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Nickolas G. Kavallieratos

Nickolas G. Kavallieratos

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Biology and Biochemistry

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57
Citations
11427
World Ranking
13860
National Ranking
31

Overview

Nickolas G. Kavallieratos is affiliated with the Agricultural University of Athens in Greece. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions in Insect Science, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Ecology.

The main topics of their research work include:

  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management

Kavallieratos has published extensively in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • Insects
  • Journal of Stored Products Research
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Crop Protection
  • Entomologia Generalis

Some of the recent papers authored by Kavallieratos include:

  • Effectiveness of eight essential oils against two key stored-product beetles, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) and Trogoderma granarium Everts (2020) published in Food and Chemical Toxicology
  • Developing a Hazomalania voyronii Essential Oil Nanoemulsion for the Eco-Friendly Management of Tribolium confusum, Tribolium castaneum and Tenebrio molitor Larvae and Adults on Stored Wheat (2021) published in Molecules

Kavallieratos frequently collaborates with other researchers. Common co-authors include:

  • Maria C. Boukouvala
  • Anna Skourti
  • Erifili P. Nika
  • Waqas Wakil
  • Giovanni Benelli

Best Publications

  • Nanoparticles for pest control: current status and future perspectives

    C. G. Athanassiou;N. G. Kavallieratos;G. Benelli;G. Benelli;D. Losic

  • Insecticidal efficacy of diatomaceous earth against Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Tribolium confusum du Val (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) on stored wheat: influence of dose rate, temperature and exposure interval

    C.G. Athanassiou;B.J. Vayias;C.B. Dimizas;N.G. Kavallieratos

  • A survey of aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) of Southeastern Europe and their aphid-plant associations

    Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Željko Tomanović;Petr Starý;Christos G. Athanassiou

  • Effect of grain type on the insecticidal efficacy of SilicoSec against Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

    C.G Athanassiou;N.G Kavallieratos;F.C Tsaganou;B.J Vayias

  • Influence of grain type on the insecticidal efficacy of two diatomaceous earth formulations against Rhyzopertha dominica (F) (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae).

    Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Christos G. Athanassiou;Foteini G. Pashalidou;Nickolas S. Andris

  • The Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae) of Greece

    N. G. Kavallieratos;D. P. Lykouressis;G. P. Sarlis;G. J. Stathas

  • Insecticidal Effect of Three Diatomaceous Earth Formulations Against Adults of Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Tribolium confusum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) on Oat, Rye, and Triticale

    Christos G. Athanassiou;Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Nickolas S. Andris

  • Effectiveness of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschinkoff) Sorokin applied alone or in combination with diatomaceous earth against Tribolium confusum Du Val larvae: Influence of temperature, relative humidity and type of commodity

    Maria P. Michalaki;Christos G. Athanassiou;Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Yacoub A. Batta

  • Influence of temperature on the insecticidal effect of Beauveria bassiana in combination with diatomaceous earth against Rhyzopertha dominica and Sitophilus oryzae on stored wheat

    T.N. Vassilakos;C.G. Athanassiou;N.G. Kavallieratos;B.J. Vayias

  • Persistence and Efficacy of Three Diatomaceous Earth Formulations Against Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Wheat and Barley

    Christos G. Athanassiou;Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Leonidas P. Economou;Constantin B. Dimizas

  • Landscape composition and configuration influence cereal aphid–parasitoid–hyperparasitoid interactions and biological control differentially across years

    Milan D Plecas;V. Gagić;V. Gagić;M. Janković;O. Petrović-Obradović

  • Insecticidal effect and adherence of PyriSec® in different grain commodities

    C.G. Athanassiou;N.G. Kavallieratos

  • Insecticidal effect of three diatomaceous earth formulations, applied alone or in combination, against three stored-product beetle species on wheat and maize

    C.G. Athanassiou;N.G. Kavallieratos;C.M. Meletsis

  • Spatiotemporal distribution of insects and mites in horizontally stored wheat.

    Christos G. Athanassiou;Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Nickolas E. Palyvos;Andrea Sciarretta

  • Effect of trap type, trap color, trapping location, and pheromone dispenser on captures of male Palpita unionalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).

    Christos G. Athanassiou;Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Basilios E. Mazomenos

  • Persistence and efficacy of two diatomaceous earth formulations and a mixture of diatomaceous earth with natural pyrethrum against Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) on wheat and maize.

    Basileios J Vayias;Christos G Athanassiou;Nickolas G Kavallieratos;Catherine D Tsesmeli

  • Laboratory evaluation of diatomaceous earth deposits mined from several locations in central and southeastern Europe as potential protectants against coleopteran grain pests

    Christos G. Athanassiou;Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Basileios J. Vayias;Željko Tomanović

  • Effect of the combined use of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschinkoff) Sorokin and diatomaceous earth for the control of three stored-product beetle species

    N.G. Kavallieratos;C.G. Athanassiou;M.P. Michalaki;Y.A. Batta

  • Influence of temperature and humidity on the efficacy of spinosad against four stored-grain beetle species

    Christos G. Athanassiou;Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Alcebiades E. Yiatilis;Basileios J. Vayias

  • Insecticidal effect of NeemAzal against three stored-product beetle species on rye and oats.

    Christos G. Athanassiou;Demetrius C. Kontodimas;Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Maria Anagnou Veroniki

Frequent Co-Authors

Christos G. Athanassiou
Christos G. Athanassiou University Of Thessaly
Giovanni Benelli
Giovanni Benelli University of Pisa
Cesare Stefanini
Cesare Stefanini Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Angelo Canale
Angelo Canale University of Pisa
Frank H. Arthur
Frank H. Arthur Agricultural Research Service
James E. Throne
James E. Throne US Department of Agriculture
Filippo Maggi
Filippo Maggi University of Camerino
Thomas Schmitt
Thomas Schmitt University of Potsdam
Xavier Pons
Xavier Pons Autonomous University of Barcelona
Raul Narciso C. Guedes
Raul Narciso C. Guedes Universidade Federal de Viçosa

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