Professional activities: 2021 – Director, Institute of Plant Protection; 2014 – 2021 Head, Dept. of Entomology; 2011 – Associate Professor, 2007–2010: Assistant professor, 2002–2006 Lecturer, 1999–2002 Ph.D. student at the Dept. of Entomology. Research activity and interests: Reproductive biology of thrips species, ecology of the Thrips tabaci cryptic species complex, identifying resistance mechanisms in white cabbage to T. tabaci, developing horticultural pest management methods.