Interactions among thrips, virus isolate and host plant
Ecology and control of thrips
Epidemiology of TSWV
EDUCATION:
Since August 2007 – Associated researcher at Plant Protection Institute, Kostinbrod.
2003 - 2007 Ph. D. student at Plant Protection Institute, Kostinbrod, Bulgaria - Investigations on the taxonomy and vector ability of the species of order Thysanoptera.
1996 - 2002 Master degree in Zoology of invertebrates - Entomology, University of Sofia "St. Kliment Ohridski", Bulgaria. M.Sc. Thesis: Transmission of TSWV by Frankliniella occidentalis Perg. and Thrips tabaci Lind. (Thysanoptera; Thripidae).
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
January - April 2006. Training on the biology of Frankliniella occidentalis. Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology, Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine at Keele University, Staffordshire, UK. Training supervisor: Dr. William Kirk
May – July 2006. Training on Molecular methods for identification of thrips species and database creation. Institute of Zoology, Martin-Luther University, Halle, Germany. Training supervisor: Prof. Gerald Moritz
2006 – 2007. Transmission efficiency of different thrips species. Project coordinator: Vladimir Krumov. Supporting organization: Ministry of Education and Science (MES)
2006 – 2007. Insects from orders Homoptera and Thysanoptera as pests and virus vectors on vegetables, ornamentals and tobacco. Project coordinator: Associate professor Olia Karadjova, Ph.D. Supporting organization: National Service for Plant Protection (NSPP)
2005-2007. Center of Excellence for Research and Knowledge-Transfer in Plant Protection (PlantProCENTRE). Project coordinator: Associate professor Olia Karadjova, Ph.D. Funded by 6-th Framework Programme.
2002-2004. Investigation on the Fauna of Zemen gorge. Project coordinator: Albena Lapeva. Supporting organization: MES
2001 – 2002. Thrips, whiteflies and leaf miners – quarantine pests and vectors of viruses on agricultural crops. Project coordinator: Assoc. Professor Olia Karadjova, Ph.D. Supporting institution: NSPP
PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIA:
2003, International Scientific Conference "50 Years University Of Forestry", Sofia, Bulgaria.
