Aistė Povilaitienė

ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6032-8137
Tel. +370 37 547 221
E-mail: aiste.povilaitiene@lammc.lt 
Liepų St. 1, Girionys, LT-53101 Kaunas dist., Lithuania

Education

2002–2004 Master's degree in Environmental Management, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University.

1998–2002 Bachelor degree in Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University.

Research fields

• Forest phytopathology
• Wood decaying fungi
• Pathogenic fungi of forest trees and identification
• Protection of forest trees from fungal diseases

Position

Since 2010 Junior Researcher, Department of Forest Protection and Game Management, Institute of Forestry, LAMMC.

Involvement in programmes and projects

EU Framework Programme and other international projects

• 2014–2019 COST FP1406 activity “Pine pitch canker – strategies for management of Gibberella circinata in greenhouses and forests” (PINESTRENGTH).
• 2012 “Insekticido Mavrik 2F medienos apsaugai registraciniai bandymai” (Makhteshim-Agan Benelux & Nordic B.V., the Netherlands).
• 2003–2008 COST E33 activity “Forest for recreation and natural tourism”.

National projects and programmes

• 2020–2021 Research Council of Lithuania project “Dynamic changes and restoration of soil properties, fungal and insect communities following clearcutting and biomass utilization in pine ecosystems” (S-SIT-20-2).

• 2012–2015 ESF and Research Council of Lithuania Fund Operational programme for human resources development for 2001–2013, Priority 3 “Strengthening Capacities of Researchers“ (VP1-3.1-ŠMM-07-K) “Support to research activities of scientists and other researcher” (Global Grant) project “Ecological interactions between massively tree-devastating insects and associated microorganisms in the context of climate change”.
• 2012–2014 Research Council of Lithuania project “Impact of Spruce bud scale (Physokermes piceae Schrank.) on spruce dieback in Lithuania”.
• 2010–2011 Research Council of Lithuania project “Impact of entomopathogenic fungus Cordyceps militaris to defoliating insect pests in pine stands of South Lithuania”.

State Authority projects

• 2019–2021 Klaipėda city council outsourced works “Detailed (Instrumental) study of tree condition”, implementer.
• 2017–2021 LR budget long term programme “Sustainable forestry and global change”, III task, implementer.
• 2012–2016 LR budget long term programme “Sustainable Forestry and Global changes” project “Detection of regularities of the impact of negative biotic disturbances on forest ecosystems and to establish / adapt protection methods reducing damage”.
• 2010–2011 Ministry of Environment project “Efficacy of plant protection products complied with the requirements of FSC and the possibility of their usage in Lithuanian forests”.
• 2010–2011 State Forest Inventory Institute project “Natural diversity studies of the Rozalimas forest park”.
• 2010–2011 Druskininkai, Varėna, Alytus, Veisiejai and Valkininkai Forest Enterprises project “Retrieval and trial of new and effective protection tools against cockchafers and fungal diseases in forest nurseries and plantations”.
• 2010 State Forest Service project “Effect of aerial treatment on the entomofauna and environment and public awareness”.
• 2008–2009 Ministry of Environment project “The comparative analysis of ecological distribution and productivity of Betula pendula and Betula pubescens and genetic-selection wood quality evaluation of this species”.
• 2006–2008 Ministry of Environment project “Preparation of early diagnostic and identification methods for tree rots”.
• 2005–2010 LR budget project “Impact of phytopathogenic fungi, insects and wild animals on the succession processes of forest biotic communities”.
• 2005 Ministry of Environment project “Assessment of species composition and distribution of biotrophical fungi colonising birch wood”.

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