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Giovanni Benelli
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Agricultural Science
Animal Behavior
Biochemistry
Entomology
Zoology
Biodiversity
Ecology
Ecosystem Science
Neuroscience
Aquaculture, Fisheries and Fish Science
Developmental Biology
Marine Biology
Evolutionary Studies
Science Policy
Biosphere Interactions
Freshwater Biology
Environmental Impacts
Virology
Global Health
Infectious Diseases
Public Health
Plant Science
Food Science and Technology
Statistics
Conservation Biology
Coupled Natural and Human Systems
Paleontology
Microbiology
Environmental Sciences
Toxicology
Climate Change Biology
Natural Resource Management
Mathematical Biology
Epidemiology
Ecotoxicology
Science and Medical Education
Molecular Biology

Giovanni Benelli

PeerJ Author

Summary

Giovanni Benelli serves as Senior Research Entomologist at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Italy.
He got an International Ph.D. in Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences at University of Pisa and Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies. Giovanni has worked in several international institutions, including University of Hawaii at Manoa (USA) and University of Jaén (Spain).
Giovanni's research focuses on insect behaviour, insect-inspired robotics and biological control, covering agricultural pests as well as vectors of medical and veterinary importance.
Giovanni serves as Editor for several top-ranked international journals with impact factor. He has cooperated with a wide number of researchers worldwide on various research projects (e.g. FP7 CoCoRo and H2020 subCULTron). Giovanni has been awarded with various research prizes from international and national organizations, including the Odile Bain Memorial Prize 2018 (Parasites and Vectors & Boehringer Animal Health) and the Antico Fattore Prize 2016 (Accademia dei Georgofili, Firenze).

Agricultural Science Conservation Biology Ecotoxicology Entomology Parasitology

Editing Journals

Past or current institution affiliations

University of Pisa

Work details

Senior Research Entomologist

University of Pisa, Italy
Agriculture, Food and Environment

PeerJ Contributions

  • Edited 21

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December 3, 2018
Flower visitation by hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in a temperate plant-pollinator network
Jan Klecka, Jiří Hadrava, Paolo Biella, Asma Akter
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6025 PubMed 30533311
July 3, 2018
An online survey of personal mosquito-repellent strategies
Emily Lucille Moore, Mary Alice Scott, Stacy Deadra Rodriguez, Soumi Mitra, Julia Vulcan, Joel Javierla Cordova, Hae-Na Chung, Debora Linhares Lino de Souza, Kristina Kay Gonzales, Immo Alex Hansen
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5151 PubMed 30002979
January 4, 2018
First record of Phormia regina (Meigen, 1826) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from mummies at the Sant’Antonio Abate Cathedral of Castelsardo, Sardinia, Italy
Giorgia Giordani, Fabiola Tuccia, Ignazio Floris, Stefano Vanin
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4176 PubMed 29312816
October 31, 2017
Record breaking achievements by spiders and the scientists who study them
Stefano Mammola, Peter Michalik, Eileen A. Hebets, Marco Isaia
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3972 PubMed 29104823
May 31, 2017
Pond dyes are Culex mosquito oviposition attractants
Natali Ortiz Perea, Amanda Callaghan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3361 PubMed 28584705
March 16, 2017
Testing the habituation assumption underlying models of parasitoid foraging behavior
Paul K. Abram, Antonino Cusumano, Katrina Abram, Stefano Colazza, Ezio Peri
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3097 PubMed 28321365
March 14, 2017
Vector competence of Anopheles and Culex mosquitoes for Zika virus
Brittany L. Dodson, Jason L. Rasgon
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3096 PubMed 28316896
December 21, 2016
A review and meta-analysis of the enemy release hypothesis in plant–herbivorous insect systems
Kim Meijer, Menno Schilthuizen, Leo Beukeboom, Christian Smit
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2778 PubMed 28028463
December 15, 2016
Harvest year effects on Apulian EVOOs evaluated by 1H NMR based metabolomics
Chiara R. Girelli, Laura Del Coco, Paride Papadia, Sandra A. De Pascali, Francesco P. Fanizzi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2740 PubMed 27994965
December 7, 2016
Pests, diseases and crop protection practices in the smallholder sweetpotato production system of the highlands of Papua New Guinea
Geoff M. Gurr, Jian Liu, Anne C. Johnson, Deane N. Woruba, Gunnar Kirchhof, Ryosuke Fujinuma, William Sirabis, Yapo Jeffery, Ramakrishna Akkinapally
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2703 PubMed 27957387
November 29, 2016
Disentangling urban habitat and matrix effects on wild bee species
Leonie K. Fischer, Julia Eichfeld, Ingo Kowarik, Sascha Buchholz
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2729 PubMed 27917318
November 15, 2016
Assessing pollinators’ use of floral resource subsidies in agri-environment schemes: An illustration using Phacelia tanacetifolia and honeybees
Rowan Sprague, Stéphane Boyer, Georgia M. Stevenson, Steve D. Wratten
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2677 PubMed 27896027
October 27, 2016
Specialization on pollen or nectar in bumblebee foragers is not associated with ovary size, lipid reserves or sensory tuning
Adam R. Smith, Peter Graystock, William O.H. Hughes
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2599 PubMed 27812411
August 9, 2016
A horizon scan of future threats and opportunities for pollinators and pollination
Mark J.F. Brown, Lynn V. Dicks, Robert J. Paxton, Katherine C.R. Baldock, Andrew B. Barron, Marie-Pierre Chauzat, Breno M. Freitas, Dave Goulson, Sarina Jepsen, Claire Kremen, Jilian Li, Peter Neumann, David E. Pattemore, Simon G. Potts, Oliver Schweiger, Colleen L. Seymour, Jane C. Stout
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2249 PubMed 27602260
July 26, 2016
Flower diversity and bee reproduction in an arid ecosystem
Jimena Dorado, Diego P. Vázquez
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2250 PubMed 27547556
July 14, 2016
Comparison of buckwheat, red clover, and purple tansy as potential surrogate plants for use in semi-field pesticide risk assessments with Bombus impatiens
Angela E. Gradish, G. Christopher Cutler, Andrew J. Frewin, Cynthia D. Scott-Dupree
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2228 PubMed 27478712
June 30, 2016
Pteridine levels and head weights are correlated with age and colony task in the honey bee, Apis mellifera
Frank D. Rinkevich, Joseph W. Margotta, Jean M. Pittman, James A. Ottea, Kristen B. Healy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2155 PubMed 27413635
June 23, 2016
Determinants of acute mortality of Hippodamia convergens (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to ultra-low volume permethrin used for mosquito management
Robert K.D. Peterson, Collin J. Preftakes, Jennifer L. Bodin, Christopher R. Brown, Alyssa M. Piccolomini, Jerome J. Schleier
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2167 PubMed 27366655
May 24, 2016
Sperm removal during copulation confirmed in the oldest extant damselfly, Hemiphlebia mirabilis
Adolfo Cordero-Rivera
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2077 PubMed 27257552
April 25, 2016
PKC in motorneurons underlies self-learning, a form of motor learning in Drosophila
Julien Colomb, Björn Brembs
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1971 PubMed 27168980
April 5, 2016
Estimating risks of importation and local transmission of Zika virus infection
Kyeongah Nah, Kenji Mizumoto, Yuichiro Miyamatsu, Yohei Yasuda, Ryo Kinoshita, Hiroshi Nishiura
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1904 PubMed 27069825