Equipped with: 

• thermostatic chambers and facilities for breeding the organisms under study; 

• various equipment for the physiology study of the organisms under study; 

• tools for molecular investigations; 

• tools to study the chemical interactions between organisms; 

• experimental apiary. 

Contact: Francesco Nazzi

Equipped with: 

• thermostatic cells for laboratory tests with arthropods in a controlled environment; 

• thermostatic room for mass rearing of insects; 

• transmitted light and stereoscopic research microscopes; 

• Tower of Potter for precision insecticide spraying; 

• laminar flow and chemical fume hoods; 

• microscopes, entomological reference collections for specialists, specialist volumes 

Contact: Francesco Pavan

Equipped with: 

• laminar flow and chemical fume hoods; 

• thermostatic waterbaths; 

• bench top refrigerated centrifuges; 

• NanoDrop 1000 spectrophotometer and Qubit fluorometer; 

• conventional PCR thermal cyclers and real-time PCR thermal cycler; 

• electrophoresis chambers e gel imaging system; 

• portable third generation sequencer MinION

Contact: Marta Martini

Equipped with: 

• instruments for serological analyses; 

• transmitted light and stereoscopic research microscopes; 

• cryostat and ultramicrotome; 

• fluorescence microscope; 

• transmission electron microscope; 

• climatic chambers for plant growth; 

• insect rearing facilities; 

• hot beds for production of cuttings and germination of seeds; 

• insect-proof screenhouse and glasshouse for plant growth in semi-field or environmental controlled conditions. 

Contact: Paolo Ermacora

Equipped with: 

• laminar flow and chemical fume hoods; 

• thermostatic chambers and instruments for the cultivation of fungi and bacteria; 

• optical microscopes and stereo microscopes; 

• fungal culture collection. 

Contact: Giuseppe Firrao

Equipped with: 

• transmitted light and stereoscopic research microscopes; 

• refrigerating chambers; 

• laminar flow and chemical fume hoods; 

• areas for artificial inoculation of fungal pathogens and for 'green' treatments of fruit and vegetables intended for long-term storage; 

• collection of yeast biological control agents. 

Contact: Alessandra Di Francesco