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Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (Entomology)

University of Thessaly

Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment

Laboratory of Entomology and Applied Zoology

Fytokou Street, N. Ionia, GR-384 46, Volos, Greece

nikopap@uth.gr

Tel: +3024210 93285

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Education
  1992  
B.Sc. Agronomy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
  1997  
Diploma Pest Control, International Atomic Energy Agency.
  1999  
Ph.D. Entomology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
  2002  
Demography and life time behavioral studies, Post Doctorate Degree, University of California, Davis, USA.
       
      Professional Experience
  1988 - 1991   Undergraduate Research Assistant, Plant Protection Institute of Thessaloniki.
  1991 - 1998   Graduate Research Assistant, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
  1998 - 2004   Teaching and Research Assistant, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
  2001   Adjunct Assistant Professor, Democritus University of Thrace.
  2001 - 2003   Visiting Scholar and Post Doctorate Research Assistant, University of California Davis.
  2004 - σήμερα   Assistant Professor, University of Thessaly.
       
      Research Interests
     
  • Biology, Ecology and behavior of fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae)
  • Development of trapping systems for the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata), the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera Oleae), and the European cherry fruit fly (Rhagoletis cerasi).
  • Insect biodemography with emphasis on the demographic components of the behaviors (aging related behavioral transitions, with focus on the behavior of the old adults)
  • Field demography; age structure of wild populations of insects
  • Evolutionary Demography of insects (life history responses to natural selection)
  • Biology, Ecology and Control of Hymenoptera Eurytomidae and Homoptera Coccidae.
       
      Research Projects
  1.   Age structure of natural medfly population, and aging in the wild.
  2.   Evolutionary demography in medflies.
  3.   Energetic reserves in Rhagoletis cerasi pupae.
  4.  
Condition depended mating success in male medflies.
  5.   Biology and behavior of the fruit fly parasitoid Aganaspis daci.
  6.   Plasticity of morbidly dynamics in medflies.
  7.   Temporal and spatial distribution of fruit fly populations.
       
      Selected Publications
  1.  
Papadopoulos, N. T., B. I. Katsoyannos, J. R. Carey, and N. A. Kouloussis. 2001. Seasonal and annual occurrence of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in northern Greece. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 94: 41-50.
  2.  
Papadopoulos, N. T., B. I. Katsoyannos, N. A. Kouloussis, and J. Hendrichs. 2001. Effect of orange peel substances on mating competitiveness of male Ceratitis capitata. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 99: 253-261.
  3.  
Papadopoulos N. T., J. R. Carey, B. I. Katsoyannos, N. A. Kouloussis, H. G. Muller and X. Liu. 2002. Supine behavior predicts time-to-death in male Mediterranean fruit flies. Proceedings: Biological Sciences: 1633-1637.
  4.  
Papadopoulos, N. T., B. I. Katsoyannos and D, Nestel. 2003. Spatial and temporal patterns of a Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) adult population in a mixed deciduous fruit orchard in northern Greece. Environmental Entomology 32: 319-326.
  5.  
Papadopoulos N. T., B. I. Katsoyannos, N. A. Kouloussis, J. R. Carey, H. G. Muller and Y. Zhang. 2004. High sexual calling rates predict extended life span in male Mediterranean fruit flies. Oecologia 138: 127 - 134.
       
      Full Curriculum Vitae
      Laboratory of Entomology and Applied Zoology