Dr George J. Stathas

Professor in Agricultural Entomology

 Education

January 1986:   B.Sc., Agricultural University of Athens

October 1996: Ph.D. in Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens

Professional Experience

• 1/9/1988 - 30/9/1989: Private Company (Argyrakis S.A.) working on horticultural hybrids.
• 1/10/1989 - 5/4/2003: Benaki Phyropathological Institute, Department of Agr. Entomology and Zoology, Laboratory of Biological Control, working as Ass. Researcher.
• 16/4/2003 – 30/11/2017: Technological Educational Institute of Peloponnese, Faculty of Agricultural Technology & Technology of Food and Nutrition as Head of the Department and Dean of the Faculty. 
• 1/12/2017 – today: Vice Rector of Academic Affairs, Personality and Student Care.

RESEARCH TOPICS

• Insect Morphology (Coccoidea, Coccoidophagous predators)
• Insect Biology (Coccoidea, Coccoidophagous and aphisophagous predators)
• Insect Ecology (Scale insects, aphids, whiteflies, parasitoids, predators)

PARTICIPATION IN Conferences

Presentation of research studies in 21 International and 16 Panhellenic Congresses.

ORGANIZING OF CONGRESSES

1. “8^th European meeting in the IOBC/WPRS working “Insect Pathogens and Insect Parasitic Nematodes”, 29 May-2 June, 2001, Athens, Greece – IOBC.
2. “VII European Congress of Entomology”, October 7-13, 2002, Thessaloniki, Greece – Hellenic Entomological Society.
3. “XII International Symposium on Scale Insect Studies – ISSIS”. Crete, Hellas, 6-9 April 2010, http://www.xii-issis.gr/
4. President of the Organising Committee of the 7th meeting of the IOBC/wprs WG "Integrated Protection of Olive Crops", Kalamata, Greece, May 11-14, 2015,http://www.entsoc.gr/iobc-kalamata2015/index.php?lang=en
5. Member of the organising Committee in 3 Panhellenic Congresses.

Post-Doc SCHOLARSHIP

Succeeded in Post-Doc scholarship of the state Scholarship Foundation of Greece during 2001 – 2002. The subject of the research was: «Study of Biological Control of diaspidid scale insects of olive trees, using predatory insects and mites».

RESEARCH TEAM MEMBER IN PROJECTS

1. 1.10.1989 - 31.5.1990: Biological Control methods applied on insect pests.
2.  1.6.1990 - 31.10.1990 και 1.11.1990 - 31.5.1993: Biological Control of whiteflies and mealy bugs in greenhouses. 
3. 1.6.1993 - 31.10.1996: Biological Control of Aleurothrixus floccosus on citrus.
4. 1.11.1996 – 31.12.1998: IPM programs on citrus insect pests.
5. 1.10.1989 – 31.12.1998: Studies on Biological and Integrated pest control on cultivated trees.
6. 1.1.1998 – 31.12.1998: Biological Control on aphids of Zea mays.
7. 1.1.1998 – 31.12.1998: Studies of the aphidophagus predator Harmonia axyridis.
8. 1.8.2002 – 31.8.2004: Bioecology of honeydew producing scale insects of fir trees.
9. 1.1.2008 – 31.12.2011: Study on hibernating populations of Coccinellid predators.
10. 1.5.2003 – 31.12.2006: Studies of air pollution effects on bio – ecosystem of mountain Taygetus.

COORDINATOR OF RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. 1.6.1999 - 31.12.1999: Biological Control of Aleurothrixus floccosus on citrus.
2. 1.6.1999 - 31.12.2001: Biological Control of Aulacothrum solani, Macrosiphum euphorbiae and Aphis gossyppi by Harmonia axyridis in greenhouses.
3. 1.1.2000 - 31.12.2002: Biological Control of Aphis gossypii on cotton by Harmonia axyridis.
4. 1.1.2000 – 31.12.2002: Biological Control of Quadraspidiotus perniciosus on apple trees by parasitoid Hymenoptera and predatory Colleoptera.
5. 1.1.2002 – 31.12.2004: Study of effectiveness of Chilocorus bipustulatus as biological Control agent against Chrysomphalus aonidum on cultivated and ornamental plants.
    
   TEACHING PROGRAMS
   Teaching at 6 Erasmus program in Technological Educational Institute of Kalamata and Suleiman Demirel University in Isparta, Turkey.

MEMBER OF EDITORIAL BOARD OF INTERNATIONAL ENTOMOLOGICAL JOURNAL

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2. “Entomologia Hellenica” (http://www.entsoc.gr/z1files/Editorial%20Board.pdf)
3.  «Dataset Papersin Ecology» (http://www.datasets.com/journals/ecology/editors/)
4.  «Psyche» (http://www.hindawi.com/journals/dpis/editors/ecology/ )
5. «Hellenic Plant Protection Journal» (HPPJ) (http://www.bpi.gr)
6. «Turkish Journal of Biological Control» (Volume 6, Number 2 2015 ISSN 2146-0035) (http://www.biyolojikmucadele.org.tr/English/dergi.asp)

REVIEWER OF SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Reviewer of 92 manuscripts published in International Scientific Journals, 5 international Projects and 5 Special Editions.

PUBLICATIONS CITATIONS

156 research studies are published in international journals and proceedings of congresses.

Scopus Citations: 1.067, hi-index 19               (13-04-2023)

Google Scholar Citations: 1.831, hi-index 22       >>    >>   

RESEARCH TOPICS

• Insect Morphology (Coccoidea, Coccoidophagous predators)
• Insect Biology (Coccoidea, Coccoidophagous and aphisophagous predators)
• Insect Ecology (Scale insects, aphids, whiteflies, parasitoids, predators)