80 Alex D. Maslow

January 24, 2013 marks 80 years of senior researcher at the Department of Forest Protection Maslov Alex D. , Senior Research Scientist, PhD.

Alex D. Maslov after graduating in 1955 Moscow Forestry Engineering Institute, he worked as an engineer-in lesopatologom 5th Moscow AFLU expedition, and from 1959 to 1962, he studied at the postgraduate VNIILM. After finishing graduate A.D.Maslov started his career in the system VNIILM. After over 50 years working in the Department of Forest Protection.

During his work in VNIILM Alex D. Maslov led research on many important areas of forest protection and is a leading scholar in the field of forest protection. Under the supervision of AD Maslow and with his direct participation developed methods of supervision, accounting and forecasting of mass outbreaks of forest pests stem, a system of measures for the protection of timber, forestry and saplings from harmful insects. This is reflected in the guidance documents published by the industry: Manual for supervision, accounting and forecasting stem outbreaks of forest pests (1970, 1991), Manual for the protection of forest nurseries from pests and diseases (1984), Health regulations in the forests of Russia (1992), Guidelines to protect the wood from insect pests (1996), Manual on protection of forest crops and young trees from pests and disease (1997), Manual on the organization and management of forest pathology monitoring in Russia (2001), Guidelines for supervision, accounting and forecasting of mass reproduction stem pests and forest health (2006), Recommendations for the use of pheromones for monitoring the number of major forest pests in Russia (2007), "Guidelines for the use of new pheromones important in the management of forest pests pathology monitoring" (2011), etc. All these developments are widely used in the practice of forest protection. A.D.Maslovym published more than 200 publications, including the book "Pests elm species", "Stem forest pests", "bark beetle and spruce forests shrinking," produced 8 candidates.

For his contribution to the development of methods of forest protection Alex D. Maslov was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples, and the Medal of Honor, as well as commemorative medals and signs, letters VNIILM.

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