Vladimir V. Gouli

Specialty: Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Pest Control
University of Vermont

Entomology Research Laboratory
Bioresearch Center

661 Spear Street
South Burlington, VT 05405-0105
E-mail address: vgouli@uvm.edu

phone: (802) 656-5438; (802) 656-5424
fax: (802) 658-7710

Mail address: Box 53400
Burlington, VT 05405-3400, USA
Principal Scientific Interests:
Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Pest Control

Research interests include fundamental and applied aspects of invertebrate pathology and microbial pest control. Current work conducted at the Entomology Research Laboratory (Plant and Soil Science Department, University of Vermont) focuses on the search, isolation, identification, determination of the key biological properties, mass-production, and application of fungi that regulate noxious-insect populations and suppress plant diseases. All research is aimed at meeting the practical requirements of agriculture and forestry in Vermont, New England, the USA, and overseas. At the present time, fungi useful for pest control are intensively studied around the world as potential sources of microbial pesticides. This situation is connected with specific peculiarities of the fungi, and the possibility of using this group of microorganisms as natural pesticides for organic agriculture. Microbial pesticides based on fungi can help the agriculture of Vermont and the Northers USA regions to produce healthy organic products able to compete with farm products from the southern US where more favorable climatic conditions prevail.