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My research focuses in:
1- edible insects: honey bees (Apis mellifera) and the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria).
2- insects as source for animal feed: the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens).
3- animal ecology: ant and butterfly biodiversity in natural and artificial ecosystems.
4- animal-plant interactions: galls induced by insects.
5- ecological solutions for beekeeping problems
We are interested in four main areas:
1 - Insects for Food and Feed.
2 - The impact of agriculture land use on the animal biodiversity.
3 - Animal-plant interactions.
4 - Finding nature friendly solutions to beekeeping problems.
Education
Ph.D. 2003, Dept. of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Tel Aviv University (Israel).
M.Sc. 1996, Zoology (Cum laude), Dept. of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Tel Aviv University (Israel).
B.Sc. 1989. Biology teaching and Teaching Certificate (Cum laude), Oranim campus, Haifa University (Israel).
Academic and research experience
2003 - 2004: Post-Doctoral fellow, Haifa University (Israel). Host: Prof. Moshe Inbar.
2003 - 2007: Guest Lecturer. The Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tel Hai College.
2007 - 2014 : Lecturer. The Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tel Hai College.
2011 - 2017 : Head of the Department of Animal Sciences, The Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tel Hai College.
2012 - 2019: Head of the Animal Ecology and Biodiversity laboratory, MIGAL.
2014 - 2019: Senior Lecturer. The Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tel Hai College.
2019: retired (Emeritus Researcher in Migal)
Honors and awards
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018: Award of Excellence in teaching from the vice president of Tel Hai College; award of research from Tel Hai College
2016: Credential of Excellence in teaching from the Student Association of Tel Hai College.
Scientific publications
Articles in refereed journals
- Haim A. & Martinez J.-J. 1992. Seasonal acclimatization in the migratory hamster Cricetulus migratorius- the role of photoperiod. Journal of Thermal Biology, 17: 347-351.
- Martinez J.-J.I. & Wool D. 2003. Differential response of trees and shrubs to browsing and pruning: the effects on Pistacia growth and gall-inducing aphids. Plant Ecology, 169: 285-294.
- Martinez J.-J.I., Mokady O. & Wool D. 2005. Patch size and patch quality of gall-inducing aphids in a mosaic landscape in Israel. Landscape Ecology, 20: 113-1024.
- Martinez J.-J.I. & Wool D. 2006. Sampling bias in roadsides: the case of galling aphids on Pistacia trees. Biodiversity and Conservation, 15: 2109-2121.
- Martinez J.-J.I. 2008. Firebreaks in Planted Pine Forests in Israel: Patches for Mediterranean Bata Ants. Vie et Milieu, 58: 233-236.
- Martinez J.-J.I. 2008. Seed harvester and scavenger ants on roads. Zoology in the Middle-East, 44:75-82.
- Martinez J.-J.I. 2008. The Impact of a Gall-Inducing Aphid on Pistacia Atlantica Desf. Trees. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2: 147-151.
- Martinez J.-J.I. 2009. Temperature Protection in Galls Induced by the Aphid Baizongia pistaciae (Hemiptera: Pemphigidae). Entomologia Generalis, 32: 093-096.
- Martinez J.-J.I. 2009. Population Ecology of the Galling Aphid Forda riccobonii [Stefani] (Homoptera: Pemphiginae: Fordini) on Pistacia atlantica Desf. Oriental Insects, 43: 241-251.
- Martinez J.-J.I. 2010. Anti-insect effects of the gall wall of Baizongia pistaciae [L.], a gall-inducing aphid on Pistacia palaestina Boiss. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 4: 29-34.
- Martinez J.-J.I., Cohen M. & Mgocheki N. 2011. The response of an aphid tending ant to artificial extra-floral nectaries on different host plants. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 5: 185-192.
- Martinez J.-J.I. 2011. The value of firebreaks in pine forests for biodiversity protection: the case of ants. Ecologia VeSviva 2(3): 210-215 (in Hebrew).
- Martinez J.-J.I. & Mgocheki N. 2012. Impact of a long-term mating-disruption management in crops on non-target insects in the surrounding area. Journal of Insect Conservation, 16(5): 757-762.
- Álvarez R., González-Sierra S., Candelas A. & Martinez J.-J.I. 2013. Histological study of galls induced by aphids on leaves of Ulmus minor: Tetraneura ulmi induces globose galls and Eriosoma ulmi induces pseudogalls. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 7(6): 643-650.
- Martinez J.-J.I., Raz R., Mgocheki N. & Álvarez R. 2014. Epiphytic lichen is associated with species richness of gall-inducing aphids but not with niche differentiation among them. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 8: 17-24.
- Martinez J.-J.I. & Amar Z. 2014. The preservation value of a tiny sacred forest of the oak Quercus calliprinos and the impact of livestock presence. Journal of Insect Conservation, 18 (4): 657-665.
- *Martinez J.-J.I., Raz R. & Mgocheki N. 2014. Differential spatial distribution of arthropods under epiphytic lichens on trees. Journal of Insect Biodiversity, 2(15): 1-7.
- *Álvarez R., Molist P., González-Sierra S., Martinez J.-J.I. & Nieto Nafria J. 2014. The histo structure of galls induced by aphids as a useful taxonomic character: the case of Rectinasus (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Eriosomatinae). Zootaxa, 3861 (5): 487-492.
- *Muños-Viveros A.L., Martinez J.-J.I., Molist P., González-Sierra S., González Julián P., Álvarez R. 2014. Microscopic study of galls induced by three species of Geopemphigus (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Eriosomatinae) on Pistacia Mexicana. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 8: 531-538.
- *Jonas-Levi, A. #, Benjamin, O. & Martinez, J.-J.I.# 2015. Does a parasite change the nutritional value of an insect? Varroa mites on honey bees as a model. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 1(2): 141-147. # - Shared first authorship.
- *Martinez J.-J.I. 2015. Monopolization of resources by ground-nesting ants foraging on trees in Mediterranean forests. Acta Oecologica, 65-66: 11-16.
- *Álvarez R., Martinez J.-J.I., Muños-Viveros A.L., Molist P., Abad-González J. & Nieto Nafria J. 2016. Contribution of gall microscopic structure to taxonomy of gallicolous aphids. Plant Biology, 18: 868-875.
- *Bruun Jensen A., Evans J., Jonas-Levi A., Benjamin O., Martinez J.-J. I., Dahle B., Roos N., Lecocq A., Foley K. 2016. Standard methods for Apis mellifera brood as human food. Journal of Apicultural Research, 56(?):http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00218839.2016.1226606
- *Jonas Levi A. & Martinez J.-J.I. # 2017. The high level of proteins content reported in insects for food and feed is overestimated. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 62:184-188. # - Shared first authorship.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889157517301424.
- *Martinez J.-J.I.# Moreno-González V.#, Jonas Levi A. & Álvarez R. 2018. Quantitative differences detected in the histology of galls induced by the same aphid species in different varieties of the same host. Plant Biology, 20(3): 516-524. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/plb.12705. # Shared first authorship.
- Mishyna, M.Y., Martinez, J.-J.I., Chen, J., Benjamin, O. 2019. Extraction, characterization and functional properties of soluble proteins from edible grasshopper (Schistocerca gregaria) and honey bee (Apis mellifera). Food Research International, 116: 697-706. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.08.098.
- Mishyna, M.Y., Davidovich-Pinhas, M., Chen, J., Martinez J.-J.I., Benjamin, O. Heat-induced aggregation and gelation of proteins from edible honey bee brood (Apis mellifera) as a function of temperature and pH. Food Hydrocolloids, 91: 117-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2019.01.017
- Haber, M., Mishyna, M.Y., Martinez J.-J.I., Benjamin, O. Edible honey bee (Apis mellifera) brood: odor and nutritional characterization as a function of life stage and diet. Food Chemistry, 292: 197-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.04.041
- Haber, M., Mishyna, M.Y., Martinez J.-J.I., Benjamin, O. 2019. The influence of desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) powder enrichment on bread nutritional and sensorial properties. LWR, Food Science and Technology, 115, Article 108395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2019.108395
- Mishyna, M.Y., Haber, M., Benjamin, O., Martinez J.-J.I., Chen, J. 2020. Drying methods differentially alter volatile profiles of edible locusts and silkworms. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed.
Accepted / in press articles
- Mishyna, M.Y., Haber, M., Benjamin, O., Martinez J.-J.I., Chen, J. 2020. Drying methods differentially alter volatile profiles of edible locusts and silkworms. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed.
Articles in refereed books
- Martinez J.J.I. & Dayan T. 1996. Sexual size dimorphism in four Harduns of Israel and Sinai. In: Steinberger, Y. (ed.) Preservation of Our World in the Wake of Change. Vol VI. ISEEQS Pub., Jerusalem, Israel. Pp. 523-526. English.
- Jonas Levi A., Fialko M., Shaltiel L., Danay O. & Martinez J.-J.I. 2018. Black soldier fly - environmental effects on waste decomposition and nutritional values. "Mehkarei Galil" (Galilee Researches), Vol. 3, Tel Hai College (In Hebrew with an Abstract in English). Pp. 154-169.
- Martinez, J.-J.I., Grosman, R., Kapp, G. & Henkin, Z. 2018. The impacts of cattle grazing on ant community (Formicidae) in pasture in Galilee. "Mehkarei Galil" (Galilee Researches), Vol. 3, Tel Hai College (In Hebrew with an Abstract in English). Pp. 170-192.
- 2010: “The Impact of ant manipulations on Planococcus ficus in vineyards as a solution against aphids”. From the Head Scientist of the Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – 113,000 NIS (30,500 US$). In collaboration with Dr. Rakefet Sharon (PI) (Northern R&D). Program number: 596-0388-10.
- 2010: “Ant Biodiversity in Bir’Am Forest” (PI). From the Israel Taxonomy Initiative – 36,000 NIS (9,300 US$). In collaboration with Dr. Ionescu-Hirsch (Tel-Aviv University).
- 2010-2013: “Feeding stations in pastures: damage to the arthropod community” (PI). From the Head Scientist of the Israel Ministry for the Environment Protection – 120,000 NIS (32,400 US$). Program number: 9-10-11.
- 2013: "Utilization of formic acid for Varroa control in an industrial apiary". From the Israeli Honey Board – 60,000 NIS (16,300 US$). In collaboration with Dr. Eric Palevsky (PI) (ARO).
- 2014-2016: "Biological diversity in the conifer forest in Israel: the use of different bio-indicators to examine the effects of forest management". From the Jewish National Fund and the Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – 450,000 NIS (122,000 US$). In collaboration with Dr. Oren Pearlson (PI) (Tel Hai College), Dr. Thomas Pavlitsak (Haifa University), Dr. Ury Pergman (HUJ), Dr. Yagil Assam (ARO). Program number: 596-05560-14.
- *2014-2017: "Novel methods for controlling the Varroa mite in honey bee hives in Israel". From the Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Program: HOSEN) and the Israeli Honey Board – 1,800,000 NIS (487,000 US$). In collaboration with Dr. Eric Palevsky (PI) (ARO), Dr. Morad Gaanam (ARO), Prof. Sharon Shafir (HUJ), Dr. Nur Chejanovsky (ARO), Dr. Victoria Soroker (ARO).
- *2014-2016: "Honey bee pupae as a source for food for the future: scientific, economic and technological feasibility" (PI). From the Research Authority, Tel Hai College/Migal – 30,000 NIS (8,000 US$). In Collaboration with Dr. Doron Lavi (Co-PI) (Tel Hai College), Dr. Adi Jonas (Tel Hai College), Dr. Ofir Benjamin (Tel Hai College), Dr. Roee Gutman (Tel Hai College).
- *2015-2017: "The interaction between an agricultural grazing system and the ecological Mediterranean grassland system: a multidisciplinary project". From the Head Scientist of the Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – 450,000 NIS (122,000 US$). In collaboration with Dr. Zelman Henkin (PI) (ARO), Prof. Marcello Steirnberg (TAU), Dr. Serge Landau (ARO), Dr. David Unger (ARO), Mr. Yehuda Yehuda (Northern R&D), Dr. Yael Leor (ARO), Prof. Ido Izhaki (Haifa University).
- *2015-2018: "Processing of agricultural plant waste, using the black soldier fly, for receiving compost and protein-rich animal feed". From the Head Scientist of the Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – program: "Centers of Excellence" - 1,000,000 NIS (265,000 US$). In collaboration with Dr. Adi Jonas-Levi (PI) (Tel Hai College), Dr. Liora Shaltiel (Northern R&D) and Dr. Ofer Danay (Northern R&D). Program number: 47-30-0001.
- *2015-2016: "The impact of honey bee race on brood production for food" (PI). From the Research Authority, Tel Hai College/Migal – 5,000 NIS (1,700 US$).
- *2016-2018: "Alternative proteins and functional components from edible insects – research from farm to fork" (PI). From the Head Scientist of the Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development –600,000 NIS (160,000 US$). In collaboration with Dr. Adi Jonas-Levi (Tel Hai College), Ofir Benjamin (Tel Hai College), Prof. Doron Lavi (Tel Hai College), Dr. Adi Behar (The Kameron Veterinarian Institute). Program Nb.: 21-42-0002.
- 2017-2018: "Biological diversity in pine forests in Israel: using bio-indicators to evaluate the impact of forest management". From the Israel Land Authority, The Fund of the open Land Protection - 400,000 NIS (123,000US$). In collaboration with Dr. Oren Pearlson (PI-Tel-Hai College), Dr. Thomas Pavlicek (Haifa University), Dr. Uri Pergman-Sapir (HUJ), Dr. Ygil Assem (ARO), Prof. Segula Masaphy (Migal), Dr. Yael Mandelik (HUJ).
- 2017: "Identifying the nutritional needs of desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) to produce an artificial menu for its mass breeding" (PI). From the Research Authority - Migal - 25,000 NIS. In Collaboration with Dr. Adi Jonas-Levi.