Vincenzo Palmeri is Associate Professor of General and Applied Entomology at the Department of Agriculture of the “Mediterranea” University of Reggio Calabria. In 1987 he graduated in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Catania. From 1991 to 1995 he held the role of laboratory technician and then, from 1995 to 2004 he held the role of researcher and since 2004 he is Associate Professor of General and Applied Entomology at the University of Reggio Calabria. In 2017 he has obtained the national scientific qualification as Full Professor in General and Applied Entomology (SSD AGR/11).

During his career at the University of Reggio Calabria he has held academic positions such as: Coordinator of the Quality Assurance Presidium; Vice-Director of the Department of AGRARIA; President of the degree course in “Food Science and Technology”; Coordinator of the Scientific Committee of the II level Master in “Food Quality and Safety and Food Fraud”; University Delegate for the PON 2000-2006 “Scientific Research, Technological Development, High Professional Training – Technological Competence Centers”; Member of the Management Committee of the experimental fields of the University agricultural company; Member and then President (2007-09) of the Permanent Commission of Teaching. From 2005 to present he has held courses in Food Entomology, Food Parasitology, Forest Entomology, Agricultural Entomology, Animal Parasitology.

Vincenzo Palmeri has participated in research projects funded by national and international public institutions (MIUR, MIPAAF, Regione Calabria ERA-Net) and private companies (Bayer Crop Sciences, DOW Agrosciences, Municipality of Reggio Calabria) as coordinator, principal investigator and member of Research Units.

His research activities have covered various aspects of agricultural and forest entomology and protection of stored products from pests. His main fields of interest are: i) the development of botanical-based pesticides aimed at reducing chemical inputs; ii) the development of biological control programs; iii) the sustainable control of bee pests; iv) arthropod ecology. He is Associate Editor of Insects (MDPI).

• Campolo, O., Cherif, A., Ricupero, M., Siscaro, G., Grissa-Lebdi, K., Russo, A., … & Palmeri, V. (2017). Citrus peel essential oil nanoformulations to control the tomato borer, Tuta absoluta: chemical properties and biological activity. Scientific reports, 7(1), 1-10.

• Campolo, O., Giunti, G., Laigle, M., Michel, T., & Palmeri, V. (2020). Essential oil-based nano-emulsions: Effect of different surfactants, sonication and plant species on physicochemical characteristics. Industrial Crops and Products, 157, 112935.

• Campolo, O., Puglisi, I., Barbagallo, R. N., Cherif, A., Ricupero, M., Biondi, A., … & Zappalà, L. (2020). Side effects of two citrus essential oil formulations on a generalist insect predator, plant and soil enzymatic activities. Chemosphere, 257, 127252.

• Giunti, G., Palermo, D., Laudani, F., Algeri, G. M., Campolo, O., & Palmeri, V. (2019). Repellence and acute toxicity of a nano-emulsion of sweet orange essential oil toward two major stored grain insect pests. Industrial Crops and Products, 142, 111869.

• Campolo, O., Giunti, G., Laigle, M., Michel, T., & Palmeri, V. (2020). Essential oil-based nano-emulsions: Effect of different surfactants, sonication and plant species on physicochemical characteristics. Industrial Crops and Products, 157, 112935.