Antonios Tsagkarakis
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Productive Entomology
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School of Sciences
Adjunct Faculty
Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution | Department | Thesis title (Optional Entry) |
Post-Doc | 2010 | University of Florida | Entomology and Nematology | |
PhD | 2007 | Agricultural University of Athens | Crop Science | Presence and seasonal abundance of microarthropods and the citrus nematode Tylenchulus semipenetrans on citrus |
MSc | 2001 | Agricultural University of Athens | Crop Science | Parasitoids of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) and their relative abundance in three citrus species |
BSc - Integrated Master | 1999 | Agricultural University of Athens | Crop Science | Effect and impact of parasitoids in population fluctuation of the Citrus leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in a citrus orchard in Argos Region, Peloponnesus, Greece |
Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
From | To | |||
2002 | 2021 | Agricultural University of Athens | Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology & Entomology | EDIP (Non-Faculty Lecturer) |
2008 | 2010 | University of Florida | Department of Entomology and Nematology | Post- Doctoral Associate |
Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference | Vol. | Pages |
2021 | Management system affects the presence, diversity and seasonal fluctuation of Xylella fastidiosa potential vectors and other Auchenorrhyncha (Hemiptera) in the olive agroecosystem. | Theodorou, D., I. Koufakis, Z. Thanou, A. Kalaitzaki, E. Chaldeou, D. Afentoulis | Bulletin of Insectology | 74 | In press |
2021 | Maggot Debridement Therapy: From the Battlefields and Soldiers to Today’s Clinical Trials | Meimeti, E., Loupa, C., Lykoudi, E., Arapostathi, E., Papavramidou, N., Rallis, M., Galanis , I. | International Journal of Caring Sciences | accepted | |
2021 | Life table and biological characteristics of the parasitoid Semielacher petiolatus reared on Phyllocnistis citrella. | Kalaitzaki, A. P., D. Ch. Perdikis, I. E. Koufakis and D. P. Lykouressis. | Bulletin of Insectology | 74 | In press |
2020 | Impact of weeds on Auchenorrhyncha incidence and species richness in citrus orchards | Thanou, Z.N., Kontogiannis, E.G. | Phytoparasitica | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-020-00857-w | |
2018 | New records and updated checklist of Cicadomorpha (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha) species from Greece | Thanou, Z.N., Afentoulis, D.G., Koufopoulou, P., Ampatzi, A.P., Lekkou, S.D., Koutsogiannopoulou, Α., Bravou, A.A., Stamatakou, G.D., Voulgaraki, K.N., Piperkas, A., Chaldaiou, A., Kalaitzaki, A.P. | Zootaxa | 4413 | 133-157 |
2018 | Identification and Seasonal Abundance of Auchenorrhyncha With a Focus on Potential Insect Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Olive Orchards in Three Regions of Greece | Afentoulis, D.G., Matared, M., Thanou, Z.N., Stamatakou, G.D., Kalaitzaki, A.P., Tzobanoglou, D.K., Goumas, D., Trantas, E., Zarboutis, I., Perdikis, D.C.. | Journal of Economic Entomology | 111 | 2536-2545 |
2018 | Effect of temperature, host plant, and host instar on the development and survival of the parasitoid Semielacher petiolatus | Kalaitzaki, A.P, D. Perdikis and D.P. Lykouressis. | Bulletin of Insectology | 71 | 151-158 |
2018 | Impact of nitrogen and potassium fertilization regimes on the biology of the tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta | Blazhevski, S., A.P. Kalaitzaki | Entomologia Generalis | 37 | 157-174 |
2016 | The Occurrence of Pealius mori (Takahashi), Pealius machili Takahashi and Paraleyrodes minei Iaccarino (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Infesting Mulberry Morus alba in The Hellenic Republic | Wang, J-R., D. Perdikis, Ch. Chalkia, P. Harizanis, A. Kalaitzaki, Z-H. Xu and Y-Z. Du. | Annales de la Société entomologique de France | 52 | 281-288 |
2014 | Seasonal population fluctuation and spatial distribution of Orthoptera in two grassland areas of Attica–Greece | Antonatos, S., N. Emmanouel, A. Fantinou, A. Anagnostopoulos, and D. Ntampakis | Journal of Natural History | 48 | 661–674 |
Date | Topic | International / Local | Location* | Role in Exhibition |
10/10/20 | TEDxAUEB: XYZ - Letters of an Alphabet - Entomology | International | Atraktos Venue, Athens | Invited Speaker |
11-13/ 12/2019 | 3rd Conference of Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis in Agriculture and the Environment | National | Agricultural University of Athens, Athens | Section Chairman, Speaker |
29-30/ 10/2019 | EFSA Conference on Xylella fastidiosa | International | Palais des Congrès, Ajaccio, France | Presenter |
15-18/ 10/2019 | 18th Panhellenic Entomological Congress | National | Municipal Music Hall, Komotini, Greece | Speaker |
4-7/ 6/2018 | 8th meeting of the IOBC-WPRS Working Group “Integrated Protection of Olive Crops”, | International | Novoli Social Sciences Campus, Florence, Italy | Presenter |
12-14/ 11/ 2018 | 10th Panhellenic GIS Congress | National | National Technical University Campus, Athens, Greece | Speaker |
3-6/ 10/2017 | 17th Panhellenic Entomological Congress | National | Agricultural University of Athens, Athens | Member of Organization Committee, Speaker |
25-30/ 9/2016 | XXV International Congress of Entomology | International | Orlando Conventional Center, Orlando, Florida, USA | Speaker |
15-18/ 11/2015 | 2015 ESA Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America | International | Minneapolis Conventional Center, Minnesota, USA | Presenter |
15-20/ 9/2015 | Apimondia XLIV | International | Daejeon Conventional Center, South Korea, | Presenter |
Date | Title | Funded by | Project Role* |
2019-present | Experimental control of the olive fly with Unmanned Aerial Systems | Region of the North Aegean | Coordinator – Principal Investigator |
2018-present | Experimental development and implementation of an eco-innovative research program for the protection of habitats of community importance from orthoptera and the conservation of biodiversity in the NATURA Protected Area GR4110002 | Region of the North Aegean – Municipality of Aghios Efstratios | Coordinator – Principal Investigator |
2020-present | OPTIMA: Optimised Pest Integrated Management to precisely detect and control plant diseases in perennial crops and open-field vegetables: Enhance and develop innovative precision spraying technologies. | EU Horizon 2020 research and Innovation Programme | Researcher |
2016-2019 | Monitoring and control of locust in Aghios Efstratios population | Municipality of Aghios Efstratios | Coordinator – Principal Investigator |
2013-2014 | Efficacy evaluation of insecticide on the Mediterranean Fruitfly housefly | DuPont | Coordinator – Principal Investigator |
2013-2014 | Efficacy evaluation of insecticide on the housefly | Belgagri | Coordinator – Principal Investigator |
2009-2010 | Strategies to minimize growth flushes of mature citrus trees with pruning practices and plant growth regulators to reduce psyllid feeding | Florida Citrus Advanced Technology Program | Co- Principal Investigator |
2009-2010 | Effects of nutrition and host plant on biology and behavior of the Asian citrus psyllid and implications for managing psyllid populations | Florida Citrus Advanced Technology Program | Co- Principal Investigator |
2005-2008 | Monitoring and control of insect population in the Athens International Airport | Athens International Airport | Coordinator |
1997-2000 | Integrated Management of the Citrus Leaminer | Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development and Food | Principal Investigator |
Period | Organization | Title of Position or Service | Key Activities |
2018-present | AUA | Member of the Internal Evaluation Team | Preparation draft reports for the Evaluation of the Department of Crop Science |
Date | Title | Awarded by: |
09/2017 | Best Congress Presentation: Tsagkarakis, A.E., R. Babili, P. Harizanis and D.Ch. Perdikis. 2017. Effectiveness of Melia azedarach extract against mulberry whiteflies without affecting silkworm survivorship. Abstracts of 17th Panhellenic Entomological Congress, p. 117. | Hellenic Entomological Society |
Date | Title | Key Activities: |
2018-present | Member of the Reviewer Board of “Insects” Journal (MDPI) | Reviewing of submitted manuscript in monthly basis |
2016-present | Academic Editor of “Advances in Entomology” Journal (SCIRP) | Academic Editing of the submitted manuscripts |