Research

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Within the department of Plant protection biology there are four main research areas.
Integrated plant protection
Studies of different pests and their natural enemies on agricultural and horticultural crops in both field and greenhouse.
Chemical ecology
Studies of how chemical communication works, using mainly insects as models.
Resistance biology
Studies of how plants defend themselves against pests, mainly fungal infections.
Nematologi
Analyses of nematodes.