Rumbos Christos

 

Christos  Rumbos   Greece Flag

Assistant Professor , Integrated Plant Protection

CV C. Rumbos 2024

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Phone  (+30) 26310 58346

Lab : Laboratoty of Plant Protection

Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3169-352X

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.ch/citations?user=OkGEohsAAAAJ&hl=en

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christos-Rumbos

Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=14043861500

Hours of collaboration with students: Thursday  11:00 – 14:00 & Friday 14:00 – 15:00

Education

  • Degree, MSc integrated, Agriculture Engineer, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki [2001]
  • PhD, Rheinische Friedrich – Wilhelms University of Bonn, Germany, Institute for Plant Diseases, Department of Phytopathology and Nematology in Soil Ecosystems [2005]
  • MSc, University of Thessaly, School of Engineering, Department of Planning and Regional Development [2013]

Research Interests

  • Integrated plant protection
  • Management of plant-parasitic nematodes
  • Control of post-harvest infestations by stored-product insects
  • Insects as food and feed
  • Optimization of the mass-rearing of mealworms (Tenebrio molitor, Alphitobius diaperinus, Zophobas morio)
  • Valorization of side-streams and by-products of the agri-food sector as insect feedstocks

Profile

Rumbos Christos is Assistant Professor in the Department of Agriculture of the School of Agricultural Sciences of University of Patras.

His main research interests focus on integrated plant protection, post-harvest insect biology and ecology, whereas more recently he has been active on the exploitation of insects as food and feed and particularly on the optimization of the mass-rearing of mealworms.

Christos has actively participated as researcher in numerous research projects. He has published more than 100 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and 4 book chapters, whereas he has participated in many international congresses and conferences. He is member of the editorial board of several international journals, such as Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, animal, Heliyon, Journal of Insect Science, Insects and Sustainability

Selective Publications

Rumbos C.I., Athanassiou C.G. 2017. Use of entomopathogenic fungi for the control of stored-product insects: can fungi protect durable commodities? Journal of Pest Science 90, 839-854. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-017-0849-9

Rumbos C.I., Karapanagiotidis I.T., Mente E., Athanassiou C.G. 2019. The lesser mealworm Alphitobius diaperinus: a noxious pest or a promising nutrient source? Reviews in Aquaculture 11, 1418-1437. https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12300

Rumbos C.I., Karapanagiotidis I.T., Mente E., Psofakis P., Athanassiou C.G. 2020. Evaluation of various commodities for the development of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor. Scientific Reports 10, 11224. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67363-1

Rumbos C.I., Athanassiou C.G. 2021. The superworm, Zophobas morio (Coleoptera:Tenebrionidae): a ‘sleeping giant’ in nutrient sources. Journal of Insect Science 21, 13. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieab014

Rumbos C.I., Adamaki-Sotiraki C., Gourgouta M., Karapanagiotidis I.T., Asimaki A., Mente E., Athanassiou C.G. 2021. Strain matters: Strain effect on the larval growth and performance of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 7, 1195 – 1205. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2021.0035

Rumbos C.I., Oonincx D.G.A.B., Karapanagiotidis I.T., Vrontaki M., Gourgouta M., Asimaki A., Mente E., Athanassiou C.G. 2021. Agricultural byproducts from Greece as feed for yellow mealworm larvae: circular economy at local level. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 8, 9-22. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2021.0044

Rumbos C.I., Sakka M.K., Vassilakos T.N., Athanassiou C.G. 2024. Effect of nitrogen on stored-product insect control at industrial scale. Insects 2023, 14, 518. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14060518

Rumbos C.I., Athanassiou C.G., 2023. Mealworms for food and feed: are they only yellow? Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 9, 1409–1416. https://doi.org/10.1163/23524588-230912ED

Gourgouta M., Rumbos C.I., Oonincx D.G.A.B., Adamaki-Sotiraki C., Karapanagiotidis I.T., Athanassiou C.G. 2024. Local agricultural by-products for rearing superworm larvae (Zophobas morio): a Greek example. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 10, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1163/23524588-00001106

Van Huis A., Rumbos C.I., Oonincx D.G.A.B., Rojo S., Kovitvadhi A., Gasco L. 2024. From traditional to industrial use of insects as feed: a review. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. In press. https://doi.org/10.1163/23524588-00001232

Courses

  • Aquatic Entomology,
  • Zoology,
  • Ecology,
  • Pesticide Science,
  • Plant Protection

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