Educational Background
University of Padova (Italy), 1981: M.Sc. in Agricultural Science – University of Bologna (Italy), 1990: Ph.D. in Agricultural Entomology.

Professional biography
University of Padova, 1990, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology; 1994-1999, Temporary Professor of Apiculture, Agricultural Zoology and Ecology; 2000, Associate Professor of Agricultural Entomology; 2010, Full Professor of General and Applied Entomology.

Professional experience
1984: Visiting Scientist, University of Massachusetts (USA)
1986-1991: Visiting Scientist, Department of Pure and Applied Ecology, University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
1996-2000: Consultant and adviser of Environment Italian Minister
2010-present: Chairman of First Degree level in Viticulture and Enology, University of Padova
2010-present: Member of the Editorial Board of three International journals (Experimental and Applied Acarology, Acarologia, Insects)
2015-present: Member, Committee of the Erasmus Mundus Master in “Plant Health”
2015-present: Convenor of the IOBC/WPRS Working Group “IPM in viticulture”

Author of more than 200 publications; reviewer for more than 40 International Journals (listed in WOS and SCOPUS database), as well as for National and International Institutions.

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