accumulation and protection of the pollinators have been determined, and the integrated
protection of seed alfalfa from harmful organisms has been developed [7, 14, 15].
Maintaining the famous traditions of the founders of the Faculty of Plant
Protection, Professors V.G. Averin and O.O. Mihulin, the scientists of the Department
of Zoology and Entomology of Kharkiv National Agrarian University named after
V.V. Dokuchaiev continue the researches in the direction of “Development of the
Theory and Methods for Managing the Populations Dynamics of Harmful and Useful
Insects on the Basis of Phytosanitary forecasts”. The scientists of the Department have
substantiated the systematic theory of the population dynamics cycling and its
technological solution as for developing a long-term (strategic) forecast of mass
reproduction of harmful insects (Ye.M. Biletskyi). On the basis of this theory, an inter-
system method of prediction of the massive propagation of the webworm beetle, winter
moth, chloropid goud flies, sun pest, corn ground beetle and the locusts for Africa and
the Middle East, the cotton bollworm for the People's Republic of China
(Ye.M. Biletskyi), the apple ermine, fruit moth and blossom weevil (B.M. Lytvynov,
M.D. Yevtushenko), the cabbage moth and butterfly (L.Ya. Sirous) has been
developed [7, 14, 15].
Under the direction of Professor O.V. Zakharenko the fundamental faunal studies
of net-winged insects in Ukraine and other regions and the studies of their ecology and
economic significance were carried out. At the same time Professor O.V. Zakharenko
paid the special attention to the researches in the field of nature conservation in Ukraine
and to developing the environmental protection measures.
J.T. Pokozii, D.A. Khovrina, Z.P. Boryssova, L.F. Krasnopolska, Kh.Kh. Ramakaiev
(the Dean of Plant Protection Faculty in 1970-1992), V.I. Tsybulko, K.G. Vahanova,
A.J. Kovalyk,
V.I. Oparenko,
O.V. Zakharenko,
G.I. Sharuda,
O.I. Miezentsev,
O.L. Zozulia, A.P. Lukianchenko, and O.S. Tertyshnyi were the members of the
Department in different time.
From 1991 to 2010, the Department of Zoology and Entomology was headed by
the Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Academy of
Pedagogic Sciences of Ukraine Ye.M. Biletskyi. He substantiated the system theory of
the population dynamics cycling and developed an inter-system method for forecasting
mass reproduction of harmful insects. This method is used in Ukraine, the countries of
CIS, the Congo, Nigeria, and the countries of the Middle East, the state of Florida
(USA) and in China. Ye.M. Biletskyi has trained two Doctors of Sciences and 13
Philosophy Doctors. He founded a scientific school “The Problems of the Long-Term
Prediction of Mass Reproduction of Harmful Insects”. Ye.M. Biletskyi is a co-author
of the branch standards of Educational Qualification Directions “Bachelor” and
“Master” in the direction of “Plant Protection” at the Ministry of Education and
Sciences; he is also a co-author of the educational textbook and manual “Agricultural
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