGHT, BIOINSE |
current site of work |
Federal Biolgocial Research Center for Agriculture and Forestry (BBA), Institute for Biological Control |
street, number |
Heinrichstr. 243 |
city |
Darmstadt |
postal code |
64287 |
country |
Germany |
e-mail |
k.jung@bba.de |
phone |
+49 6151 407 237 |
mobile phone |
+49 6151 407290 |
degree, Msc, or PhD; when; where; on what subject; title of the thesis |
PhD, 1999, University of Darmstadt, Faculty of Biology, "Quality of insect pathogenic nemtodes (Heterorhabditidae: Nematoda). Identification of characters responsible for quality, their quantification and how they are affected by selected abiotic factors during storage.” |
expertise |
insect pathology, mycology, nematology |
professional societies |
member of DPG, ESN, SIP and IBCD |
research experience, training, professional stages |
14 years experience in insect pathology: 1990-1994, Van Hall Instituut, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, Development of quality control protocols of entomopathogenic nematodes, Heterorhabditis spp.; 1994-1996, BBA-Institute, Darmstadt, Germany, Studies on the symbiotic relationship between nematodes and bacteria, research on the natural breakdown of a population of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar; 1999-2003, temporary positions in various projects at the BBA-Institute, research on biocontrol of soil dwelling pests (e.g. Melolontha spp.; EU-BIPESCO project and co-operation with the regional Dept. of Forestry) and on the integration of entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes into organic agriculture (e.g. against Thrips tabaci; nationally funded project); supervision of gratuate and PhD students as well as guests; since 2004 associated researcher at the SafeCrop-Centre, S. Michele, Italy |
languages (level: mother tongue, fluent, basic) |
german (mother tongue), dutch and english (fluent), spanish and french (basic) |
current research area |
biological control of fire blight in apples by antagonistic bacteria and other natural compounds |
Publication List:
Kühne, M., S. Vidal, K. Jung, D. Stephan & A. Lagnaoui
(2003). Efficacy of Beauveria sp. in the control of adult Andean
Potato Weevil (Premnotrypes suturicallus Kuschel). 36th Annual Meeting
of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, Burlington, USA, abstract,
p. 48.
Jung, K., J. Gonschorrek, J. Ruther & G. Zimmermann (2003).
Field testing of new biocontrol strategies to decrease the population
density of Melolontha hippocastani, an important scarab species
in Germany. 9th European Meeting of the IOBC/WPRS Working Group
“Insect Pathogens and Entomoparasitic Nematodes”, Schloss
Salzau, Germany, 23-29 May 2003. IOBC Bulletin, in press.
Jung, K. (2004). Neue Bekämpfungserfahrungen mit Beauveria
brongniartii zur Regulierung von Waldmaikäferpopulationen in
Südhessen. Nachrichtenbl. Deut. Pflanzenschutzd. 56: 120-124.
Zimmermann, G. & K. Jung (2004). Auftreten und Bekämpfung
von Feld- und Waldmaikäfer in Deutschland: Aktuelle Situation.
Laimburg Journal 1 (2): 165-170
Jung, K. (2004). Combined use of insectpathogenic fungi and nematodes
against the onion thrips, Thrips tabaci, in the field. Integration
2004. Joint Meeting of the IOBC Working groups “Biological
Control of Fungal and Bacterial Plant Pathogens” and “Integrated
control in Protected Crops, Temperate Climate”, S. Michele
all’Adige, Italy, 9-13 June 2004. IOBC/WPRS-Bulletin, in press
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