H E B R E W  U N I V E R S I T Y  O F  J E R U S A L E M
The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
DEPARTMENT OF  ENTOMOLOGY

Yaacov Lensky

Professor Emeritus of Entomology and Apidology
Department Of Entomology
The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
P.O Box 12, Rehovot 76100, ISRAEL
Tel: 972-8-9489136
Fax: 972-8-9466768
e-mail address: lensky@agri.huji.ac.il

                                                                                         

Head, Bee Research Laboratory: 1962-1975
Director, Triwaks Bee Research Center: 1976-1997

Research Areas:

  • Biology of the Honeybee, Beekeeping, Pollination

Teaching:

  • Biology of the Honeybee, Beekeeping and Hive Products

Research Interests:

  • Reproduction and swarming of bee colonies
  • Pheromonal inhibition of the construction of swarming and cells
  • Alarm pheromones of workers and queens.
  • Attraction of honeybees to flowers (Citrus, Cucurbits).
  • Management of bee colonies for pollination and honey production in the subtropics.
  • Monitoring and control of Varroa jacobsoni and Nosema apis in bee colonies.
 

 



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