Training: Graduation 1983 Degree in Natural Sciences University of Florence Thesis speaker: Prof. L. Pardi (110/110 and praise ) doctorate 1990 Ph.D. in Animal Biology University of Florence Tutor: Prof. F. Dessì-Fulgheri P ost-doc Researcher at time indet. 1994/96 2001-2015 University of Florence Department of Biology, University of Florence Actual position: Associate Professor (SSD BIO / 05) since July 2015 National Abilitations: Enrollment for Ordinary Professor (the band) for the competition sector 05 / B1 (Zoology) Enrollment to Associate Professor (2nd Band) for the competition sector 07 / D1 (Entomology) Extraordinary academy of the National Academy of Entomology since 2013 Visiting Professor: Visiting Professor from Université Paris 13 (Paris, France) for the year 2012. He has been visiting Visiting Professor at the University of Paris 13 Laboratories in February and December 2012. Elective Positions: - President of the AISASP Italian Section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI), September 2014. - Vice-President, Italian Society of Ethology (SIE), 2008 -2012. - Secretary of the AISASP Italian Section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI), 2002 to 2010. - Member of the AISASP Italian Section of the IUSSI (International Union for the Study of Social Insects) 2002-present. Member of the Editorial Board: Insectes Sociaux (Springer) Editorial Board 2002 - 2010. Psyche (Hindawi) Editorial Board 2012 Entomology (PAGEpress) (coming out in 2013) Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Editorial Board 2014- Research fields: - Biology of social insects.Evolution of social interactions. Chemical and visual communication in social insects. - Social parasitism. Parasitic integration mechanisms in host colonies. Evolution of parasitic behavior. Host-parasite co-evolution. - Interactions between Apis mellifera and its mite parasite Varroa destructor ; Behavior and feedback of the guest. Bee's social immunity. - Biology and behavior of species of alien insects. Organic invasions. Member of Scientific Societies: - Italian Ethology Society (SIE); - Italian Association for the Study of Social and Presumptuous Arthropods (AISASP); - International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI). - Italian Zoological Union (UZI) Member of the Editorial Board: - Insectes Sociaux Editorial Board 2002 - 2010. -Psyche Editor from 2012- - International Journal of Entomology Editorial Board from 2013- - Frontieres in Ecology and Evolution Editorial Board since 2014- Appointed as "Expert Evaluator" for: - Founding Agency Scientific Research-FNRS (FRS-FNRS), Brussels, Belgium - National Science Foudation (NSF) US. Peer reviews for international journals: Animal Behavior, Animal Cognition, Behavior, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology; Biology Letters, Bulletin of Insectology; Bulletin of Entomological Research, Ecological Entomology, Ecology, Ethology and Evolution, Ethology, Evolution; Hormones and behavior; Insect Social Life; Insectes Sociaux; Invertebrate Biology, Journal of Experimental Biology, Journal of Insect Physiology, Journal of Insectology; Journal of Natural History; Naturwissenschaften; PlosOne; psyche; Redia; Tropical Zoology. Field Research Experiences: Italy (various regions) 1986-present; France 1987 - 1990; Spain 2005; Malaysia 1995 2 2011. Organization of conferences, symposia and more: - Member of the Scientific Committee XI European Congress of Entomology 2-6 July 2018 Naples - Responsible and Organizer of the Training Course for Verifiers of the Vespa Velutina held in Florence at the ARPAT (Regional Association of Tuscan Apical Producers), January 19, 2015 and in Livorno on April 17 at the Museum of Natural Sciences. - Contact for lectures / workshops on social insects for Science Summer (2014 and 2015) and Open Lab (aa 2014-2015) - Member of the Scientific Committee of the XVI AISASP Congress, Reggio Emilia 18-19 September 2014. - Member of the Organizing Committee and the Scientific Committee of the 5th Meeting of the European Sections of the IUSSI (EURO IUSSI 2012) Montecatini Terme (Tuscany) 26-30 August 2012. - Member of the Scientific Committee of the European Conference on Behavioral Biology (ECBB) 16-18 July 2010 Ferrara. - Member of the Scientific Committee of the XIII AISASP Congress, Reggio Calabria 3-6 May 2010. - Member of the Scientific Committee of the XII National Meeting of AISASP Olbia 23-26 May 2007. - Member of the Organizing Committee and Scientific Committee of the XI Congress AISASP Florence, February 2005. - Symposium Organizer on "Recognition Systems and Their Overcoming at Multiple Levels of Social Organization" for V European Conference on Behavioral Biology (ECBB) 16-18 July 2010 Ferrara. - Organizer of the Symposium on "Social parasitism" for the II European Congress of IUSSI Berlin, September 2001. - Organization of the cycle of seminars on animal communication at the Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Florence, May 2012. - Participation in Working Groups on Bee, Red Pine Palms and Insect and Insect Alien Species of the Italian Entomological Society (SEI). - Participation (as a scientific expert) for the production of the documentary "Sweet, sweet: the honey of Florence" created by ARPAT directed by Riccardo Sottili (project granting in 2014 the contribution of the Chamber of Commerce of Florence for initiatives to Favor of the system of enterprises in the livestock sector. - Participation in TV debate on Channel Sky, "Explora" on "Architecture in Insects" (1996) - Scientific Adviser for Paneikon RAI (Channel 3, "Geo") for the production of the documentary on Social Parasitism in the Wasps Polistes (1994). Current teaching activities: Holder of the following courses at the School of Science of the University of Florence: - "General Biology and Zoology I" (Degree in Natural Sciences) - "Entomology" (Master Degree Course in Nature and Human Sciences Curriculum Conservation and Management of Nature) 2001-present - "Animal Communication and Reproduction" (Master Degree Course in Biological Sciences - Curriculum Biology of Behavior) 2005-present .- "Animal Biodiversity" (Master Degree Course in Biological Sciences- Environmental Biology Curriculum) 2014-present Past teaching activities: Holder of the following courses at the University of Florence: - "Laboratory of Experimental Biology (Zoology)", (Degree Course in Biological Sciences) 2001- 2010 "General Biology" (at the Faculty of Psychology), in 1997/98. "Evolution and Behavior of Social Insects" (Integrative Course) (A Degree Course in Natural Sciences), Aa 1996/97. - Social Behavioral Sessions for SIS (Teacher Education School) 2001-2003. -Higher Education Teacher and Geography Teacher (1985-1987, 1990-1993, 1996-1998). High-level teaching activities: - Teacher and organizer of the course for the National Order of Biologists "Spectacular invasive alien: biology, ecology, impacts, management and regulatory aspects" -Docence for "Biology 2" for TFA courses April 2015 University of Florence. - Professor of Ph.D. in Ethology, Ecology, Anthropology and Biosystematics (currently PhD in Biology), 2000-present, University of Florence. - Professor of "Master in Phytotherapy Clinic" at the Center for Supplementary Medicine of Careggi (Prof. F. Firenzuoli), University of Florence, November 19, 2014 - Professor for the "VIIth Course of Allergology and Entomological Dermatology" Faenza 22-23 May 2014. - Workshop Professor: "Threats to European Ecosystems and Management of Ecological Resources" under the Leonardo Project - Multilateral Partnerships: "Ecological and efficient use of resources and incidence of utilization of resources for ecosystems: green technologies" 2014. - Postgraduate Postgraduate Course in Strategies and Methods for Managing Invasive Alloy Species (STRIVE), Florence May 2012 and May 2013. - Professor for an International Post-doctoral course "From solitary to super organism: the evolution of the Insect society" Impruneta (FI), organized by the University of Copenhagen and the University of Florence, November 2009. - Professor for the course "University in the woods", Province of Pesaro and Urbino and from the University of Urbino August 1992 and July 1993. - Member of the Jury for the final dissertation of the PhD thesis at the Université de Tours Ecole Doctorale SSBCV and the University of Turin School of Science and Innovative Technologies (June 11, 2015) - Member of the Ph.D dissertation dissertation committee: University La Sapienza Roma (June 4, 2015) .- Member of the Final Thesis dissertation committee of the Doctoral Program of Doctoral Program of Territory, Environment, Resources and Health (Agraria) University of Padua (February 27, 2015) - Member of the Commission for the Grant of the Francesca Gherardi Memorial Prize 2015 - Member of the Ph.D. Thesis dissertation committee: Université Paris 13, Paris (France) (February 2014) - Member of the Ph.D. Thesis dissertation committee: Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, University of Parma (March 2009) - Member of the Ph.D. thesis dissertation committee: Ph.D. in Biological Evolutionary Biology and Conservation University of Turin (January 2009) Projects Participation and Coordination : - Local PRIN Coordinator (2008-2010) " Varroa destructor parasite effects in the chemical communication system and defenses of Apis mellifera ". - Participation EU TMR Network of European Union (1996-2000) "Social Evolution" - Participation PRIN (2001) "The Chemical Recognition System and Contact Pheromones in Colonies of Social Wasps" - EU Participation TMR Network of European Union (2001-2004) "Insects: Integrated Studies of the Economy of Insectes Societies" - Participation PRIN (2006) "Application and development of innovative mass spectrometry techniques for the identification and study of peptide and protein expression involved in chemical communication in social wasps and other insects" - Participation in ALT (Atlante of alien species in Tuscany) (2010-2011) funded by the Tuscany region - Participation in COST Action TD1209 European Information System for Alien Species - Participation PRIN (2012) " Social Immunity in Honeybee: Behavioral, Chemical and Microbiological Aspects" - Participation " VELUTINA Project" financed by MiPAAF. Referencing aspects of attractiveness research. - University of Florence (2000-2014) ex 60% "Origin and Evolution of Social Behavior and of Social Parasitism in Wasps"

Biology of social insects. Evolution of social interactions. Chemical and visual communication in social insects. - Social parasitism. Mechanisms of parental integration in host colonies. The evolution of parasitic behavior. Host-parasite co-evolution. - Interactions between the honeybee, Apis mellifera , and its parasitic mite, Varroa destructor: parasitic behavior and host response. - Biology and behavior of alien insect species. Biological invasions.