Luciano Manuel Santoro
Tutor: Salvatore Coco
2023 - 2026: PhD in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science - XXXIX Cicle
Research project: "Smart systems for the reduction of environmental impact of livestock production".
2020 - 2023: Master’s Degree in Agricultural ,Science and Technology, University of Catania. Supervisor: Prof. Antonio Biondi. Degree thesis: “First data on the classical biological control of Drosophila suzukii with its main parasitoid
Ganaspis brasiliensis in Sicily”; 110/110 e lode.
2017 - 2020: Master’s Degree in Food, Science and Technology, University of Catania. Supervisor: Dott. Antonio Biondi. Degree thesis: “Potential toxicity of plant essential oils toward the brown marmorated Stink bug Halyomorpha halys”; 109/110
2011 - 2017: Bachelor's Degree in Food,Science and Technology, University of Catania. Supervisor: Prof.ssa Gaetana Mazzeo. Degree thesis: “Monitoraggio e controllo degli animali infestanti nelle piattaforme della GDO”; 98/110.
07/2022 - 01/2023: Scholarship for research entitled "Controllo biologico classico del moscerino dei piccoli frutti, Drosophila suzukii, mediante l’impiego del parassitoide Ganaspis brasiliensis". Supervisor: Prof. Antonio Biondi. Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania.