Renata Bažok

 

Personal information

Renata Bažok, PhD.
Associate Professor (2007)
Department of Agricultural Zoology
Hall III, ground floor
tel: +385 01 239 3969
e-mail: rbazok (add @agr.hr)

Teaching

Undergraduate study programme (BSc)

Principles of phytomedicine (coordinator)
Protection of arable crops against pests (coordinator)
Special phytopharmacy (lecturer, 3 ECTS)
Basics of Biological Soil Fertility, (lecturer)

Graduate study programme (MSc)

Applied entomology, (coordinator)
Legislation in plant protection (lecturer)
Experimental design and data analysis in plant protection, (coordinator)
Natural enemies and principles of biological control (lecturer)
Breeding for resistance to pests and abiotic stress (lecturer)

Postgraduate doctoral study programme (PhD)

Phytopharmacy with ecotoxicology (coordinator)
Resarch methods in agricultural entomology (lecturer)

Professsional degree course

Principles of plant protection against animal pests, Polytechnic Marko Marulić, Knin

Research interests

Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte)
Fam. Elateridae
Other pest in field crops and vegetable
Integrated pest management
Secondary effects of insecticides
Biological insecticides

Current projects

2010 - International joint Master degree in Plant Medicine (158875-TEMPUS-1-2009-1-IT-TEMPUS-JPSR), Coordinator for RH: prof.dr.sc. Z. Ostojić

2007-now - Risk estimation system- the basis for integrated control of corn pests, Ministry of science education and sport

2007-now - The spatial distribution of economically important pests with the use of GIS, Ministry of science education and sport, Principal investigator: prof.dr.sc. Jasminka Igrc Barčić

Academic qualifications

2001 - Ph.D.

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
An investigation of the biology and ecology of the Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte- a new member of the entomofauna of Croatia, Mentor: prof.dr.sc. Jasminka Igrc Barčić

1996 - M.Sc.

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
An investigation of the interactions between different groups of insecticides in the control of the Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinoratsa decemlineata Say.), Mentor: prof.dr.sc. Jasminka Igrc Barčić

1987 - B.Sc.

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Resistance of the common ragweed on atrazin, Mentor: prof.dr.sc. Milan Maceljski

Training and research experience

March 2003 University of Padua, Department for Agronomy, Lorenzo Furlan, Identification of the Elateridae species

July-September 1997 Purdue University, Department for Entomology, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, Richard C. Edwards, Investigation of the effect of the proteinase inhibitors on western corn rootworm

september- october 1994. USDA, ARS, Beneficial Insect Laboratory Beltsville, Maryland, Forgein Disease Weed Research, Frederik, Robert Schroeder, Biological control of the Colorado Potato Beetle

Employment and work experience

1993 - now

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

1992 - 1993

Nikas, Rijeka, agricultural pharmacy

1988 - 1992

Chemical industry Sisak

Past projects

2009. - The landscape genetics of the invasive western corn rootworm in Croatia, UKF, Ministarstvo znanosti, obrazovanja i sporta

2002-2005 - Fauna and ecology fam. Elateridae in integrated pest management, Ministry of science and technology RH

1998-2001 - Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, Ministry of science and technology RH – young researcher project

1998-2006 - Monitoring of the western corn rootworm, Ministry of agriculture and forestry RH, Jasminka Igrc Barčić, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb

2002-2006 - Biological control the base of ecologically acceptable plant protection, Ministry of science and technology RH, Jasminka Igrc Barčić, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb

2002-2005 - Ecologically acceptable protection of tomato against pests, Ministry of agriculture and forestry RH, VIP project, Jasminka Igrc Barčić,

2002 – 2004 - The possibility of the control of the Western corn rootworm with minimal input, Ministry of agriculture and forestry RH, VIP project, Akademik Milan Maceljski, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb

2000-2002 - Integrated control of potato pests on small farm, Ministry of agriculture and forestry RH, VIP project, Jasminka Igrc Barčić, Agronomski fakultet, Zagreb

1996-2002 - Integrated plant protection, Ministry of science and technology RH, Jasminka Igrc Barčić

1991-1996 - Investigation of scientific base of integrated plant protection, Ministry of science and technology RH, Milan Maceljski

2005 – 2007- Developing IPM in maize through WCR risk management, FAO

2005 – 2006 - Participatory research on the role of local biodiversity in maize agroecosystem, FAO

2001-2003 - The effectivenes of Agriotes sex pheromone traps in implementing IPM strategies, University of Padua

2007. - 2009. - Support Network for Improvement of Strategic Planning (Tempus JEP_41143_2006), European Commission, DG Education and Culture, Ivan Pejić (koordinator)

2003 – 2007 - Integrated Pest Management for Western Corn Rootworm in Central and Eastern Europe, FAO, Jasminka Igrc Barčić

2005 – 2006 - Development of IPM for WCR in collaboration with Secondary aggricultural schools, FAO, Jasminka Igrc Barčić,

1997-2000 - Management of Western corn rootworm in central Europe, FAO, Jasminka Igrc Barčić, Agronomski fakultet, Zagreb

Other professional activities

Comitee for i8mplementing GMO into the environment (MInistry of health and social care)- member

Fragmenta phytomedica et herbologica- editorial board member and tecnical editor

Entomologia Croatica- editorial board member

Plant Protection Journal– editorial board member

Member of working group for the process of standardization with EU in the chapter 12 Food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary inspection- part: Plant protection products;

Organiser of 40 groups of farmers in „Farmers field schools“ ;

Organiser of 10 „trainings of for FFS facilitators” in period 2003-2006.

Involved in organization of 5 international workshops on FFS education methods;

Croatian plant protection society , member of supervising bord 2004-2008, member of Board 2008- now;

Croatian entomological society, 1995-2000 member of board

Croatian society of agronomists- member 1988-now

International organisations

International Working Group for Ostrinia and other Maize Pests (IWGO) Delemont, Schwitzerland

B.EN.A. Balkan Environmental Association

Scientific publications

Bažok, R., Igrc Barčić, J., Kos, T., Gotlin Čuljak, T. Šilović, M., Jelovčan, S., Kozina A. (2009): Monitoring and efficacy of selected insecticides for European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis Hubn., Lepidoptera: Crambidae) control. Journal of Pest Science. Vol. 82(3): 311-319

Igrc Barčić, J., Bažok, R., Edwards, C.R., Kos, T. (2007): Western corn rootworm adult movement and possible egg laying in fields bordering maize.  Journal of Applied Entomology, 131 (6): 400-405.

Igrc Barčić, J., R. Bažok, S. Bezjak, T. Gotlin Čuljak, J. Barčić (2006): Combinations of several insecticides used for integrated control of Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say., Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Journal of Pest Science, 79 (4):223-232

Bažok, R., Igrc Barčić, J., Edwards, C.R. (2005): Effects of proteinase inhibitors on western corn rootworm life parameters.  Journal of Applied Entomology, 129 (4): 185-190.

Igrc Barčić, J., Dobrinčić, R., Maceljski, M. Barčić, J. (2000): Effects of seed potato tuber treatment with imidacloprid on some soil and foliar insects in Croatia. Anzeiger für Schädlingskunde, Band 73 (2), 41-48

Igrc Barčić, J., Barčić, J., Dobrinčić, R., Maceljski, M. (1999): Effect of insecticides on the Colorado Potato Beetles resistant to OP, OC and P insecticides, Anzeiger für Schädlingskunde 72 (3), 76-80

Ceranić Sertić, M., Bažok, R. (2009).Cabbage root fly- more and more important pest of cabbage in the region of Gorski kotar. Glasilo biljne zaštite vol. IX(4): 252-259.

Bažok, Renata; Koprivnjak, Maja; Igrc Barčić, Jasminka; Kos, Tomislav (2009). The sex ratio of the Western corn rootworm on Pherocon AM traps. Glasilo biljne zaštite. IX (3): 174-181.

Bažok, R., Đurek, I., Igrc Barčić, J. Gotlin Čuljak, T. (2008). Interakcije između ekološki prihvatljivih pripravaka za suzbijanje krumpirove zlatice (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Fragmenta Phytomedica et Herbologica, 30 (1-2):47-63

Gotlin Čuljak, T., Bažok, R. Grubišić, D. (2008). Fauna lisnih uši (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) nekih biljnih vrsta u Hrvatskoj. Fragmenta Phytomedica et Herbologica. 30 (1-2): 23-46

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