Tomislav Kos

Personal information

Tomislav Kos dipl. ing.
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Department for Agricultural Zoology
Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb
Hall III, Ground floor
+385 /1/2393737
+385 /1/2393970
e-mail: tkos@agr.hr

Teaching

Undergraduate study programme (BSc)

AG1173 Protection of arable crops against pests (collaborator)

Graduate study programme (MSc)

AG2027 Experimental design and data analysis in plant protection (collaborator)

Professional degree course

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

Research interests

Integrated control of crop pests
Beneficial fauna of crops
Entomology
Phytopharmacy and ecotoxicology
Experimental design and data analysis in plant protection

Current projects

2007-2010 - projekt No: 178-1782066-2064, Risk estimation system the basis for integrated control of corn pests. (Project leader: prof. dr. sc. R. Bažok), young researcher

Academic qualifications

2004. - M.Sc.

Impact of insecticide treated seed on abundance and intensity of oil seed rape pests (Brassica napus L. spp. Oleifera (Meetzg.) Sinsk).

Training and research experience

January 2005, Advanced GIS and GPR modeling for PhD; Faculty of agricultural sciences Osijek, AFZ, Zagreb

November 2006, IWGO (International working group of Ostrinia and other maize pests), 22nd IWGO Conference Diabrotica subgroup; Vienna; Austria

Employment and work experience

2004. - now

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Past projects

2002-2006 - Project No:0178010, Biological control as basis in ecological acceptably plant protection. (Project leader: prof. dr.sc. J. Igrc Barčić), young researcher

2003-2008 - FAO Project GTFS/RER/017/ITA, Integrated Pest Management for western corn rootworm in Central and Eastern Europe, facilitator

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

2005-2006 - Participatory research on the role of local biodiversity in maize agro ecosystem, FAO

2005-2006 - Development of IPM for WCR in collaboration with Secondary agricultural schools, FAO

Other professional activities

2010 CEEPUS mobility grant for on Szent Istvan University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental sciences, Hungary.

2009 Yearly Grant for PhD students, Agricultural faculty University of Zagreb (ZAF) foundation, Zagreb.

2009 „Green scholarship Carlsberg Croatia“. Ministry of science, education and sport; Croatian environmental agency; B.EN.A. (Balkan environmental association).

December 2009, Advantage work in Merlin system, University computing centre, SRCE, Zagreb, Croatia.

September 2003-December 2006, Workshops: Vinkovci (Croatia); Timisoara (Romania); Zagreb (Croatia); Sarajevo (BIH); Zagreb (Croatia); Mezohegyes (Hungary); Zagreb (Croatia); Sofia (Bulgaria), FAO Projekt GTFS/RER/017/ITA „Integrated Pest Management for western corn rootworm in Central and Eastern Europe“,FAO.

2003-2009, Seminars of plant protection, Opatija

2009 IOBC (International organization for biological control) wprs wg „Pesticides and beneficial organisms“. Dubrovnik, 6th-11th October, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

2006: IWGO (International working group of Ostrinia and other maize pests), 22nd IWGO Conference Diabrotica subgroup, 5th-8th November Vienna, Austria.

2009-now, International organization for biological control (IOBC)

2005-now, Croatian entomological society, member.

2004-now, Croatian society of plant protection, member;

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. J Pest Sci. 82 (4): 311-319

Bažok R., Koprivnjak M., Igrc Barčić J., Kos T. Odnos spolova kukuruzne zlatice na Pherocon AM mamcima. Glasilo biljne zaštite, 3: 174-181

Kozina A., Igrc Barčić J., Bažok R., Kos T. (2009). Žičnjaci sve važniji štetnici ratarskih kultura - poznato i nepoznato. Glasilo biljne zaštite 1- dodatak: 9-10

Bažok R., Igrc Barčić J., Kos T., Kozina A. (2009). Tretiranje sjemena insekticidima: da ili ne? Glasilo biljne zaštite 1- dodatak: 10-11

Bažok R., Sivčev I., Igrc Barčić J., Kos T., Kiss J. (2009)., Comparison of the Pherocon AM trap and "The Whole Plant Count" data for estimating WCR adult densities in two regions in Central Europe 23rd IWGO Conference & 2nd International Conference of Diabrotica Genetics 5-8 April, Munich, Germany.

Kozina A., Igrc Barčić J., Bažok R., Kos T. (2009)., Distribution and abundance of Agriotes ustulatus in three regions in Croatia. 23rd IWGO Conference & 2nd International Conference of Diabrotica Genetics 5-8 April, Munich, Germany.

Bažok R., Kos T., Igrc Barčić J. (2008). Abundance and distribution of the ground beetles Pterostichus (Morphnosoma) melanarius (Illiger 1798) and Pseudoophonus (Pseudoophonus) rufipes (DeGeer, 1774) in corn fields in Croatia. XXIII International congres of entomology, 6-12 July, Durban, South Africa

Bažok R., Kozina A., Igrc Barčić J., Kos T. (2008). The characteristics of the populations of five Agriotes (Coleoptera, Elateridae) species in three regions in Croatia. XXIII International congres of entomology, 6-12 July, Durban, South Africa

Bažok R., Kiss J., Igrc Barčić J., Cagan L., Komaromi J., Kos T., Hoffman P., Terpo I. and Stevo J. (2008). Economic treshold levels of WCR larvae based on adult densities in previous maize in 3 different regions in Central Europe. Closing EU project meeting DIABR-ACT, Harmonise the strategies for fighting Diabrotica virgifera virgifera , 25-29 May Paulinerkirche, Gottingen, Germany 

Bažok R., Igrc Barčić J., Kos T. (2008). Jesu li štete od kukuruzne zlatice moguće u prvoj godini uzgoja kukuruza? Glasilo biljne zaštite 1- dodatak: 7-8

Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI)

http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=270592