About
Diagnostic Radioentomology (DR) is a website built and
maintained by Dr Mark Greco. While currently, most of the research and imagery
presented here belongs to Dr Greco, the site’s purpose is to share recent DR developments,
fresh research, methodologies and technologies.
About Dr Mark Greco
In 1999, Mark was completing a research assignment for his Bachelors of Science, when he was asked to select a topic for an upcoming thesis. Tetragonula carbonaria struck him as an interesting subject and a good place to start. It turned out to be the beginning of a life-long passion and new career that would take him all over the world to research other bees and insects.
Originally a Medical Radiation Scientist, Mark was the first to coin the phrase, Diagnostic Radioentomology (DR), and further develop innovative methods for studying insects and their behaviour using non-invasive imaging. He currently lectures, publishes and presents information on DR at institutions such as the Museum of Natural History, London, Universities and associations throughout Europe and the UK. In 2008, while at the Swiss Bee Research Institute, he received the inaugural Dr Eva Crane Memorial Award from the International Bee Research Association for ‘Best original research paper’. The award described DR as an emerging non-invasive technique for behavioural, evolutionary and classical biologists who need to study animals without harming them. Previously, in 2006, he was awarded the F.G. Swain prize for outstanding oral presentations at the UWS Innovations Conference.
DR is now being adopted by other researchers at European synchrotron facilities and Macro/Micro CT scanners to non-invasively study morphology, physiology and behaviour of insects and has recently been hailed as the “Gold Standard” for honeybee monitoring (Delaplane et al. 2013). Mark has recently collaborated with BBC4 on ‘Metamorphosis’, BBC1’s ‘The One Show’ and with Sir David Attenborough’s 2013 series, ‘Micro Monsters’, which looked at arthropod anatomy and behaviour. He is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Bath Bee Unit (UBBU), researching honeybee health in the UK.
Mark is a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, a member of the Australian Entomological Society and councillor for the Entomological Society of NSW. He has been involved in the management and application of Australian stingless bees and European Honeybees (Apis mellifera) since 1991, and is the author of the book, Imaging Techniques for Improved Bee Management.
He has also contributed to the Whitley award winning field guide, Native Bees of the Sydney Region, by Anne Dollin, Michael Batley, Martyn Robinson and Brian Faulkner, and to the book, Wildlife of Australia, by Louise Egerton and Jiri Lochman.
If you’d like to know more or get in touch, please visit the Contact page.
About Dr Mark Greco
In 1999, Mark was completing a research assignment for his Bachelors of Science, when he was asked to select a topic for an upcoming thesis. Tetragonula carbonaria struck him as an interesting subject and a good place to start. It turned out to be the beginning of a life-long passion and new career that would take him all over the world to research other bees and insects.
Originally a Medical Radiation Scientist, Mark was the first to coin the phrase, Diagnostic Radioentomology (DR), and further develop innovative methods for studying insects and their behaviour using non-invasive imaging. He currently lectures, publishes and presents information on DR at institutions such as the Museum of Natural History, London, Universities and associations throughout Europe and the UK. In 2008, while at the Swiss Bee Research Institute, he received the inaugural Dr Eva Crane Memorial Award from the International Bee Research Association for ‘Best original research paper’. The award described DR as an emerging non-invasive technique for behavioural, evolutionary and classical biologists who need to study animals without harming them. Previously, in 2006, he was awarded the F.G. Swain prize for outstanding oral presentations at the UWS Innovations Conference.
DR is now being adopted by other researchers at European synchrotron facilities and Macro/Micro CT scanners to non-invasively study morphology, physiology and behaviour of insects and has recently been hailed as the “Gold Standard” for honeybee monitoring (Delaplane et al. 2013). Mark has recently collaborated with BBC4 on ‘Metamorphosis’, BBC1’s ‘The One Show’ and with Sir David Attenborough’s 2013 series, ‘Micro Monsters’, which looked at arthropod anatomy and behaviour. He is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Bath Bee Unit (UBBU), researching honeybee health in the UK.
Mark is a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, a member of the Australian Entomological Society and councillor for the Entomological Society of NSW. He has been involved in the management and application of Australian stingless bees and European Honeybees (Apis mellifera) since 1991, and is the author of the book, Imaging Techniques for Improved Bee Management.
He has also contributed to the Whitley award winning field guide, Native Bees of the Sydney Region, by Anne Dollin, Michael Batley, Martyn Robinson and Brian Faulkner, and to the book, Wildlife of Australia, by Louise Egerton and Jiri Lochman.
If you’d like to know more or get in touch, please visit the Contact page.