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News„Little World in the Apple Tree “ - Award for documentary and nature film The prize for the best "Children's and Youth Film 2012" goes to "Little World in the Apple Tree." The 43-minute documentary is a product of the Lübeck screenwriter Thomas Willke, animal and nature filmmaker Joachim Hinz (Aukrug) and entomologist Professor Urs Wyss of the Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel (CAU). Of the 120 submissions, the film received on this year's Festival of environmental and nature films in Brandenburg one of five awards. The film presents with the latest technology the world of small animals that are active in, on or under a fruit tree can. Because: the apple tree as it is is like the Serengeti. Vast herds move to the rhythm of the seasons through the trees. Dangerous predators lurking on them, chase and kill them. Large and small animals taste its buds, leaves, flowers and of course its fruits. Tiny insects such as aphids, codling moth and apple blossom weevil populate the tree as well as mice, starlings, and owls, which use the caves in the trunk. But on the ground: Moles hunt earthworms, feed on fallen leaves. Hedgehogs hunt the snails that eat the fallen fruit, and do not despise the fermented fruits. Here, interested parties can get a taste: vimeo.com. (23 April 2012)
Karl Escherich Medal 2011 awarded to Prof. Urs Wyss The Karl Escherich Medal was awarded to Prof. Wyss by the Society for General and Applied Entomology (DGaaE) at the Entomologentagung held in Berlin from 21-24 March 2011 "on one hand for his pioneering studies on multitrophic interactions between aphids and parasitoids under special consideration of learning processes and signalling molecules in these complex relationships, and, on the other, for his incomparable film documents about development cycles and behaviour patterns of various species of insects. Notably, he has contributed to knowledge about useful parasites and predators, thus promoting acceptance and progress of biological control". The Karl Escherich-medal is awarded by the DGaaE since 1954 in memory of the founder of applied entomology in Germany, Dr. Dr. h. c. Leopold Karl Escherich for outstanding contributions to applied entomology:  Escherich Medal 2011. (14 April 2011)
„Pythium root rot of cereals “ - Award for scientific film The scientific film "Pythium root rot of cereals," edited by Prof. Joseph-Alexander Verreet and Dr. Holger Klink, Institute for Phytopathology, University of Kiel, received the first prize in the category "Scientific and Popular Film" at the 26th International Film Festival Agrofilm in Nitra, Slovakia (28 September - 2 October 2009). Organisers of the festival are the Ministry of Land Management of the Slovak Republic and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The excellent scientific training film is part of a series that is used worldwide in phytopathological education. (14 April 2011)
Julius Kühn Prize 2008 awarded to Dr. Marco Beyer
The studies of Dr. Beyer cover the pre-harvest and postharvest fields. In the pre-harvest field factors are being identified and quantified which could contribute to reducing the mycotoxin content of wheat. The investigations include the effect of environmental factors on physiological processes of Fusarium species, the influence of agronomic measures on the composition of the Fusarium complex, quantification of sensitivity declines of Fusarium species to fungicides and the development of biological control methods. The post-harvest investigations were carried out in the interdisciplinary research group QUASI that deals with the quality and safety of food. It examines the influence of established and experimental food processing methods on the mycotoxin content of the final product. In addition to his mycotoxin studies, Dr. Beyer dealt with the epidemiology of Septoria tritici in wheat and the evaluation of hemp as a source of essential fatty acids and antioxidants. The German Phytomedical Society (DPG) recognizes the work of Dr. Beyer that can in a trend-setting way contribute to an ecologically and economically oriented plant protection. The award ceremony took place at the 56th German Plant Protection Conference (22-25 September 2008) in Kiel. (14 April 2011)
Last update: 23 April 2012
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