Director

V.A.Pavlyushin
Doctor of Biology, Member of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences 

Programs & Activities

      Currently, the main areas of work at the Institute are: 
- study of the principals of formation of species and race composition of   harmful and useful organisms forming agrobiocenosises of main crops in   different climatic regions of Russia; 

-  study of the effect of abiotic and biotic factors on the seasonal and  long-term population dynamics of main pests; forecast and monitoring  the development of pests,weeds and phytopathogens; 

- study of the influence of antropogenic factor on the microevolution of  pests; 

- mathematical modelling of biocenotic processes and development of  information systems for plant protection; 

- development of new ecologically safe means of plant protection (natural  and  induced immunity, biological and microbiological agents,  low-hazardous pesticides with new mechanisms of action) and testing of   their effect on harmful and useful components of agrobiocenosis; 

- development of systems for integrated pest management (IPM), testing  of  long-term ecological after-effect of their use in agrobiocenosis and  their effect on the environment;