Dissertations

Defenced dissertations in Department of Plant Protection

 

PhD Thesis

2017

Ene Tooming The sublethal effects of neurotoxic insecticides on the basic behaviours of agriculturally important carabid beetles. Supervisors: Senior Researcher Enno Merivee, Researcher Anne Must.

Seyed Mahyar Mirmajlessi Assessment of Verticillium dahliae Kleb. And Soil Fungal Communities Associated with Strawberry Fields. supervisors: Senior Researcher Evelin Loit, Professor Marika Mänd.

Kadri Just Begomovirus infection in tomato fruit. Supervisors: prof. Anne Luik ja Prof.Dr. Anders Kvarnheden

2016

Alice Aav Phenotypic characterisation of potato late blight pathogen Phytophtora infestans in Baltic countries. Supervisors: dots. Eve Runno-Paurson, professor Marika Mänd. 

Diego Sanchez de Cima Soil properties affected by cover crops and fertilization in a crop rotation experiment. Supervisors: prof. Anne Luik, Endla Reintam, PhD

Kalle Toomemaa Winter mortality of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies: reducing the impact of different factors. Supervisor: prof. Marika Mänd. 

2014

Riina Kaasik Utilizing tritrophic interactions to develop sustainable plant protection strategies for oilseed rape. Supervisor: Assoc. prof. Eve Veromann

2013

Liina Arus The influence of cultivar and natural enemies on raspberry beetle (Byturus tomentosus De Geer). Supervisor: Prof. Anne Luik

2012

Irja Kivimägi The effects of natural and anthropogenic factors on the physiological state of insects. Supervisors: Dr. Luule Metspalu, Dr. Angela Ploomi
Indrek Sell  Systematics and ecology of selected taxa of wood-decaying basidiomycetes. Supervisors: Prof. Anne Luik, Prof. Heikki Kotiranta, Kadri Põldmaa
Eneli Viik The impact of spring oilseed rape fertilization and pesticide application on bees (Apoidea). Supervisors: Prof. Anne Luik, Prof. Marika Mänd

2011

Marit Komendant Antennal contact chemoreception in ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Supervisors: Dr. Enno Merivee, Prof. Anne Luik
Eha Svilponis Factors influencing the distribution and overwintering survival of the potato rot nematode (Dictylenchus destructor Thorne 1945). Supervisors: Prof. Anne Luik, Prof. Eino Krall
Isabel Margarita Diaz Forero Influence of abiotic and biotic factors at patch and landscape scale on bumblebees (Bombus spp.) in semi-natural meadows on bumblebees in semi-natural meadows. Supervisors: Prof. Marika Mänd, Prof. Valdo Kuusemets
Pille Sooväli Integrated plant disease management in spring barley and oat production. Supervisors: Prof. Marika Mänd, Dr. Ülle Lauk, Dr. Mati Koppel

2010

Anne Must Thermo- and hygroreception in ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae).
Supervisor Dr. Enno Merivee
Eve Runno-Paurson   Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of potato late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans in Estonian populations.Supervisors: Prof. M. Mänd, Dr. M. Koppel, Prof. W.E. Fry
Merje Toome   Leaf rust (Melampsora) on willows: ecological and plant response studies.
Supervisors: Prof. Anne Luik, Katrin Heinsoo

2007

Reet Karise Behaviour and physiology of bees: impact of insecticides. Supervisor: Marika Mänd, PhD
Eve Veromann Oilseed rape pests and their parasitoids in Estonia. Supervisors: Anne Luik, PhD and Luule Metspalu, PhD

2006

Ave Kikas Technological and entomological aspects of strawberry growing. Supervisor: Anne Luik, PhD
Katrin Jõgar Physiological state of hibernating lepidopterous pupae: role of larval food plants and the bioinsectiside Neem EC. Supervisors: Aare Kuusik, PhD, Luule Metspalu, PhD and Külli Hiiesaar, PhD

2004

Ilme Liblikas Syntheses and behaviour activity of conjugated polyenic pheromone components. Supervisor: Anne Luik, PhD
Angela Ploomi Morfphology and electrophysiology of antennal sensilla in ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Supervisors: Enno Merivee, PhD and Anne Luik PhD

2001

Heino Õunap Insect predators and parasitoids of bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytidae) in Estonia.Supervisor: Anne Luik, PhD

2000

Marika Mänd Bumbelebees in agricultural landscapes in Estonia. Supervisor:  Anne Luik, PhD
Ants-Johannes Martin Influence of cadmium pollution on social homeostasis of red wood ants using ants in environment bioindicator. Supervisor: Anne Luik, PhD

1998

Enno Merivee Typology and distribution of antennal sensilla in click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Supervisor: Anne Luik, PhD
Enno Mõttus Predictive calculation of pheromone substrate dispensers. Supervisor: Ants Nilson, PhD

1997

Margus Harak Heat production and respiration during the normal and defective metamorphosia of holometabolous insects by direct and indirect calorimetry. Supervisors: Anne Luik, PhD and Ingolf Lamprecht, PhD