The photo was taken in May 2008 in the Russian Far East, Primorsky Kray, Chuguevsky Rayon, when looking for leaf-litter weevils.

Currently, I am working on plant-eating beetles from the Asia-Pacific Region posing a risk to Canadian plant resources. My research particularly focuses on leaf-litter and soil-dwelling weevils from the Asia-Pacific. This includes collecting specimens in the field using sifting and other techniques, followed by the lab work to investigate their morphology, taxonomy, phylogeny, biology, immature stages, insect-plant relationships and other evolutionary aspects and a wide variety of methods. I am always glad to discuss opportunities for collaborative research on phytophagous beetles, including joint projects, fieldwork, as well as occasional funds for a postdoctoral assignment at my lab.

Dr. Vasily V. Grebennikov
Research Scientist / Chercheur Scientifique
(613) 759-7519 | Facsimile / Télécopieur: (613) 759-6938
Entomology - Ontario Plant Laboratories, C.F.I.A./entomologie - laboratoires des plantes d' Ontario, A.C.I.A.
Room 4068-D, K.W.Neatby Bldg. / Pièce 4068-D, édif. K.W. Neatby
960 Carling Avenue / 960 avenue Carling
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6
CANADA
email: Vasily.Grebennikov@inspection.gc.ca.
In case your mails are rejected by our spam filter, try: v_grebennikov@mail.ru.
This site also describes my present and past work assignments:
http://www.zin.ru/Animalia/Coleoptera/addpages/grebenn/