Research projects
Current Research Projects
Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs / THALIS
Title: Genomic and functional approaches for understanding insecticide resistance mechanisms in major agricultural pests
Period: 2012-2015, Partner
Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs / THALIS
Title: Development of IT and molecular diagnostic tools, for improving the sustainability of pesticide based approaches to control agricultural pests of major economic importance in Greece
Period: 2012-2015, Partner
NAGREF- DU PONT DE NEMOURS
Title: ‘Susceptibility of tomato borer Tuta absoluta to insecticides and validation of bioassay method’
Period: 2012- current, Principal Investigator
GSRT (Synergasia / Cooperation)
Title: Production of vegetables with reduced chemical input for protection against whiteflies and whitefly transmitted crini-viruses’,
Period: 2010-2013, Partner
NAGREF- DU PONT DE NEMOURS
Title: ‘Susceptibility οf tomato borer Tuta absoluta to Cyazypyr® and methomyl’
Period: 2011- current, Principal Investigator
Completed Research Projects
NAGREF- DU PONT DE NEMOURS
Title: ‘Evaluation of the susceptibility of Tuta absoluta populations to indoxacarb and Rynaxypyr®’
Period: 2010-2011, Principal Investigator
NAGREF – Hotel Association of Heraklion
Title: ‘Investigating the effect of a dense pheromone trap network on the population dynamics of red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in hotel gardens of Crete’
Period: 2008- 2011, Partner
NAGREF- BAYER CropScience AG.
Title: Assessment of effects of Spirotetramat OD 150 to bumble bees (Bombus terrestris) and their colonies in the greenhouse in a tomato crop’
Period : 2009 – 2010, Principal Investigator
I.P.E. – Cyprus
Title: Integrated approach for the control of Tetranychidae, Research Promotion Foundation of Cyprus.
Period: 2009-2011, Partner
NAGREF-Hellafarm S.A.
Title: ‘Studies on the Mediterranean Fruit fly on table grapes of the Heraklion Perfecture’
Period: 2009 – 2010, Principal Investigator,
Project supported by AgriSense SA. UK.
I.P.E. - Cyprus / Collaboration of A.R.I. - NAGREF - TAES/TAMU (Texas)
Title: 'Investigation of sweet potato whitefly Bemisia tabaci resistance to insectcides'
Period: 2007 - 2010
NAGREF - CBGP /General Secretariat of Research and Technology / Greece - France / Bilateral Research Program
Title: 'Integrated control of Bemisia tabaci vector of Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV)'
Period: 2007 - 2009
NAGREF – BAYER CropScience AG
Title: 'An integrated approach to establish the role of spiromecifen and spirodiclofen in the resistance management of Bemisia tabaci and Tetranychus urticae in Crete'
Period: 2006 - 2008
NAGREF - VIORYL S.A
Title: 'Bioassays on acaricide resistance for the two spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae'
Period: 2007
NAGREF - VIORYL S.A
Title: 'Evaluation of a pheromone trap and food trap for the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus'
Period: 2007
NAGREF – BAYER Hellas
Title:'Resisatnce of sweet potato whitefly Bemisa tabaci to insecticides'
Period: 2006 - 2007
Archimedes: II Supporting research groups in Technological Educational Institutions (TEI). TEI of Crete, STEG
Title: 'Comparative studies on the environmentally friendly and conventional cultural practices: Evaluation of the agro-ecological and economic impact'
Period: 2005 - 2006
Archimedes: I Supporting research groups in Technological Educational Institutions (TEI). TEI of Crete, STEG
Title: 'Improving crop protection and fertilization in Integrated Crop Management and Organic Farming systems'
Period: 2003 - 2006
NAGREF – John Innes Centre, Greece - UK Bilateral Research Program supported by British Council
Title: 'Bemisia tabaci: biotype and population structure characterization and monitoring of transmitted viruses'
Period: 2002 - 2006
NAGREF – BAYER Hellas
Title:'Bioassays on imidacloprid resistance for sweet potato whitefly Bemisa tabaci'
Period: 2005 - 2006
NAGREF - Prefecture of Lassithi
Title:'Management of insect transmitted viral diseases in greenhouse tomato crops'
Period: 2002 - 2004
NAGREF - Prefecture of Heraklion
Title: 'Studies of the bio-ecology and the population dynamics of thrips on table grapes in Heraklion aiming on advising on the correct timing of applications and data collection in relation to integrated pest management'
Period: 2002-2004
Project's web site: http://users.forthnet.gr/her/e-roditakis/thrips
General Secretariat of Research and Technology / Bilateral Research Program / Greece - Romania
Title:'Agronomic and environmental impacts of organic farming systems in Romania and Greece. Development of prototype technology for improving organic farming systems'
Period: 2002 - 2005