Marko Bjeljac

Affiliation / Function

Since 2026 Junior Scientist at FiBL Switzerland
2024 - 2026 Researcher in Biological Plant Protection Methods Group, Laimburg Research Centre, Italy
2020 - 2025 PhD in Mountain Environment and Agriculture, Free University of Bozen, Italy
2018 - 2020 MSc in Mediterranean Organic Agriculture, CIHEAM Bari, Italy
2013 - 2017 BSc in Plant Protection, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2026: ISHS Young Minds Award for the best Oral Presentation on Sustainable Production Systems in Temperate Tree Crops, IHC2026
2023: The best 3 minutes pitch talk at DGaaE German Society for General and Applied Entomology Congress

Bjeljac, M., Spitaler, U., Duménil, C., Neulichedl, P., Schmidt, S., Angeli, S. (2026): Exploring Saccharomycopsis vini as a novel parasitoid-friendly attractant for efficient attract-and-kill of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, toag165
Bjeljac, M., Spitaler, U., Mori, N., Fusillo, M., Bombardini, E., Preti, M., Caruso, S., Vaccari, G., Eben, A., Lentola, A., Angeli, S., Schmidt, S. (2024): Canopy strip applications of Hanseniaspora uvarum combined with spinosad reduce insecticide use without compromising Drosophila suzukii control in cherry. Crop Protection, 186, 106868
Mohan, K., Kandasamy, S., Rajarajeswaran, J., Sundaram, T., Bjeljac, M., Surendran, R. P., Ganesan, A. R. (2024): Chitosan-based insecticide formulations for insect pest control management: A review of current trends and challenges. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 280, 135937
Tabet, D. H., Visentin, E., Bonadio, M., Bjeljac, M., Reyes-Domínguez, Y., Gallmetzer, A., Spitaler, U. (2023): Efficacy of insecticides against the invasive apricot aphid, Myzus mumecola. Insects, 14(9), 746