CURRICULUM VITAE

(October 2012)

 

 

Nikos A. Kouloussis

Assistant Professor of Entomology

 

Laboratory of Applied Zoology and Parasitology

School of Agriculture

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, GR-54 124, Greece

 

Tel & Fax: +30-2310-99 8836

e-mail: nikoul@agro.auth.gr

URL: http://users.auth.gr/~nikoul/

 

EDUCATION

1993             Doctorate in Entomology. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

1987             Ptychion in Agriculture. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

 

TRAINING

1990             Research Scholar. Imperial College London.

1996             Research Scholar. University of California (Davis).

2009             Fulbright Scholar. University of Californa (Davis).

 

POSITIONS

Since 2009  Assistant Professor.  Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Agriculture, Laboratory of Applied Zoology and Parasitology, Greece.

2004-09       Lecturer.  Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Agriculture, Laboratory of Applied Zoology and Parasitology, Greece.

1997-04       Research and Teaching Associate.  Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Agriculture, Laboratory of Applied Zoology and Parasitology, Greece.

1996-97       Associate Professor.  Technological Educational Institution of Thessaloniki, Department of Crop Production, Laboratory of Entomology, Thessaloniki, Greece.

1995             Teaching Associate.  Technological Educational Institution of Thessaloniki, Department of Crop Production, Laboratory of Entomology, Thessaloniki, Greece.

1994             Research Associate.  Plant Protection Institute, National Agriculture Research Foundation, Thessaloniki, Greece.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Since 1988  Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Agriculture, Laboratory of Applied Zoology and Parasitology, Greece.

·      Teaching of the undergraduate courses “Pests of Fruit Trees and Vine Grapes”, “Applied Zoology”, “Entomology II” and “Plant Protection Issues”

·       Teaching of the graduate course “Integrated Pest Management of Cultivated Plants”

·       Teaching of the undergraduate practicals “Pests of Fruit Trees and Vine Grapes”, “Applied Zoology Practicals”, “Entomology I Practicals”,  “Entomology II Practicals”

·       Participated for five years in the practical training of the undergraduate students of Agronomy that is held during summer at the University Farm of Thessaloniki

·       Coordination of the practical training of the undergraduate students of Agronomy (2005 to date)

·       Supervision of 15 undergraduate, two graduate Diploma Theses, and member of the 3-part supervision Committee in one Doctorate Dissertation

·       Member of the 7-part examination committee of seven graduate Diploma Theses and six Doctorate Dissertations

1995-97       Technological Educational Institution of Thessaloniki, Department of Crop Production, Laboratory of Entomology, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Taught the courses “Plant Protection II” (for 4 semesters), “Protection of Plant Production II” (for 3 semesters), “Control of Pests and Diseases” (for 2 semesters) & “Practicals of Plant Protection II” (for 5 semesters) and supervised three Diploma Theses.

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Since 1987  Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Agriculture, Laboratory of Applied Zoology and Parasitology, Greece.

                       Worked on the following research topics:

·      Biology, ecology, behavior and management of fruit flies, Diptera: Tephritidae

·       Development of trapping systems for the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) and the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae).

·       Biodemography and age structure of wild fruit fly populations.

·       Biology, ecology, behavior and management of Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae.

·       Behavior of predatory mites. Resistance of predatory mite populations to pesticides.

 

                       Worked on the following research projects:

·      “Evaluation of chemical attractants for the cherry fruit fly”, funded by BASF, (2011)

·       “Evaluation of insecticides for the control of mosquitoes in Thessaloniki and Pieria areas in Greece”, funded by the respective regional authorities (2011-2012)

·       “Improving Sterile Male Performance in Fruit Fly SIT”, funded by the International Atomic Energy Agency (FAO/IAEA),  Vienna (2004-2009) (as Principal Investigator)

·       “The Biodemography of Life Span”, funded by the Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis  (2003-2008)

·       “Selection of insecticide resistant populations of predatory phytoseid mites for use in Integrated Pest Management programs.” funded by the Ministry of National Education & Religious Affairs / European Union / European Social Fund (2005-2007)

·       “Investigation of Medfly Mating and Remating Frequency in Greece”, funded by the University College of London (2001-2003)

·       “Development and Evaluation of Improved Fruit Fly Attractants and Bait Stations in Greece”, funded by the International Atomic Energy Agency (FAO/IAEA), Vienna (2000-2005)

·       “Medfly Female Attractant Studies in Support of the Sterile Insect Technique”, funded by the International Atomic Energy Agency (FAO/IAEA), Vienna (1994-1999)

·       “Environmentally Safe Integrated Systems for the Control of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata”, funded by the European Union (1992-1997)

·       “Biology Control and Host Selection Behavior of the Almond Seed Wasp Eurytoma amygdali”, funded by the Greek Ministry of Energy and Technology (1991-1993)

·       “Ecophysiology and Behavior of the Almond Seed Wasp Eurytoma amygdali”, funded by the Greek Ministry of Energy and Technology (1987-1989)

2009             University of California at Davis, Department of Entomology, California, USA.

               Worked for eight months (on a sabbatical leave) on biodemography and Tephritidae populations.  Collaborated with scientists in the Departments of Entomology (Dr. James Carey) and Statistics (Dr. Hans-Georg Müller êáé Dr. Jane-Ling Wang).

1995-97       Technological Educational Institution of Thessaloniki, Department of Crop Production, Laboratory of Entomology, Thessaloniki, Greece.

               Worked on the biology, ecology, behavior and pest control of Diptera Tephritidae.

1995-96       University of California at Davis, Department of Entomology, California, USA.

               Worked for five months on biodemography and Tephritidae populations.

1994             Plant Protection Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece.

               Conducted chemical control experiments and screening of insecticides for agricultural pests of Northern Greece, including the thrip Frankliniella occidentalis  and the moth Adoxophyes orana.

1990-91       Univeristy of London, Imperial College at Silwood Park, Department of Pure and Applied Biology, UK.

Joined, for five months, a project concerning the interaction between the drosophilid Drosophila subobscura and its braconid parasitoid Asobara tabida, under the supervision of Prof. M. P. Hassell and Dr. H. C. J. Godfray.

 

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

·       Biodemography and age structure of wild Mediterranean fruit fly populations (Age-dependent trap bias, residual demography method, development of mark-recapture models)

·       Improving sterile male performance in fruit fly SIT programs

·       Factors influencing the oviposition behavior of the Mediterranean fruit fly.

·       Biology, ecology, behavior and management of fruit flies, Diptera: Tephritidae

·       Development of trapping systems for the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) and the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae).

·       Biology, ecology, behavior and management of Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae.

·       Behavior of predatory mites. Resistance of predatory mite populations to pesticides.

 

RESEARCH SUPPORT

·       “Use of citrus chemicals to improve medfly male performance in SIT programs”
Funding Agency: International Atomic Energy Association (Project no. 12857/RBF), Vienna, Austria
Duration: 15/7/2004 – 15/7/2009

·       “Biodemographic determinants of lifespan in the Mediterranean fruit fly”
Funding Agency: University of California (via University of Thessaly)
Duration: 29/04/2010 – 28/04/2012

 

PUBLICATIONS

(a) Doctorate Thesis

1993     Kouloussis, N. A . Host-plant selection in the insect Eurytoma amygdali Enderlein (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

 

(b) Scientific papers in refereed journals

2012     Carey, J. R., H.-G. Müller, J.-L. Wang, N. T. Papadopoulos, A. Diamantidis & N. A. Kouloussis. “Graphical and demographic synopsis of the captive cohort method for estimating population age structure in the wild”, Experimental Gerontology 47(10): 787-791. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531556512001854

2012     Ioannou C. É., N. T. Papadopoulos, N. A. Kouloussis, C. I. Tananaki & B. I. Katsoyannos. “Essential oils of citrus fruit stimulate oviposition in the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)”, Physiological Entomology: no-no. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3032.2012.00847.x

2012     Duyck P. F., N. A. Kouloussis, N. T. Papadopoulos, S. Quilici & J. R. Carey. “Exceptional longevity in the tephritid, Ceratitis rosa, a close relative of the Mediterranean fruit fly”, Journal of Economic Entomology 105: 371-373. http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/EC11055

2011     Kouloussis N. A., N. T. Papadopoulos, B. I. Katsoyannos, H.-G. Müller, J.-L. Wang, S. Yu-Ru, F. Molleman & J. R. Carey. “Seasonal trends in Ceratitis capitata reproductive potential derived from live-caught adult females in Greece”, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 140: 181-188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2011.01154.x

2010     Duyck, P. F., N. A. Kouloussis, N. T. Papadopoulos, S. Quilici, J.-L. Wang, C. R. Jiang, H.-G. Müller & J. R. Carey. “Lifespan of a Ceratitis fruit fly increases with higher altitude”, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 101: 345-350. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01497.x

2010     Kouloussis, N.A., B. I. Katsoyannos, N. T. Papadopoulos, C. S. Ioannou & I. V. Iliadis. “Enhanced mating competitiveness of Ceratitis capitata males following exposure to citrus compounds”, Journal of Applied Entomology:no-no. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2010.01535.x

2010     Mavraganis, V.G., N.T. Papadopoulos,  N.A. Kouloussis. Extract of olive fruit fly males (Diptera: Tephritidae) attract virgin females. Entomologia Hellenica 19: 14-20. http://www.entsoc.gr/volume%2019/14-20-MAVRAGANIS-etal-Extract%20of%20olive%20fruit%20fly%20males%20attract%20virgin%20females.pdf

2010     Vera M. T., M. J. Ruiz, A. Oviedo, S. Abraham, M. Mendoza, D. F. Segura, N. A. Kouloussis & E. Willink . “Fruit compounds affect male sexual success in the South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) ”, Journal of Applied Entomology: no-no. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2010.01516.x

2009     Kouloussis, N. A., N. T. Papadopoulos, H.-G. Müller, J.-L. Wang, M. Mao, B. I. Katsoyannos, P. F. Duyck & J. R. Carey. “Life table assay of field-caught Mediterranean fruit flies, Ceratitis capitata, reveals age bias”, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 132: 172–181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2009.00879.x

2008     Carey, J. R., N. T. Papadopoulos, H.-G. Mueller, B. I. Katsoyannos, N. A. Kouloussis, J.-L. Wang, K. Wachter, W. Yu & P. Liedo. “Age structure changes and extraordinary lifespan in wild medfly populations”,. Aging Cell 7: 426–437. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-9726.2008.00390.x

2008     Mavraganis, V. G., C. Liaropoulos, N. T. Papadopoulos, N. A. Kouloussis & T. Broumas. “Whole body extract of Mediterranean fruit fly males elicits high attraction in virgin females”, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 127: 20-29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2008.00672.x

2006     Carey, J. R., N. T. Papadopoulos, N. A. Kouloussis, B. I. Katsoyannos, H.-G. Mueller, J.-L. Wang, Y.-K. Tseng. “Age-specific and lifetime behavior patterns in Drosophila melanogaster and the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata”, Experimental Gerontology 41: 93-97. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531556505002330

2006     Papadopoulos, N. T., N. A. Kouloussis & B. I. Katsoyannos. “Effect of plant chemicals on the behavior of the Mediterranean fruit fly”. In : A. Malavasi (editor) Proceedings Seventh International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 10–15 September 2006, p. 97-106. http://www.moscamed.org.br/pdf/Cap_10.pdf

2005     Kraaijeveld, K., B. I. Katsoyannos, M. Stavrinides, N. A. Kouloussis & T. Chapman. “Remating in wild females of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata”, Animal Behaviour 69 : 771-776. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347204004130

2004     Papadopoulos, N. T., B. I. Katsoyannos, N. A. Kouloussis, J. R. Carey, H.-J. Muller & Y. Zhang. “High sexual signaling rates of young individuals predict extended life span in male Mediterranean fruit flies”, Oecologia 138: 127-134. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-003-1392-3

2004     Kouloussis, N. K. “Almond seed wasp, Eurytoma amygdali Enderlein (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae)”, pp 82-84. In: John Capinera (editor) Encyclopedia of Entomology, Vol. 1, Kluwer Academic Press. www.google.com/books?hl=el&lr=&id=i9ITMiiohVQC&oi=fnd&pg=PR55&dq=Kouloussis+Almond+seed+wasp,+Eurytoma+amygdali+Enderlein+Encyclopedia+&ots=VWCnNxnRTO&sig=LeeNVumGkz_kJRnrAiUOens6Uek

2004     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. T. Papadopoulos, N. A. Kouloussis & J. Hendrichs. “Effect of citrus peel substances on Mediterranean fruit fly male behavior”, pp. 13–17. In: B. Barnes (editor) Proceedings of Sixth International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 6–10 May 2002. www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20063113753.html

2002     Papadopoulos, N. T., J. R. Carey, B. I. Katsoyannos, N. A. Kouloussis, H.-J. Muller & X. Liu. “Supine behaviour predicts the time to death in male Mediterranean fruitflies (Ceratitis capitata)”, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 269: 1633-1637. http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/269/1501/1633.abstract

2001     Papadopoulos, N. T., B. I. Katsoyannos, N. A. Kouloussis & J. Hendrichs. “Effect of orange peel substrates on mating competitiveness of male Ceratitis capitata”, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 99: 253-261. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1570-7458.2001.00824.x

2001     Papadopoulos, N. T., B. I. Katsoyannos, N. A. Kouloussis, J. Hendrichs, J. R. Carey & R. R. Heath. “Early detection and population monitoring of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in mixed fruit orchard in Northern Greece”, Journal of Economic Entomology 94: 971-978. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/jee/2001/00000094/00000004/art00027

2001     Papadopoulos, N. T., B. I. Katsoyannos, J. R. Carey & N. A. Kouloussis. “Seasonal and annual occurrence of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in northern Greece”, Annals of the Entomological Society of America 94: 41-50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0041:SAAOOT]2.0.CO;2

2001     Katsoyannos, B. I. & N. A. Kouloussis. “Captures of the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae on spheres of different colours”, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 100: 165-172. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1570-7458.2001.00860.x

1999     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. T. Papadopoulos, R. R. Heath, J. Hendrichs & N. A. Kouloussis. “Evaluation of synthetic food-based attractants for female Mediterranean fruit flies (Dipt., Tephritidae) in McPhail type traps”, Journal of Applied Entomology 123: 607 – 612. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0418.1999.00419.x

1999     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. T. Papadopoulos, N. A. Kouloussis, R. R. Heath & J. Hendrichs. “Method of assessing the fertility of wild Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) females for use in sterile insect technique programs”, Journal of Economic Entomology 92: 590 - 598. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/jee/1999/00000092/00000003/art00015

1998     Papadopoulos, N. T., B. I. Katsoyannos, N. A. Kouloussis, J. R. Carey & A. Economopoulos. 1998. “Effect of adult age, food, and time of day on sexual calling incidence of wild and mass-reared Ceratitis capitata males”, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 89: 175 - 182. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1570-7458.1998.00397.x

1998     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. A. Kouloussis, & J. R. Carey. “Seasonal and annual occurrence of Mediterranean Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Chios Island, Greece: Differences between two neighboring orchards”, Annals of the Entomological Society of America 91: 43-51. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/aesa/1998/00000091/00000001/art00004

1997     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. A. Kouloussis & N. T. Papadopoulos. “Response of Ceratitis capitata to citrus chemicals under semi-natural conditions”, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 82: 181 - 188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1570-7458.1997.00129.x

1996     Papadopoulos, N. T., J. R. Carey, B. I. Katsoyannos & N. A. Kouloussis. “Overwintering of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Northern Greece”, Annals of the Entomological Society of America 89: 526-534. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/aesa/1996/00000089/00000004/art00005

1995     Koveos, D. S., N. A. Kouloussis & G. D. Broufas. “Olfactory responses of the predatory mite Amblyseius andersoni Chant to bean plants infested by the spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch”, Journal of Applied Entomology 119: 615-619. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.1995.tb01345.x

1995     Kouloussis, N. A. & B. I. Katsoyannos. “Distribution and activities of Eurytoma amygdali (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) wasps on almond trees”, Annals of the Entomological Society of America 88: 547-553. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/aesa/1995/00000088/00000004/art00021

1994     Kouloussis, N. A. & B. I. Katsoyannos. “Adult response of the almond seed wasp, Eurytoma amygdali, to chemicals from its host and certain nonhosts”, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 73: 211-220. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.1994.tb01858.x

1993     Prophetou-Athanasiadou, D., P. J. Hodgson, N. A. Kouloussis & T. H. Jones. “Oviposition behaviour of Drosophila subobscura and its parasitoid Asobara tabida in the laboratory”, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 67: 285-291. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.1993.tb01679.x

1993     Kouloussis, N. A. & B. I. Katsoyannos. “Egg distribution patterns in the almond seed wasp, Eurytoma amygdali”, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 66: 31-38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.1993.tb00689.x

1992     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. A. Kouloussis & A. Bassiliou. “Monitoring populations of the almond seed wasp, Eurytoma amygdali, with sex pheromone traps and other means, and optimal time of chemical control”, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 62: 9-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.1992.tb00635.x

1991     Kouloussis, N. A. & B. I. Katsoyannos. “Host discrimination and evidence for a host marking pheromone in Eurytoma amygdali”, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 58: 165-174. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.1991.tb01464.x

 

 

(c) Conferences , Workshops etc (mainly abstracts and extended summaries in English)

2012     Mavraganis V. G., N. T. Papadopoulos & N. A. Kouloussis. “Non-toxic bait for the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)”, Second International Symposium of Tephritid Workers of Europe, Africa and The Middle East “Biological Invasions of Tephritidae: Ecological and Economic Impacts”, 3-6 July 2012 Kolymbari, Crete, Greece, Abstracts p. 101

2012     Koukougiannidou C. P., N. A. Kouloussis, N. T. Papadopoulos, A. G. Diamantidis and J. R. Carey. “Endurance of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) adults deprived of food at various ages”, Second International Symposium of Tephritid Workers of Europe, Africa and The Middle East, 3-6 July 2012 Kolymbari, Crete, Greece, Abstracts p. 63

2012     Ioannou C. S., N. T. Papadopoulos, N. A. Kouloussis & B. I. Katsoyannos. “Associative olfactory learning in the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) larvae”, Second International Symposium of Tephritid Workers of Europe, Africa and The Middle East, 3-6 July 2012 Kolymbari, Crete, Greece, Abstracts p. 57

2011     Mavraganis V. G., N. T. Papadopoulos, N. A. Kouloussis & P. Ch. Kouloumbis. “Environmentally friendly bait for the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)”, Proceedings of the 7 MGPR International Symposium “Paolo Cabras”. Pesticides in Food and the Environment in Mediterranean Countries, 9-11 November 2011, Thessaloniki, Greece, p. 88.

2010     Kouloussis N. Á., N. T. Papadopoulos, B. I. Katsoyannos & J. R. Carey. “Use of live-caught insects expands the scope of trapping”, Eighth International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, Valencia, Spain, 26th September to 1st October 2010.

2009     Vera M. T., M. J. Ruiz, A. Oviedo, S. Abraham, M. Mendoza, D. F. Segura, N. A. Kouloussis & E. Willink. “Fruit compounds affect male sexual competitiveness in the South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae)”, Working Material of the Final Research Coordinated Meeting within the FAO/IAEA Research Project “Improving Sterile Male Performance in Fruit Fly SIT Programmes”, held in Pereybere, Mauritius, 21–25 September 2009, IAEA Vienna, Austria. p. 79.

2009     Kouloussis, N., B. Katsoyannos & N. Papadopoulos. “Mating competitiveness, Calling and Longevity in sterile Ceratitis capitata males following exposure to various citrus compounds”, Working Material of the Fourth Research Coordination Meetinmg within the FAO/IAEA Research Project “Improving Sterile Male Performance in Fruit Fly SIT Programmes”, held in Péreybère, Mauritius, 21-25 September 2009, IAEA Vienna, Austria, p.79.

2008     Ruiz, M.J., A. Oviedo, S. Abraham, M. Mendoza, D. F. Segura, N. A. Kouloussis, E. Willink & M. T. Vera. “Exposure to guava increases male sexual competitiveness in the South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus”, Seventh Meeting of the Working Group on Fruit Flies of the Western Hemisphere, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, 2–7 November 2008, p. 41.

2008     Kouloussis, N. A., B. I. Katsoyannos, N. T. Papadopoulos, C. S. Ioannou & J. V. Iliadis. “Enhanced mating competitiveness following exposure to different citrus oils in males of Ceratitis capitata”, First Meeting of Tephritid Workers of Europe, Africa and The Middle East, 7–8 April 2008, Majorca, Spain. Abstracts p. 33.

2008     Kouloussis, N., B. Katsoyannos & N. Papadopoulos. “Mating competitiveness in male Ceratitis capitata following exposure to citrus compounds”, Working Material of the Third Research Coordinated Meeting within the FAO/IAEA Research Project “Improving Sterile Male Performance in Fruit Fly SIT Programmes”, held in Valencia, Spain, 1–5 April 2008. IAEA Vienna, Austria. p. 79.

2006     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. T. Papadopoulos & N. A. Kouloussis. “Recent advances in medfly trapping: Experiments conducted during 2004 in Chios, Greece”, Seventh International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 10–15 September 2006.

2006     Kouloussis, N. A., C. S. Ioannou, B. I. Katsoyannos. “Oviposition of Ceratitis capitata in response to volatiles from various concentrations of orange juice”. Seventh International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 10–15 September 2006.

2006     Kouloussis, N., B. Katsoyannos & N. Papadopoulos. “Effect of citrus peel compounds on the mating competitiveness of Ceratitis capitata males”, Working Material of the Second Research Coordinated Meeting within the FAO/IAEA Research Project “Improving Sterile Male Performance in Fruit Fly SIT Programmes”, held in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 5–9 September 2006. IAEA Vienna, Austria.

2005     Kouloussis, N. A., B. I. Katsoyannos, N. T. Papadopoulos & C. S. Ioannou. “Host selection in Ceratitis capitata: a demographic/ageing perspective”, Rostock European Exploratory Workshop on Aging and Longevity in Wild Medfly Populations, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, 28–29 July 2005.

2005     Papadopoulos, N., A. Bakri, Y. Gazit, M. Cristofaro, B. Barnes, M. Bonizzoni, S. A. Lux, D. Nestel, R. Pereira, S. Quilici, M. A. Miranda & N. A. Kouloussis. “Establishment of TEAM (Tephritidae of Europe, Africa and Middle East), a new international working group on fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)”, Abstracts of 2nd European Meeting of IOBC-WPRS Working Group on "Integrated Protection of Olive Crops", Florence, Italy, on 26–28 October 2005.

2005     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. T. Papadopoulos & N. A. Kouloussis. “Development and evaluation of improved fruit fly attractants and bait stations in Greece”, Working Material of the Fourth Research Coordinated Meeting within the FAO/IAEA Research Programme “Development of Improved Attractants and their Integration into Fruit Fly SIT Management Programmes”, held in Vienna, Austria, 9–13 May 2005. Abstracts p. 24.

2005     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. T. Papadopoulos, N. A. Kouloussis, W. Enkerlin, J. Hendrichs & R. R. Heath. “Towards the development of a lure and kill system against Ceratitis capitata and Bactrocera oleae combining food lures and colored spheres”, Book of Extended Synopses (IAEA-CN-131) of FAO/IAEA International Conference on Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests: Vienna, Austria, 5–10 May 2005. p. 217.

2005     Broufas G. D., D. S. Koveos, M. L. Pappas, D. Prophetou-Athanasiadou & N. A. Kouloussis. “Intrapopulation variation in pesticide susceptibility of the predatory mite Euseius finlandicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) ”, International Symposium on the Environmental Physiology of Ectotherms and Plants, July 11-16, 2005, Roskilde, Denmark.

2004     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. T. Papadopoulos & N. A. Kouloussis. “Improving Ceratitis capitata male competitiveness in SIT programmes through exposure to citrus peel oils”, Working Material of the First Research Coordinated Meeting within the FAO/IAEA Research Programme “Improving Sterile Male Performance in Fruit Fly SIT” Held in Antigua, Guatemala, 25–29 October 2004. IAEA Vienna, Austria p. 72.

2004     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. T. Papadopoulos & N. A. Kouloussis. “Comparison of different trapping systems and bait stations for Ceratitis capitata and Bactrocera oleae: Experiments conducted in Chios, Greece”, Working Material of the Third Research Coordinated Meeting within the FAO/IAEA Research Programme “Development of Improved Attractants and their Integration into Fruit Fly SIT Management Programmes”, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, 11–15 May 2004. IAEA Vienna, Austria

2004     Kouloussis, N. A., B. I. Katsoyannos, N. T. Papadopoulos, C. S. Ioannou & E. A. Kotta. “Effect of host fruit odors on the oviposition of feral Ceratitis capitata in the laboratory”, Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on Fruit Flies of the Western Hemisphere, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, 16–21 May 2004, p. 121.

2004     Katsoyannos, B. I., Papadopoulos, N. T., N. A. Kouloussis, W. Enkerlin, J. Hendrichs & R. R. Heath. “Towards the development of a lure and kill system against Ceratitis capitata and Bactrocera oleae combining food lures and colored spheres”, Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on Fruit Flies of the Western Hemisphere, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, 16–21 May 2004, p. 49.

2003     Katsoyannos, B. É., N. T. Papadopoulos & N. A. Kouloussis. “Effect of citrus oils on medfly behaviour with emphasis on mating behaviour, and possibilities of their use for improving male competitiveness”. Working Material of Consultants Meeting on “Improving Sterile Male Performance in Fruit Fly SIT Programmes”, Vienna, Austria 20–24 October 2003. IAEA Vienna, Austria. p. 37.

2003     Kouloussis, N. A. & B. I. Katsoyannos. “Field attraction of olive fruit flies to spheres of different colours and sizes”, First European Conference on "Integrated Protection of Olives Crops", Chania, Crete, Greece 21–23 May 2003. Abstracts p. 33.

2002     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. T. Papadopoulos & N. A. Kouloussis. “Response of the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata to citrus fruit substances”, Seventh European Congress of Entomology. Thessaloniki, Greece, 7–13 October 2002. Congress Abstracts p. 107.

2002     Kouloussis, N. A. & B. I. Katsoyannos. “Field attraction of olive fruit flies Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) to spheres of different sizes and colours”, Seventh European Congress of Entomology, Thessaloniki, Greece, 7–13 October 2002. Congress Abstracts p. 139.

2002     Kouloussis, N. A. & B. I. Katsoyannos. “Field attraction of the olive fruit fly to spheres of different colors and sizes”, Sixth International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 6–10 May 2002. Abstracts p. 58.

2002     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. T. Papadopoulos, M. Stavrinides & N. A. Kouloussis. “Comparison of different trapping systems for Ceratitis capitata and Bactrocera oleae: Experiments conducted during 2001 in Chios, Greece”, Working Material of the Second Research Coordinated Meeting within the FAO/IAEA Research Programme “Development of Improved Attractants and their Integration into Fruit Fly SIT Management Programmes”, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 29 April – 3 May 2002. IAEA Vienna, Austria, p. 50.

2000     Papadopoulos, N. T., B. I. Katsoyannos & N. A. Kouloussis. “Early detection of Ceratitis capitata in northern Greece using plastic McPhail traps versus Jackson traps”, Working Material of the First Research Coordinated Meeting within the FAO/IAEA Research Project “Development of Improved Attractants and their Integration into Fruit Fly SIT Management Programmes”, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 28 August – 1 September 2000. IAEA Vienna, Austria 25–26 pp.

2000     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. T. Papadopoulos & N. A. Kouloussis. “Development of improved attractants and their integration into fruit fly SIT management program”, Working Material of the First Research Coordinated Meeting within the FAO/IAEA Research Programme “Development of Improved Attractants and their Integration into Fruit Fly SIT Management Programmes”, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 28 August – 1 September 2000. IAEA Vienna, Austria, 26–27 pp.

1999     Papadopoulos, N. T., N. A. Kouloussis, J. R. Carey & B. I. Katsoyannos.  “Biodemography of wild medflies (Diptera: Tephritidae): effect of mating age on survival and fecundity”, Third European – American Research Colloquium on: “Social and Biological Determinants of Longevity. August 1–7, 1999, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany.

1999     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. T. Papadopoulos & N. A. Kouloussis. “Mediterranean fruit fly female attractant studies in support of the sterile insect technique: trapping experiments conducted on the island of Chios, Greece”, pp: 5–17. International Atomic Energy Agency, TECDOC 1099, Vienna Austria.

1999     Katsoyannos, Â. É., N. A. Kouloussis & N. T. Papadopoulos. “Response of Ceratitis capitata to citrus chemicals under semi–natural conditions”. Exotic Fruit Fly Research Symposium, September 12–14, 1999, Riverside California.

1999     Papadopoulos, N. T., B. I. Katsoyannos & N. A. Kouloussis. “Early season detection and population monitoring of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) using different trapping systems and other methods”, Exotic Fruit Fly Research Symposium, September 12–14, 1999, Riverside, California.

1998     Kouloussis, N. A., N. T. Papadopoulos, B. I. Katsoyannos & A. P. Economopoulos. “Pheromone calling of wild and sterilized Mediterranean fruit fly males under semi–natural conditions”, Fifth International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, Penang, Malaysia 1–5 June 1998, p 38.

1998     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. T. Papadopoulos, R. R. Heath, J. Hendrichs & N. A. Kouloussis. “Evaluation of synthetic food–based attractant for female Mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in McPhail type traps”, Fifth International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, Penang, Malaysia 1–5 June 1998, p. 38.

1997     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. T. Papadopoulos & N. A. Kouloussis. “Development of a system of capturing alive Ceratitis capitata females and assessing their fertility in sterile insect technique programs. Experiments conducted during 1995 and 1996 in Chios, Greece”, Working Material of the Second Coordinated Meeting within the FAO/IAEA Research Programme “Development of female medfly attractant systems for trapping and sterility assessment”, Madeira, Portugal, 20–24 January 1997. IAEA Vienna, Austria p. 49.

1997     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. T. Papadopoulos & N. A. Kouloussis. “Medfly trapping and related experiments conducted during 1995 and 1996 in Chios, Greece”, Working Material of the Second Coordinated Meeting within the FAO/IAEA Research Programme “Development of female medfly attractant systems for trapping and sterility assessment”, Madeira, Portugal, 20–24 January 1997. IAEA Vienna, Austria, p. 50.

1995     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. A. Kouloussis & N. T. Papadopoulos. “Medfly female attractant studies in support of sterile insect technique: Experiments conducted in Chios, Greece, in 1994”, Working Material of the First Meeting of the FAO/IAEA Coordinated Research Programme “Development of female medfly attractant systems for trapping and sterility assessment”, Antigua, Guatemala, 22–26 May 1995. IAEA Vienna, Austria p. 26.

1993     Katsoyannos, B. I., N. A. Kouloussis & N. Papadopoulos. “Basic and applied studies on the pheromones of the almond seed wasp, Eurytoma amygdali Enderlein (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae)”, in: L. J. McVeigh, D. R. Hall & P. S. Beevor (eds), Proc. Working Group Meeting (Chatham, UK, May 1993). Insect Pheromones. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin 16 (10): 202–206

1990     Katsoyannos, Â. É., N. A. Kouloussis & I. S. Pittara. “Evidence for a sex and a host–marking pheromone in the almond seed wasp Eurytoma amygdali, and population monitoring with pheromone traps for timing of chemical control”, Invited paper, Intern. Symposium IOBC “Pheromones in Mediterranean Pest Management”, Granada, Spain, September 1990, p. 20.

 

(d) Other publications (in Greek)

·       3 scientific papers in Greek Journals (Ãåùñãßá-Êôçíïôñïößá)

·       9 scientific papers in Conferences (3rd to 6th Panhellenic Entomological Congress)

·       21 abstracts in Conferences (4th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Panhellenic Entomological Congress)

 

LANGUAGES

Greek:          Native

English:        Certificate of Proficiency in English (University of Cambridge; The University of Michigan)

French:        Certificat de Langue Française

 

MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

·       Entomological Society of America

·       Tephritid Workers of Europe, Africa and the Middle East

·       Hellenic Entomological Society

·       Geotechnical Chamber of Greece

 

PROFESSIONAL HONORS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

·       Awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for research in the Department of Entomology, University of California at Davis (2009).

·       Member of the Organizing Committee of the Second International Symposium of Tephritid Workers of Europe, Africa and The Middle East “Biological Invasions of Tephritidae: Ecological and Economic Impacts” held in Kolymbari, Crete, Greece (2012)

·       Organization of the 8th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance held in Valencia (Spain), 26th September to 1st October 2010, as: a. Member of the Steering Committee and b. Co-organiser on the session “Biology, Ecology and Behaviour”.

·       Elected member in the International Fruit Fly Steering Committee (2006 to date)

·       Participated in the establishment of the group “Tephritid Workers of Europe, Africa and the Middle East” (2005); current editor of its Newsletter (2005 – present)

·       Organizer of the International Forum “Trapping of Fruit Flies” in the framework of the “First Meeting of Tephritid Workers of Europe Africa and the Middle East” held in Majorca, Spain (2008)

·       FAO/IAEA Expert in three missions in areas of Croatia, Jordan and Israel in order to contribute in the successful implementation of the Sterile Insect Technique for the management of the Mediterranean fly (2008, 2006 and 2005 respectively)

·       FAO/IAEA Expert in the “Regional Workshop on Tephritid Fruit Fly Trapping and Sampling” held in Chios, Greece (2002)

·       FAO/IAEA Consultant Meeting on “Improving Sterile Male Performance in Fruit Fly SIT Programmes” held in Vienna (2003)

·       Invited chairman of a session in the "Seventh European Congress of Entomology” held in Thessaloniki (2002)

·       One of my publications (Papadopoulos et al. 2002, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 269: 1633-1637) was commented in Science: Leslie, M. 2002. “Flies Like Us”, Science's SAGE KE (http://sageke.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/sageke;2002/43/ns7)

·       Contribution to Encyclopedia of Entomology (Kluwer Academic Press) with an article following invitation of the editor J. Capinera.

·       Reviewer of submitted manuscripts to the following international Journals : Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Journal of Insect Behaviour, Oecologia, Journal of Economic Entomology, Florida Entomologist, Agricultural and Forest Entomology, and Entomologia Hellenica, The Canadian Entomologist.

·       Participated in a Committee of the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) for evaluation of  Post Doctoral Research Proposals (Scholarship Program 2008-2009)

·       There are over 400 citations of my work by other researchers

 

OTHER ACTIVITIES

·       Elected member of the General Assembly of the School of Agriculture of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2008-2009)

·       Elected member of the Senate of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2011-2012)

·       Member of the Watersport Committee and crew member of the sailing team of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2011 to date)

·       Organizer of the annual traineeships of the Department of Plant Protection, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki