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  1. Hyperspectral Sensing and Machine Learning for Early Detection of Cereal Leaf Beetle Damage in Wheat: Insights for Precision Pest Management

    Article • Agriculture, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  2. Ground Beetle Responses to Heavy Metal in Soils: Carabus coriaceus as an Ecological Indicator

    Article • Agronomy, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  3. Silicon-Mediated Modulation of Olive Leaf Phytochemistry: Genotype-Specific and Stress-Dependent Responses

    Article • Plants, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  4. Tracing the invasion: Wing morphometrics reveal population spread and adaptation patterns of Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) across Southern Europe

    Article • PLOS One, March 2025, PLOS

    Dr Darija Lemic

  5. Hyperspectral Canopy Reflectance and Machine Learning for Threshold-Based Classification of Aphid-Infested Winter Wheat

    Article • Remote Sensing, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  6. The Effectiveness of Ozone Technology Application in Extending the Shelf Life of Berry Fruit

    Article • Applied Fruit Science, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Darija Lemic

  7. Invasion risk of non-native insects to agricultural lands: a screening for Croatia

    Article • Management of Biological Invasions, January 2025, Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre Oy (REABIC)

    Dr Marina Piria, Dr Darija Lemic

  8. Assessing cultivar-specific susceptibility and morphological adaptations of Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) in olive orchards

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, January 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Darija Lemic

  9. Lifecycle insights as a prerequisite for targeted management of Cydalima perspectalis

    Article • Journal of Central European Agriculture, January 2025, Journal of Central European Agriculture

    Dr Darija Lemic

  10. The effectiveness of ozone in post-harvest preservation of citrus fruits: Preliminary research

    Article • Journal of Central European Agriculture, January 2025, Journal of Central European Agriculture

    Dr Darija Lemic

  11. Invasion History and Dispersion Dynamics of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly in the Balkan Peninsula

    Article • Insects, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  12. Numerical Modeling Reveals That Resistant Western Corn Rootworm Are Stronger Fliers than Their Susceptible Conspecifics

    Article • Insects, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  13. The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)—A Major Challenge for Global Plant Production

    Article • Agriculture, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  14. Ozone Treatment as a Sustainable Alternative for Suppressing Blue Mold in Mandarins and Extending Shelf Life

    Article • Agriculture, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  15. Global change and adaptive biosecurity: managing current and emerging Aleurocanthus woglumi threats to Europe

    Article • Current Opinion in Insect Science, April 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Darija Lemic

  16. Wing Shape Variation between Terrestrial and Coastal Populations of the Invasive Box Tree Moth, Cydalima perspectalis, in Croatia

    Article • Animals, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  17. EfficientDet-4 Deep Neural Network-Based Remote Monitoring of Codling Moth Population for Early Damage Detection in Apple Orchard

    Article • Agriculture, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  18. Detection and Evaluation of Environmental Stress in Winter Wheat Using Remote and Proximal Sensing Methods and Vegetation Indices—A Review

    Article • Diversity, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  19. Monitoring System for Leucoptera malifoliella (O. Costa, 1836) and Its Damage Based on Artificial Neural Networks

    Article • Agriculture, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  20. Assessing the Population Structure of Colorado Potato Beetle Populations in Croatia Using Genetic and Geometric Morphometric Tools

    Article • Agronomy, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  21. Neonicotinoid Residues in Earthworms and Ground Beetles under Intensive Sugar Beet Production: Preliminary Study in Croatia

    Article • Agronomy, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Renata Bazok, Dr Darija Lemic

  22. Automatic Pest Monitoring Systems in Apple Production under Changing Climatic Conditions

    Article • Horticulturae, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  23. Population Genetic Structure and Geometric Morphology of Codling Moth Populations from Different Management Systems

    Article • Agronomy, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Renata Bazok, Dr Darija Lemic

  24. Risk Assessment and Area-Wide Crop Rotation to Keep Western Corn Rootworm below Damage Thresholds and Avoid Insecticide Use in European Maize Production

    Article • Insects, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Renata Bazok, Dr Darija Lemic

  25. Medfly Phenotypic Plasticity as A Prerequisite for Invasiveness and Adaptation

    Article • Sustainability, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  26. Effect of Climate Change on Introduced and Native Agricultural Invasive Insect Pests in Europe

    Article • Insects, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  27. Exploratory Analysis of Color Forms’ Variability in the Invasive Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis (Pallas 1773)

    Article • Animals, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  28. Genetic and Morphological Approach for Western Corn Rootworm Resistance Management

    Article • Agriculture, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Renata Bazok, Dr Darija Lemic

  29. The Efficacy of Seed Treatments on Major Sugar Beet Pests: Possible Consequences of the Recent Neonicotinoid Ban

    Article • Agronomy, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Renata Bazok, Dr Darija Lemic

  30. Sustainable Pest Management Using Biodegradable Apitoxin-Loaded Calcium-Alginate Microspheres

    Article • Sustainability, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  31. Influence of Pre-Sowing Operations on Soil-Dwelling Fauna in Soybean Cultivation

    Article • Agriculture, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Renata Bazok, Dr Darija Lemic

  32. The Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Insect Pests

    Article • Insects, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  33. Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) in Europe: Current Status and Sustainable Pest Management

    Article • Insects, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Renata Bazok, Dr Darija Lemic

  34. Unraveling the Morphological Variation of Triatoma infestans in the Peridomestic Habitats of Chuquisaca Bolivia: A Geometric Morphometric Approach

    Article • Insects, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  35. Alternatives to Synthetic Insecticides in the Control of the Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) and Their Environmental Benefits

    Article • Agriculture, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Renata Bazok, Dr Darija Lemic

  36. Polyphenol-Based Microencapsulated Extracts as Novel Green Insecticides for Sustainable Management of Polyphagous Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys Stål, 1855)

    Article • Sustainability, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  37. Breaking Symmetry: Fluctuating Asymmetry and Geometric Morphometrics as Tools for Evaluating Developmental Instability under Diverse Agroecosystems

    Article • Symmetry, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Renata Bazok, Dr Darija Lemic

  38. Neonicotinoid Residues in Sugar Beet Plants and Soil under Different Agro-Climatic Conditions

    Article • Agriculture, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Renata Bazok, Dr Darija Lemic

  39. Weather Conditions and Maturity Group Impacts on the Infestation of First Generation European Corn Borers in Maize Hybrids in Croatia

    Article • Plants, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Renata Bazok, Dr Darija Lemic

  40. Modern Techniques in Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) Control and Resistance Management: History Review and Future Perspectives

    Article • Insects, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Renata Bazok, Dr Darija Lemic

  41. Agroecological effect and sexual shape dimorphism in medfly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) an example in Croatian populations

    Article • Zoologischer Anzeiger, September 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Darija Lemic

  42. Durum Wheat Cultivars Express Different Level of Resistance to Granary Weevil, Sitophilus granarius (Coleoptera; Curculionidae) Infestation

    Article • Insects, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  43. Establishing the presence of vine thrips in vineyards of Sveti Ivan Zelina

    Article • Agronomski glasnik, May 2020, Hrvatsko Agronomsko Drustvo

    Dr Darija Lemic

  44. Pest Management Challenges and Control Practices in Codling Moth: A Review

    Article • Insects, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic, Professor Renata Bazok

  45. Ozone Effectiveness on Wheat Weevil Suppression: Preliminary Research

    Article • Insects, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic

  46. Codling Moth Wing Morphology Changes Due to Insecticide Resistance

    Article • Insects, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic, Professor Renata Bazok

  47. Changes in corn rootworm wing morphology are related to resistance development

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Darija Lemic

  48. Phenology of the sugar beet weevil, Bothynoderes punctiventris Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Croatia

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, November 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Darija Lemic, Professor Renata Bazok

  49. Two Decades of Invasive Western Corn Rootworm Population Monitoring in Croatia

    Article • Insects, November 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Darija Lemic, Professor Renata Bazok

  50. Population dynamics of noctuid moths and damage forecasting in sugar beet

    Article • Agricultural and Forest Entomology, January 2016, Wiley

    Dr Darija Lemic, Professor Renata Bazok

  51. Monitoring techniques of the western corn rootworm are the precursor to effective IPM strategies

    Article • Pest Management Science, July 2015, Wiley

    Dr Darija Lemic, Professor Renata Bazok

  52. Seasonal Flight, Optimal Timing and Efficacy of Selected Insecticides for Cabbage Maggot (Delia radicum L., Diptera: Anthomyiidae) Control

    Article • Insects, October 2012, MDPI AG

    Professor Renata Bazok, Dr Darija Lemic