Department Hours, Location, Fields of Research and General Entomological Information

Department Office is located in Room 11 in the Eisenberg Entomology Building.

Open Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 - 15:00
Tel: 08-948-9223; Fax: 08-936-6768; email:  perlis@agri.huji.ac.il

:Department Location

The Entomology Department is housed in several buildings on the Rehovot campus of the Hebrew University.  The main building, Eisenberg (Bldg 0705, http://sites.huji.ac.il/binuy/map-r/map-r.html), houses the research groups of Ecotoxicology, Ecology, Reproductive Behavior,  Developmental Biology library and a meeting room.  The molecular ecology group is housed in a nearby building.  The pollination ecology group is housed in the Benjamin Triwaks Bee Research Centre (Bldg 0715, http://sites.huji.ac.il/binuy/map-r/map-r.html).  The acarology and insect physiology groups are located in Kennedy Leigh building (Bldg 0751, http://sites.huji.ac.il/binuy/map-r/0751.html). Departmental research facilities such as greenhouses, insect rearing rooms,  are located nearby.  The entomology teaching lab is located in the Ariowitsch Central Laboratories Building (Bldg 0703, http://sites.huji.ac.il/binuy/map-r/0703.html).

Campus Location:

The Rehovot Campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is located at the northern end of the city of Rehovot, some 20 km south of Tel Aviv, on Israel's coastal plain.  The campus is a five-minute walk from the train station and is served regularly by public transportation from Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Beer Sheva and nearby towns.

What is Entomology?

Entomology is an independent scientific discipline which has its roots in biology.  It is the study of insects, involving their biology and control in relation to their environment and to man.  Insects also serve as excellent model organisms for studies in molecular biology, genetics, developmental biology, physiology, behavior and ecology.

Some entomologists are involved in reducing harmful insect species that destroy food, housing, plants and clothing, and cause discomfort and disease to humans, livestock and pets.  Other entomologists develop methods to increase the growth rate and spread of the many insects which provide food (honey), pollinate crops or assist in destroying harmful insects.

Fields of Research:

Department members bring their individual and collective expertise to bear on research at the molecular, cellular, organismal and population levels.  Our current research specializations include: apiculture and pollination ecology, biological control, insect behavior, insect ecology, molecular ecology, developmental biology, insect pest management, insect physiology, acarology, insect-plant interactions, ecotoxicology and insecticide resistance management.  The research of several groups is concerned with economically important insects and mites.  Work is focused on the deployment of environmentally friendly pest management tools such as the use of pest resistant crops; biological pest control with parasitoids, predators and entomopathogens; cultural control; release of sterile males; use of low residue insecticides; management of insecticide resistance in pest populations; and the development of integrated pest management programs.  

Where Do Entomologists Work?