| Holger Löcker |
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Holger Löcker
Technical Officer
(Pest Monitoring and
Molecular Entomology) |
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Holger Löcker
studied at Karl-Franzens Universität in Graz, Austria and graduated
with his Magister of Natural Sciences (Zoology) in 2003. His research focussed
on Central European Auchenorrhyncha in different biotopes and associated
with different host plant species.
He started working
for the department in 2003 as a casual employee for the Fruit Fly monitoring
program and has subsequently been involved in the monitoring programs for
Western Flower Thrips and Red Imported Fire Ants. Since 2005 he has been
providing technical support for Andrew Mitchell's molecular diagnostic
projects, mainly with Lepidoptera. |
Significant publications:
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Löcker,
H. and B. Schürrer (2001) Die Zikadenfauna des Europaschutzgebietes
Höll bei St. Anna/Aigen (Steiermark, Österreich). Beiträge
zur Zikadenkunde, Martin-Luther-Univ. Halle/Saale 4: 69-74.
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Löcker
H. (2003) Arborikole Zikaden-Gilden in Slowenien (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha).
Beiträge zur Zikadenkunde, Martin-Luther-Univ. Halle/Saale
6: 7-38.
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Schürrer,
B. and Löcker, H. (2003) New records of leafhoppers and planthoppers
of Slovenia (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha). Acta Entomologica Slovenica
11: 71-78.
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Nickel,
H., Billen, W., Günthart, H., Lauterer, P., Löcker, H., Malenowsky,
I., Mühlethaler, R., Schürrer, B., Witsack, W. (2003) Zur Fauna
der Zikaden, Wanzen und Augenfliegen des Kaiserstuhls (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha
et Heteroptera; Diptera: Pipunculidae). Beiträge zur Zikadenkunde
6:39-46.
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