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 ...

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science has been celebrated since 2016 on 11 February, with the aim to promote the employment of women and girls in the sciences, to encourage the career development and participation in the decision-making processes in science, to recognize the achievements of women in science. As in the past years, the Ministry of Education and Research has awarded Honorary Diplomas to several female researchers, in recognition of their prodigious activity and substantial contribution to the development of science. Two of the female researchers of the Institute of ...