Peter Witzgall Professor Chair and Head ​ 040-41 53 07 070-24 26 939 peter.witzgall@slu.se

Education

1989 PhD in Zoology, University of Munich

1996 Habilitation in Chemical Ecology, SLU, Alnarp

2001 Professor in Chemical Ecology, SLU, Alnarp

 

Research

My research concerns odour signals that mediate communication between insects, and between insects and plants. This work enables the development of safe plant protection methods.

 

Current projects

Insect olfactory space - host recognition in insect herbivores (IC-E3)

Integration of biological control methods for sustainable insect management

Northern winework

 

This work is funded by FORMAS, SIDA, Pomerania and SLU.

 

Consult the BIOSIGNAL pages for our concluded MISTRA project (1996-2005).

Know-how acquired within BIOSIGNAL is commercialized by Phero.Net , a university-based

joint-stock company.

 

Selected publications

Witzgall P, Kirsch P, Cork A. 2010. Sex pheromones and their impact on pest management. J chem Ecol 36:80-100

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Witzgall P, Stelinski L, Gut L, Thomson D. 2008. Codling moth management and chemical ecology.

Annu Rev Entomol 53:503-522

 

Knudsen GK, Bengtsson M, Kobro S, Jaastad G, Hofsvang T, Witzgall P. 2007. Discrepancy in laboratory and field attraction of apple fruit moth Argyresthia conjugella to host plant volatiles. Physiol Entomol 33:1-6

 

Tasin M, Bäckman A-C, Bengtsson M, Ioriatti C, Witzgall P. 2006. Essential host plant cues in teh grapevine moth. Naturwissenschaften 93:141-144

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Bengtsson M, Jaastad G, Knudsen G, Kobro S, Bäckman A-C, Pettersson E, Witzgall P. 2006. Plant

volatiles mediate attraction to host and non-host plant in apple fruit moth, Argyresthia conjugella.

Entomol exp appl 118:77-85

 

Coracini M, Bengtsson M, Liblikas I, Witzgall P. 2004. Attraction of codling moth males to apple volatiles.

Ent exp appl 110:1-10

  

Bengtsson M, Bäckman A-C, Liblikas I, Ramirez MI, Borg-Karlson A-K, Ansebo L, Anderson P,

Löfqvist J, Witzgall P. 2001. Plant odor analysis of apple: antennal response of codling moth

females to apple volatiles during phenological development. J agr Food Chem 49:3736-3741

 

Witzgall P, Bäckman A-C, Svensson M, Koch UT, Rama F, El-Sayed A, Brauchli J, Arn H, Bengtsson M,

Löfqvist J. 1999) Behavioral observations of codling moth, Cydia pomonella, in orchards permeated

with synthetic pheromone. BioControl 44:211-237

 

Yan F, Bengtsson M, Witzgall P. 1999. Behavioral response of female codling moths, Cydia pomonella,

to apple volatiles. J chem Ecol 25:1343-1351

 

Witzgall P, Chambon J-P, Bengtsson M, Unelius CR, Appelgren M, Makranczy G, Muraleedharan N,

Reed DW, Hellrigl K, Buser H-R, Hallberg E, Bergström G, Tóth M, Löfstedt C, Löfqvist J. 1996.

Sex pheromones and attractants in the Eucosmini and Grapholitini (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae).

Chemoecology 7:13-23

 

Witzgall P. 1996. Modulation of pheromone-mediated flight in male moths, pp. 265-274 in RT Cardè,

AK Minks (eds) Insect Pheromone Research. New Directions. Chapman and Hall, New York

 

Bengtsson M, Karg G, Kirsch PA, Löfqvist J, Sauer A, Witzgall P. 1994. Mating disruption of pea moth Cydia nigricana F. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) by a repellent blend of sex pheromone and attraction inhibitors. J chem Ecol 20:871-887

 

Witzgall P, Priesner E. 1991. Wind tunnel study on an attraction inhibitor in male Coleophora

laricella (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae). J chem Ecol 17:1355-1362

 

Witzgall P, Arn H. 1990. Direct measurement of the flight behavior of male moths to calling females

and synthetic sex pheromones. Z Naturforsch 45c:1067-1069

 

Witzgall P, Frérot B. 1989. Pheromone emission by individual females of carnation tortrix,

Cacoecimorpha pronubana. J chem Ecol 15:707-717

 

Witzgall P, Priesner E. 1984. Behavioural responses of Coleophora laricella male moths to

synthetic sex attractant, Z-5-decen-1-ol, in the field. Z ang Entomol 98:15-30