Projects in Lithuania

Molecular characterization of avian haemosporidian parasites and identification of their vectors Project leader: Dr. Gediminas Valkiūnas
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Species identification of the biting midges and black flies involved in transmission of haemosporidian parasites Project leader: Prof. Dr. (HP) Sigitas Podėnas
Postdoctoral fellow; Dr. Rita Žiegytė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Monitoring of changes in the population of blackflies in a segment of the Nemunas River Project leader: Dr. Rasa Bernotienė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Contracted by: Druskininkai Municipality Administration

Possible influence of hygienic bee behavior on the prevalence of viruses in bee colonies Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Student: Gabrielė Bumbulytė

Investigation of CO2 gas formation in stored grains Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB IT SISTEMOS

Investigation of spectral characteristics of plants infected with Drechslera leaf spot Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB BENCO Baltic Engineering Company

Investigation of natural and synthetic repellents for the larvae of cereal pest mealworm Project leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Vincas Būda
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB ART 21

Diagnosing microsporidia, Nosema apis and N. ceranae, and bee viruses in honey bees, Apis mellifera, by molecular methods Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: Institute of Agriculture of the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

Lietuvos vietinių bičių Apis mellifera mellifera genofondo išlikimo galimybių įvertinimas (MTTV-2017) Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Modulation of efficiency of nanostructured bacteriocins Project leader: Dr. Juliana Lukša
Student: Milda Babonaitė
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Source of funding: European Union structural funds