Eya Ben Hmad

01/10/2024: PhD in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Applied Entomology Section. Research project: ‘’Target and non-target toxicity of biopesticides on tomato pests‘’. Tutor: Dr. Michele Ricupero. 

09/11/2023-09/05/2024: Fellowship at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania. Research project: ''Study of the susceptibility of Plant-derived bio-insecticides to biological antagonists on Bemisia tabaci, Tuta absoluta and their natural enemies. Supervisor: Prof. Giuseppe Eros Massimino Coccuzza.

26/10/2023: Master of Science in Integrated Pest Management graduate from the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM-Bari). Master thesis on ''Molecular characterization of a virus of the Tymovirus genus isolated from jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) and assessment of its spread in Italian jujube trees''. 

01/04/2022-31/05/2022: First-year Master's project in ''Molecular diagnosis of Citrus exocortis viroid (CEVd) in the framework of the production of certified citrus propagation material in Apulia region''

30/06/2021: Engineering degree in Plant Protection, graduate from the Nationa Agronomic Institute of Tunisia (INAT). Graduation project on ''Evaluation of the effectiveness of a chemical fungicide against post-harvest diseases of citrus''.

13/07/2020-16/08/2020: Internship at Olive tree Institute (IO), Sfax, Tunisia. Research project: ''Research into a biological control method against Ectomyelois ceratoniae on pomegranates''.