Lines of Research
The Graduate Program in Entomology covers many aspects regarding the study of insects. The curriculum of the program involves theoretical disciplines and laboratorial practical works. The topics approached by the program include from morphology, physiology, ecology and insects systematic to their usage in the integrated control and management of plagues. Students are encouraged to develop work in field and to learn from their own experiences. The Graduate Program in Entomology offers titles at the level of Master’s and Doctorate and students may choose one of the following lines of research:
Biology and Ecology of Insects – This line of research includes the most basic aspects of entomology and the topics approached by professors are:
- Ants as bio-indicators of ecological processes
- Melliferous bees, apiculture and effect of pesticides over pollinators
- Ecology of Scarabaeidae communities
- Conservative Biology
- Chemical Ecology of insect-plants interactions
- Modeling of three trophic food chains
Vespidae systematic
Integrated Management of Plagues and Biological Control – One of the goals of this program is to contribute to the development of sustainable agriculture. Thus, this program supports studies about integrated management and biological control of plagues. The lines of research approached by professors are:
- Biological control in greenhouse
- Conservative biological control
- Insect pathogens as agents for biological control
- Integrated management of mites
- Chrysopidae as agents for biological control
- Management of forest plagues
- Plant resistance using inducted responses of insects
- Pesticides selectivity for beneficial insects