Insect systematics and morphology. Insect ecology and behavior, classical biological control, augmentation programs, insect-plant interactions, implementation of semiochemicals based control tools, biology of pests and natural enemies

2018-present Oregon State University: 4 BSc student, 3 MSc students and 1 PhD student
2012-2017 Edmund Mach Foundation: 2 BSc student and 4 MSc students.
2009-2012 University of Perugia: 7 BSc students, 3 MSc students.

International-level events
2019 Invited speaker, WERA 1021 - Spotted Wing Drosophila Symposium, Entomological Society of America (ESA) annual meeting. Saint Louis (Missouri, USA). November 2019.
Title: Optimized timing of augmentative parasitoid release for biological control of spotted-wing drosophila
2019 Invited speaker, National round table. Instituto de Investigacion Agropecuarias (INIA) Raihuen. Villa Alegre (Linares, Chile). October 2019 (presentation in English, 30 attendees).
2019 Invited speaker, 4? Latin American Symposium of Biological Control, Termas de Chillán (Chillán, Chile). October 2019. (presentation in English, 150 attendees).
Title: Estrategias de Control de Drosophila suzukii a nivel mundial y en Chile
2019 Invited speaker. Oregon Caneberry Grower Conference, Woodburn (Oregon, USA).
March 2019 (presentation in English, 100 attendees).
2019 Invited speaker. Oregon Blueberry Conference. Salem (Oregon, USA). February 2019 (presentation in English, 350 attendees).
2019 Invited speaker, International workshop. Agricultural and Livestock Service of Chile (SAG), Chillán (Chile). January 2019. (presentation in English, 150 attendees).
Title: Repelentes y bioestimulantes para diminuir el daño de Drosophila suzukii
2019 Invited speaker, International seminar. Universidad de O’Higgins (UOH), Colchagua (Chile). January 2019. (presentation in English, 100 attendees).
Title: Actualización de la situación y opciones de manejo de la mosca de alas manchadas, Drosophila suzukii
2019 Invited speaker. North Willamette Horticulture Society Conference. Canby (Oregon, USA). January 2019 (presentation in English, 50 attendees).
2018 Chairmen, IPM horticulture session. Entomological Societies of America (ESA) and British Columbia (ESBC) joint annual meeting, Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada). November 2018.
2017 Invited speaker, National workshop organized by Informatore Agrario. Macfrut 2017 International Fair. Rimini Expo Centre (Italy). May 2017 (presentation in Italian, 150 attendees).
Title: Management of Drosophila suzukii after 7 years from its first detection in Italy.
2017 Invited speaker, Regional workshop: Viticoltura sostenibile – Fitofagi. Campus Cloud Regione Emilia Romagna. Bologna (Italy). April 2017 (presentation in Italian, 30 attendees).
2017 Invited speaker, International workshop: Facing the invasion of alien arthropods species. LExEM conference. Trento (Italy) (presentation in English, 50 attendees).
2016 Invited speaker, International workshop: Future perspective for the biological control of Drosophila suzukii. Bioplanet s.c.a. stakeholder meeting. Cesena (Italy) (presentation in English, 50 attendees).