INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY IN MASS MEDIA

The monograph "Saproxylic coleopterans from the Republic of Moldova", author Dr. Assoc.Prof. Svetlana Bacal, presents the results of taxonomic, faunistic and ecological research on saproxylic coleoptera species collected by the author in 2008-2022 and those stored in the collections of the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History, the Entomology Museum of the Institute of Zoology, the Museum of the State University of Moldova and the Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection. In total, 269 species have been identified, of which 43 are new for the fauna of the Republic of ...

The monograph ”Entomopathogenic fungi” of authors Anna Moldovan, Natalia Munteanu-Molotievskiy, Ion Toderaș presents the micromycetes with an essential role in regulating the number of insects harmful to crops. The work includes a general characteristic of the entomopathogenic fungi, data on classification, phylogenetic relationships, biology, ecology and methods of research. Also, it presents the results of the study carried out between 2010 and 2020 regarding the development of fungal-based biopesticides for controlling pest weevils, which are based on native strains isolated from the ...

Nineteen corresponding members of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova (ASM) were elected at the General Assembly of ASM on 10 March 2023 and among them is professor Laurentia Ungureanu, doctor habilitate in biological sciences, director of the Institute of Zoology. Mrs. Laurentia Ungureanu, doctor habilitate in biological sciences at the speciality 166.01. Ecology (2011) and research professor at the speciality 166.01. Ecology (2013), currently holds the position of principal scientific researcher in the Laboratory of Hydrobiology and Ecotoxicology of the Institute of Zoology (since 2012) and ...