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2022.12.07
Lithuania actively contributes to TRENCH CANDLE PRODUCTION for UKRAINE.
We invite everyone to contribute – we are collecting material needed for the production of trench candles:
1. Old and new candles, candle scraps, paraffin, wax.
2. Empty, clean metal cans from various foodstuffs – canned food, coffee like Lavazza etc., condensed milk, beans, peas, etc. (except for beverage cans).
3. Corrugated cardboard.
2022.11.30
2022.11.30
Research and business collaboration
On 25 November, the Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research of the Nature Research Centre accepted employees of UAB GVT LT (Director Spartakas Petrovas). The head of the laboratory, Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius, shared the newest achievements of laboratory researchers and pointed out that because of a great variety of synthesized metabolites microorganisms are distributed in different ecosystems, play a significant role in metabolism, produce biologically active substances, and are able to deteriorate both natural organic waste and synthetic substances and different pollutants.
2022.09.29
International Field Symposium "Quaternary of the Eastern Baltic Region"
2022.09.29
2022.09.29
The 9th International Simuliidae Symposium
On 19–22 September, Chefchaouen, Morocco, hosted the 9th International Simuliidae Symposium after a break of four years. This is an event occurring every two years and joining researchers of Simuliidae from all over the world (in 2008 it was arranged in Vilnius).
The four-day event was participated by researchers from 10 countries from three continents. Researchers delivered presentations on the taxonomy, ecology and pathogens of Simuliidae, as well as on problems these insects cause to tourism and agriculture and on the regulation of the abundance of Simuliidae.
Nature Research Centre's entomologist, Dr Rasa Bernotienė, participated in the scientific and organisational committee of the symposium and made a presentation on the results of investigations conducted in Lithuania.
