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Last published 2026
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Tobiasz Z. Druciarek

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Postdoctoral Fellow

Also affiliated: Warsaw University of Life Sciences (2014–2026); University of Arkansas System (2016–2026); NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (2026); Macquarie University (2026)

9 h-index 37 pubs 466 cited

  • Mites
  • Animals
  • Phylogeny
  • Plant Diseases
  • RNA Viruses
  • Rosa
  • Female
  • Plant Viruses
  • Host Specificity
  • Male
  • Arthropod Vectors
  • Genetic Variation
  • Plant Leaves
  • Life Cycle Stages
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 28S

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Tobiasz Z. Druciarek's research focuses on the genetic and morphological diversity of eriophyoid mites, particularly those associated with coniferous trees and roses. He has investigated the taxonomy of virus families such as Arenaviridae and Bunyavirales, and identified novel viruses, including an emaravirus linked to redbud yellow ringspot disease. His work also examines the transmission of rose rosette virus and the demographic parameters of specific mite species, such as Phyllocoptes adalius, including the influence of insemination on female reproduction and longevity. Druciarek has developed new methods for taxonomic placement within the Eriophyoidea and for detecting viruses in individual mites. He has published 36 papers, accumulating 464 citations and an h-index of 9. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Ioannis Tzanetakis.

Metrics

  • h-index: 9
  • Publications: 37
  • Citations: 466

Positions

  • Postdoctoral Fellow 2025–present
    Macquarie University Department of Applied Biosciences ORCID
  • Macquarie University publications 2026
    ORCID
  • Postdoctoral Fellow publications 2016–2026
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ORCID
  • Adjunct professor 2022–2024
    Warsaw University of Life Sciences Applied Entomology ORCID
  • Program Associate I 2016–2022
    University of Arkansas Fayetteville Plant Pathology ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Rose rosette emaravirus dynamics in eriophyoid mites: implications for virus transmission (2026)
    Experimental and Applied Acarology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • An artificial positive control for routine detection of rose rosette virus and Phyllocoptes fructiphilus that fit most primers for PCR , LAMP and RPA based assays (2023)
    Annals of Applied Biology 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Identification of a Second Vector for Rose Rosette Virus (2023)
    Plant Disease 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Two new species of Aceria (Acariformes: Eriophyoidea) associated with Amaranthaceae in Egypt (2021)
    Systematic and Applied Acarology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • A new, sensitive and efficient method for taxonomic placement in the Eriophyoidea and virus detection in individual eriophyoids (2019)
    Experimental and Applied Acarology 23 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • First Report of European Mountain Ash Ringspot-Associated Emaravirus in Sorbus aucuparia in Poland (2018)
    Plant Disease 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Transmission attributes and resistance to rose rosette virus (2017)
    Plant Pathology 39 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Resistance to Rose Rosette Virus and Transmission Attributes (2016)
    Preprints.org 1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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