Funded PhD in Pest Ecology and Overwintering Mechanisms at the University of Southampton
Project: Molecular basis of winter adaptation in the invasive horticultural pest Spotted Wing Drosophila
Deadline: 03 January 2026
The invasive pest Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) threatens UK fruit crops and biodiversity due to its climate-driven expansion and winter survival. This interdisciplinary project combines pest ecology, micro-CT and microscopy-based phenotyping, functional genomics, and bioinformatics to uncover overwintering mechanisms and inform evidence-based, sustainable pest management, supporting biosecurity and food security.
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