Research in the lab focuses on two main areas, which are not mutually exclusive: 1) biological control of arthropod pests; 2) insect symbiosis.
Biological control is defined as the deliberate use of organisms (natural enemies) to regulate the population size of pest organisms. Many natural enemies harbor microbial symbionts. We study the ecology and evolution of the microbial symbionts, their effects on insect natural enemies and their relevance to biological control.
Read more in the Research page.
The Department of Biology and Environment is part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Haifa, although physically located at Oranim College campus in Tivon (about 20km from Haifa).
If you are seeking for a research position in one of these fields, you are welcome to contact me at elad-c@sci.haifa.ac.il or elad_c@oranim.ac.il
Biological control is defined as the deliberate use of organisms (natural enemies) to regulate the population size of pest organisms. Many natural enemies harbor microbial symbionts. We study the ecology and evolution of the microbial symbionts, their effects on insect natural enemies and their relevance to biological control.
Read more in the Research page.
The Department of Biology and Environment is part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Haifa, although physically located at Oranim College campus in Tivon (about 20km from Haifa).
If you are seeking for a research position in one of these fields, you are welcome to contact me at elad-c@sci.haifa.ac.il or elad_c@oranim.ac.il
