Degree, MSc integrated, Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece (1997)

PhD, Biological Sciences, University of Dundee, Scotland (2001).

Research Interests

Plant and Insect Nematology

E Karanastasi, G Κoutroumanis, D Stavroulias, C Konstantakopoulos. 2023. Case Report of Experimental management of Melolontha sp. in a greenhouse strawberry cultivation using biological agents and soil solarization. ENTOMOLOGIA HELLENICA 32 (3), 25-30

PJ Skouras, E Karanastasi, I Lycoskoufis, V Demopoulos, AI Darras et al. 2023. Toxicity and Lethal Effect of Greenhouse Insecticides on Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) as Biological Control Agent of Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Toxics 11 (7), 584

PJ Skouras, E Karanastasi, V Demopoulos, M Mprokaki, GJ Stathas et al. 2023. Toxicity and Influence of Sublethal Exposure to Sulfoxaflor on the Aphidophagous Predator Hippodamia variegata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Toxics 11 (6), 533

NG Kavallieratos, E Karanastasi, EP Nika, A Skourti, MC Boukouvala et al. 2022. Sustainable Grain Protectants: Recruiting Entomopathogenic Nematodes against Stored-Product Coleopterans. Sustainability 14 (23), 16038

E Karanastasi, NG Kavallieratos, MC Boukouvala et al. 2020. Effect of three entomopathogenic nematode species to Trogoderma granarium Everts (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) larvae on stored-wheat. Journal of Stored Products Research 88, 101641

S Mantzoukas, I Lagogiannis, … E. Karanastasi. 2019. Postharvest Treatment of Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val Adults with Commercial Biopesticides. Agriculture 9 (10), 226

E Karanastasi, T Kostara, N Malamos, G Zervoudakis. 2018. Catalase activity, lipid peroxidation, and protein concentration in leaves of tomato infected with Meloidogyne javanica. Nematropica 48 (1), 15-20

S Mantzoukas, E Karanastasi. 2017. Colorization of the Tomato Fruit due to Infestation with Helicoverpa Armigera Larvae. Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare 7 (16)

I Zampara, C Zamparas, S Mantzoukas, E Karanastasi. 2014. Study on the combined action of the entomopathogenic bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. ENTOMOLOGIA HELLENICA 23 (2), 74-86