protection of agricultural crops taking into account the environmental protection. The
laboratory ceased its work in 2010 [7, 14, 15].
Professor O.V. Zakharenko (1948–2004) studied the fundamental problems of
taxonomy and ecology of insects. He was the leading entomologist-neuropterologist of
the world level, the ecologist, who investigated the problems of the steppe, and was the
specialist in nature saving. He has developed new approaches to the organization and
optimization of nature conservation. Professor O.V. Zakharenko founded the journal
“The News of the Kharkiv Entomological Society” and for many years was its editor-
in-chief. He has trained one Doctor of Sciences and three Philosophy Doctors.
V.L. Mieshkova, the Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor has trained seven
Philosophy Doctors. She is an author of four monographs, one patent, a co-author of a
textbook with the stamp of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, etc. Her scientific interests
are the study of the dynamics of forest insects’ population, their spreading and
harmfulness.
At present the follower of B.M. Lytvynov’s scientific school, Professor
M.D. Yevtushenko together with his students I.V. Zabrodina, S.V. Stankevych and
V.V. Vilna fruitfully conducts the researches in the priority areas, namely, the many-
years population dynamics and the forecast of mass reproduction of pests of fruit crops,
rape and mustard. According to the results of the researches in relation to pests of rape
and mustard, M.D. Yevtushenko and S.V. Stankevych got two patents for useful
models and a gold medal at the “Agro-2014” exhibition in Kyiv. M.D. Yevtushenko is
the Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine, the author and co-author of three
textbooks, two workshops, 20 manuals, four monographs, three inventions, etc. He has
trained three Philosophy Doctors for the Department.
The fundamental investigations of the structure and functioning of the two-winged
complex in agricultural coenoses are studied by Associate Professor I.P. Lezhenina
(she has trained one Ph. D.); she is a co-author of the textbook “The Red Book of the
Kharkiv Region” The investigation of I.P. Lezhenina and Yu.V. Vasylieva are
dedicated to a complex of pests, pollinators and entomophags of seed amaranth. They
received a patent for a useful model. They are the co-authors of two manuals on
Rodentology [7, 14, 15].
The methods of using wild bees’ pollinators of alfalfa and other melitophyll crops
and the bases of their protection are developed by Associate Professor M.O. Filatov.
For this development he received a gold medal at the “Agro-2013” exhibition in Kyiv.
He is a co-author of the editions “The Red Book of Ukraine", “The Red Book of the
Kharkiv Region”, “The Red Book of Dnipropetrovsk Region” and “The Red Book of
the Crimea”.
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