Dr. Jean-Jacques Itzhak Martinez

itsic Martinez
Senior Lecturer (retired)
Emeritus Researcher
Research Group Leader
Ph.D.
Phone
+972-4-7700516
Agro-ecosystems; Animal-plant interactions; Animal self-medication; Ants; Honeybees; Insects for food & feed
Research Interests:

My research focuses in:

1- edible insects: honey bees (Apis mellifera) and the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria).

2- insects as source for animal feed: the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens).

3- animal ecology: ant and butterfly biodiversity in natural and artificial ecosystems.  

4- animal-plant interactions: galls induced by insects.

5- ecological solutions for beekeeping problems

We are interested in four main areas:

1 - Insects for Food and Feed.

2 - The impact of agriculture land use on the animal biodiversity.

3 - Animal-plant interactions.

4 - Finding nature friendly solutions to beekeeping problems.

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Education

Ph.D. 2003, Dept. of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Tel Aviv University (Israel).

M.Sc. 1996, Zoology (Cum laude), Dept. of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Tel Aviv University (Israel).

B.Sc. 1989. Biology teaching and Teaching Certificate (Cum laude), Oranim campus, Haifa University (Israel).

Academic and research experience

2003 - 2004: Post-Doctoral fellow, Haifa University (Israel). Host: Prof. Moshe Inbar.

2003 - 2007: Guest Lecturer. The Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tel Hai College.

2007 - 2014 : Lecturer. The Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tel Hai College.

2011 - 2017 : Head of the Department of Animal Sciences, The Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tel Hai College.

2012 - 2019: Head of the Animal Ecology and Biodiversity laboratory, MIGAL.

2014 - 2019: Senior Lecturer. The Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tel Hai College.

2019: retired (Emeritus Researcher in Migal)

Honors and awards

2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018: Award of Excellence in teaching from the vice president of Tel Hai College; award of research from Tel Hai College

2016: Credential of Excellence in teaching from the Student Association of Tel Hai College.

 

Scientific publications

Articles in refereed journals

 

  1. Haim A. & Martinez J.-J. 1992. Seasonal acclimatization in the migratory hamster Cricetulus migratorius- the role of photoperiod. Journal of Thermal Biology, 17: 347-351.
  2. Martinez J.-J.I. & Wool D. 2003. Differential response of trees and shrubs to browsing and pruning: the effects on Pistacia growth and gall-inducing aphids. Plant Ecology, 169: 285-294.
  3. Martinez J.-J.I., Mokady O. & Wool D. 2005. Patch size and patch quality of gall-inducing aphids in a mosaic landscape in Israel. Landscape Ecology, 20: 113-1024.
  4. Martinez J.-J.I. & Wool D. 2006. Sampling bias in roadsides: the case of galling aphids on Pistacia trees. Biodiversity and Conservation, 15: 2109-2121.
  5. Martinez J.-J.I. 2008. Firebreaks in Planted Pine Forests in Israel: Patches for Mediterranean Bata Ants. Vie et Milieu, 58: 233-236.
  6. Martinez J.-J.I. 2008. Seed harvester and scavenger ants on roads. Zoology in the Middle-East, 44:75-82.
  7. Martinez J.-J.I. 2008. The Impact of a Gall-Inducing Aphid on Pistacia Atlantica Desf. Trees. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2: 147-151.
  8. Martinez J.-J.I. 2009. Temperature Protection in Galls Induced by the Aphid Baizongia pistaciae (Hemiptera: Pemphigidae). Entomologia Generalis, 32: 093-096.
  9. Martinez J.-J.I. 2009. Population Ecology of the Galling Aphid Forda riccobonii [Stefani] (Homoptera: Pemphiginae: Fordini) on Pistacia atlantica Desf. Oriental Insects, 43: 241-251.
  10. Martinez J.-J.I. 2010. Anti-insect effects of the gall wall of Baizongia pistaciae [L.], a gall-inducing aphid on Pistacia palaestina Boiss. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 4: 29-34.
  11. Martinez J.-J.I., Cohen M. & Mgocheki N. 2011. The response of an aphid tending ant to artificial extra-floral nectaries on different host plants. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 5: 185-192.
  12. Martinez J.-J.I. 2011. The value of firebreaks in pine forests for biodiversity protection: the case of ants. Ecologia VeSviva 2(3): 210-215 (in Hebrew).
  13. Martinez J.-J.I. & Mgocheki N. 2012. Impact of a long-term mating-disruption management in crops on non-target insects in the surrounding area. Journal of Insect Conservation, 16(5): 757-762.
  14. Álvarez R., González-Sierra S., Candelas A. & Martinez J.-J.I. 2013. Histological study of galls induced by aphids on leaves of Ulmus minor: Tetraneura ulmi induces globose galls and Eriosoma ulmi induces pseudogalls. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 7(6): 643-650.
  15. Martinez J.-J.I., Raz R., Mgocheki N. & Álvarez R. 2014. Epiphytic lichen is associated with species richness of gall-inducing aphids but not with niche differentiation among them. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 8: 17-24.
  16. Martinez J.-J.I. & Amar Z. 2014. The preservation value of a tiny sacred forest of the oak Quercus calliprinos and the impact of livestock presence. Journal of Insect Conservation, 18 (4): 657-665.
  17. *Martinez J.-J.I., Raz R. & Mgocheki N. 2014. Differential spatial distribution of arthropods under epiphytic lichens on trees. Journal of Insect Biodiversity, 2(15): 1-7.  
  18. *Álvarez R., Molist P., González-Sierra S., Martinez J.-J.I. & Nieto Nafria J. 2014. The histo structure of galls induced by aphids as a useful taxonomic character: the case of Rectinasus (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Eriosomatinae). Zootaxa, 3861 (5): 487-492.
  19. *Muños-Viveros A.L., Martinez J.-J.I., Molist P., González-Sierra S., González Julián P., Álvarez R. 2014. Microscopic study of galls induced by three species of Geopemphigus (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Eriosomatinae) on Pistacia Mexicana. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 8: 531-538.
  20. *Jonas-Levi, A. #, Benjamin, O. & Martinez, J.-J.I.# 2015. Does a parasite change the nutritional value of an insect? Varroa mites on honey bees as a model. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 1(2): 141-147. # - Shared first authorship.
  21. *Martinez J.-J.I. 2015. Monopolization of resources by ground-nesting ants foraging on trees in Mediterranean forests. Acta Oecologica, 65-66: 11-16.
  22. *Álvarez R., Martinez J.-J.I., Muños-Viveros A.L., Molist P., Abad-González J. & Nieto Nafria J. 2016. Contribution of gall microscopic structure to taxonomy of gallicolous aphids. Plant Biology, 18: 868-875.
  23. *Bruun Jensen A., Evans J., Jonas-Levi A., Benjamin O., Martinez J.-J. I., Dahle B., Roos N., Lecocq A., Foley K. 2016.  Standard methods for Apis mellifera brood as human food. Journal of Apicultural Research, 56(?):http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00218839.2016.1226606
  24. *Jonas Levi A. & Martinez J.-J.I. # 2017. The high level of proteins content reported in insects for food and feed is overestimated. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 62:184-188. # - Shared first authorship.

 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889157517301424.

  1. *Martinez J.-J.I.# Moreno-González V.#, Jonas Levi A. & Álvarez R. 2018. Quantitative differences detected in the histology of galls induced by the same aphid species in different varieties of the same host. Plant Biology, 20(3): 516-524. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/plb.12705. # Shared first authorship.
  2. Mishyna, M.Y., Martinez, J.-J.I., Chen, J., Benjamin, O. 2019. Extraction, characterization and functional properties of soluble proteins from edible grasshopper (Schistocerca gregaria) and honey bee (Apis mellifera). Food Research International, 116: 697-706. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.08.098.
  3. Mishyna, M.Y., Davidovich-Pinhas, M., Chen, J., Martinez J.-J.I., Benjamin, O. Heat-induced aggregation and gelation of proteins from edible honey bee brood (Apis mellifera) as a function of temperature and pH. Food Hydrocolloids, 91: 117-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2019.01.017
  4. Haber, M., Mishyna, M.Y., Martinez J.-J.I., Benjamin, O. Edible honey bee (Apis mellifera) brood: odor and nutritional characterization as a function of life stage and diet. Food Chemistry, 292: 197-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.04.041
  5. Haber, M., Mishyna, M.Y., Martinez J.-J.I., Benjamin, O. 2019. The influence of desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) powder enrichment on bread nutritional and sensorial properties. LWR, Food Science and Technology, 115, Article 108395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2019.108395
  6. Mishyna, M.Y., Haber, M., Benjamin, O., Martinez J.-J.I., Chen, J. 2020. Drying methods differentially alter volatile profiles of edible locusts and silkworms. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed.

Accepted / in press articles

 

  1. Mishyna, M.Y., Haber, M., Benjamin, O., Martinez J.-J.I., Chen, J. 2020. Drying methods differentially alter volatile profiles of edible locusts and silkworms. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed.

Articles in refereed books

 

  1. Martinez J.J.I. & Dayan T. 1996. Sexual size dimorphism in four Harduns of Israel and Sinai. In: Steinberger, Y. (ed.) Preservation of Our World in the Wake of Change. Vol VI. ISEEQS Pub., Jerusalem, Israel. Pp. 523-526. English.
  2. Jonas Levi A., Fialko M., Shaltiel L., Danay O. & Martinez J.-J.I. 2018. Black soldier fly - environmental effects on waste decomposition and nutritional values. "Mehkarei Galil" (Galilee Researches), Vol. 3, Tel Hai College (In Hebrew with an Abstract in English). Pp. 154-169.
  3. Martinez, J.-J.I., Grosman, R., Kapp, G. & Henkin, Z. 2018. The impacts of cattle grazing on ant community (Formicidae) in pasture in Galilee. "Mehkarei Galil" (Galilee Researches), Vol. 3, Tel Hai College (In Hebrew with an Abstract in English). Pp. 170-192.

 

 

Funding
  1. 2010: “The Impact of ant manipulations on Planococcus ficus in vineyards as a solution against aphids”. From the Head Scientist of the Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – 113,000 NIS (30,500 US$). In collaboration with Dr. Rakefet Sharon (PI) (Northern R&D). Program number: 596-0388-10.
  2. 2010: “Ant Biodiversity in Bir’Am Forest” (PI). From the Israel Taxonomy Initiative – 36,000 NIS (9,300 US$). In collaboration with Dr. Ionescu-Hirsch (Tel-Aviv University).
  3. 2010-2013: “Feeding stations in pastures: damage to the arthropod community” (PI). From the Head Scientist of the Israel Ministry for the Environment Protection – 120,000 NIS (32,400 US$). Program number: 9-10-11.
  4. 2013: "Utilization of formic acid for Varroa control in an industrial apiary". From the Israeli Honey Board – 60,000 NIS (16,300 US$). In collaboration with Dr. Eric Palevsky (PI) (ARO).
  5. 2014-2016: "Biological diversity in the conifer forest in Israel: the use of different bio-indicators to examine the effects of forest management". From the Jewish National Fund and the Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – 450,000 NIS (122,000 US$). In collaboration with Dr. Oren Pearlson (PI) (Tel Hai College), Dr. Thomas Pavlitsak (Haifa University), Dr. Ury Pergman (HUJ), Dr. Yagil Assam (ARO). Program number: 596-05560-14.
  6. *2014-2017: "Novel methods for controlling the Varroa mite in honey bee hives in Israel". From the Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Program: HOSEN) and the Israeli Honey Board – 1,800,000 NIS (487,000 US$). In collaboration with Dr. Eric Palevsky (PI) (ARO), Dr. Morad Gaanam (ARO), Prof. Sharon Shafir (HUJ), Dr. Nur Chejanovsky (ARO), Dr. Victoria Soroker (ARO).
  7. *2014-2016: "Honey bee pupae as a source for food for the future: scientific, economic and technological feasibility" (PI). From the Research Authority, Tel Hai College/Migal – 30,000 NIS (8,000 US$). In Collaboration with Dr. Doron Lavi (Co-PI) (Tel Hai College), Dr. Adi Jonas (Tel Hai College), Dr. Ofir Benjamin (Tel Hai College), Dr. Roee Gutman (Tel Hai College).
  8. *2015-2017: "The interaction between an agricultural grazing system and the ecological Mediterranean grassland system: a multidisciplinary project". From the Head Scientist of the Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – 450,000 NIS (122,000 US$). In collaboration with Dr. Zelman Henkin (PI) (ARO), Prof. Marcello Steirnberg (TAU), Dr. Serge Landau (ARO), Dr. David Unger (ARO), Mr. Yehuda Yehuda (Northern R&D), Dr. Yael Leor (ARO), Prof. Ido Izhaki (Haifa University).
  9. *2015-2018:  "Processing of agricultural plant waste, using the black soldier fly, for receiving compost and protein-rich animal feed". From the Head Scientist of the Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – program: "Centers of Excellence" - 1,000,000 NIS (265,000 US$). In collaboration with Dr. Adi Jonas-Levi (PI) (Tel Hai College), Dr. Liora Shaltiel (Northern R&D) and Dr. Ofer Danay (Northern R&D). Program number: 47-30-0001.
  10. *2015-2016: "The impact of honey bee race on brood production for food" (PI). From the Research Authority, Tel Hai College/Migal – 5,000 NIS (1,700 US$).
  11. *2016-2018: "Alternative proteins and functional components from edible insects – research from farm to fork" (PI). From the Head Scientist of the Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development –600,000 NIS (160,000 US$). In collaboration with Dr. Adi Jonas-Levi (Tel Hai College), Ofir Benjamin (Tel Hai College), Prof. Doron Lavi (Tel Hai College), Dr. Adi Behar (The Kameron Veterinarian Institute). Program Nb.: 21-42-0002.
  12. 2017-2018: "Biological diversity in pine forests in Israel: using bio-indicators to evaluate the impact of forest management". From the Israel Land Authority, The Fund of the open Land Protection - 400,000 NIS (123,000US$). In collaboration with Dr. Oren Pearlson (PI-Tel-Hai College), Dr. Thomas Pavlicek (Haifa University), Dr. Uri Pergman-Sapir (HUJ), Dr. Ygil Assem (ARO), Prof. Segula Masaphy (Migal), Dr. Yael Mandelik (HUJ).
  13. 2017: "Identifying the nutritional needs of desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) to produce an artificial menu for its mass breeding" (PI). From the Research Authority - Migal - 25,000 NIS. In Collaboration with Dr. Adi Jonas-Levi.

Scientific Publications

Contribution of gall microscopic structure to taxonomy of gallicolous aphids on Pistacia

R. Álvarez, J.-J. I. Martinez, A. L. Muñoz-Viveros, P. Molist, J. Abad-González, J. M. Nieto Nafría
Plant Biology 2016 Volume 18 Issue 5 Pages 868?875
2016

Standard methods for Apis mellifera brood as human food

Annette Bruun Jensen, Josh Evans, Adi Jonas-Levi, Ofir Benjamin, Itzhak Martinez, Bjørn Dahle, Nanna Roos, Antoine Lecocq & Kirsten Foley
Journal of Apicultural Research 2016 Volume 0 Issue 0.0 Pages 1-28
2016

Does a parasite change the nutritional value of an insect? Varroa mites on honey bees as a model

A. Jonas-Levi; O. Benjamin; J.-J.I. Martinez;
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 2015 Volume 1 Pages 141-147
2015

Monopolization of resources by ground-nesting ants foraging on trees in Mediterranean forests

J.-J.I. Martinez
Acta Oecologica 2015 Volume 65-66 Pages 11-16
2015

The histo structure of galls induced by aphids as a useful taxonomic character: the case of Rectinasus (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Eriosomatinae)

R. Alvarez; P. Molist; S. González-Sierra; J.-J.I. Martinez; J. Nieto Nafria
Zootaxa 2014 Volume 3861 Pages 487-492
2014

The preservation value of a tiny sacred forest of the oak Quercus calliprinos and the impact of livestock presence

Martinez J.-J.I. & Amar Z.
Journal of Insect Conservation 2014 Volume 18 (4) Pages 657-665
2014

Differential spatial distribution of arthropods under epiphytic lichens on trees

Martinez J.-J.I., Raz R. & Mgocheki N.
Journal of Insect Biodiversity 2014 Volume 2(15) Pages 1-7
2014

Microscopic study of galls induced by three species of Geopemphigus (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Eriosomatinae) on Pistacia Mexicana

A.L. Muños-Viveros; J.-J.I. Martinez; P. Molist; S. González-Sierra; P. González Julián; R. Álvarez
Arthropod-Plant Interactions 2014 Volume 8 Pages 531-538
2014

Epiphytic lichen is associated with species richness of gall-inducing aphids but not with niche differentiation among them

J. J. I. Martinez; R. Raz; N. Mgocheki; R. Álvarez
Arthropod-Plant Interactions 2013 Pages 01-07
2013

Histological study of galls induced by aphids on leaves of Ulmus minor: Tetraneura ulmi induces globose galls and Eriosoma ulmi induces pseudogalls

R. Álvarez; S. González-Sierra; A. Candelas; J. J. I. Martinez
Arthropod-Plant Interactions 2013 Volume 7 Issue 6 Pages 643-650
2013

Impact of a long-term mating-disruption management in crops on non-target insects in the surrounding area

J. J. I. Martinez; N. Mgocheki
Journal of Insect Conservation 2012 Volume 16 Issue 5 Pages 757-762
2012

The response of an aphid tending ant to artificial extra-floral nectaries on different host plants

J. J. I. Martinez; M. Cohen; N. Mgocheki
Arthropod-Plant Interactions 2011 Volume 5 Issue 3 Pages 185-192
2011

The value of firebreaks in pine forests for biodiversity protection: the case of ants

Martinez J.-J.I.
Ecologia VeSviva 2011 Volume 2(3) Pages 210-215
2011

Anti-insect effects of the gall wall of Baizongia pistaciae [L.], a gall-inducing aphid on Pistacia palaestina Boiss

J. J. I. Martinez
Arthropod-Plant Interactions 2010 Volume 4 Issue 1 Pages 29-34
2010

Temperature Protection in Galls Induced by the Aphid Baizongia pistaciae (Hemiptera: Pemphigidae)

Martinez J.-J.I.
Entomologia Generalis 2009 Volume 32 Pages 093-096
2009

Population ecology of forda riccobonii (Hemiptera: Pemphigidae) on Pistacia atlantica

J. J. I. Martinez
Oriental Insects 2009 Volume 43 Pages 241-251
2009

Population Ecology of the Galling Aphid Forda riccobonii [Stefani] (Homoptera: Pemphiginae: Fordini) on Pistacia atlantica Desf.

Martinez J.-J.I.
Oriental Insects 2009 Volume 43 Pages 241-251
2009

The Impact of a Gall-Inducing Aphid on Pistacia Atlantica Desf. Trees

Martinez J.-J.I.
Arthropod-Plant Interactions 2008 Volume 2 Pages 147-151
2008

Biodiversity of ant nesting in fire breaks of pine forests in Israel

Martinez J.-J.I.
Vie et Milieu 2008 Volume 58 Pages 233-236
2008

Firebreaks in planted pine forests in Israel: Patches for mediterranean bata ants

J. J. I. Martinez
Vie et Milieu 2008 Volume 58 Issue 03-??? Pages 249-256
2008

Seed harvester and scavenger ants on roads

Martinez J.-J.I.
Zoology in the Middle-East 2008 Volume 44 Pages 75-82
2008

Sampling bias in roadsides: The case of galling aphids on Pistacia trees

J. J. Martinez; D. Wool
Biodiversity and Conservation 2006 Volume 15 Issue 7 Pages 2109-2121
2006

Patch size and patch quality of gall-inducing aphids in a mosaic landscape in Israel

J. J. I. Martinez; O. Mokady; D. Wool
Landscape Ecology 2005 Volume 20 Issue 8 Pages 1013-1024
2005

Differential response of trees and shrubs to browsing and pruning: the effects on Pistacia growth and gall-inducing aphids

Martinez J.-J.I. & Wool D.
Plant Ecology 2003 Volume 169 Pages 285-294
2003

Sexual size dimorphism in four Harduns of Israel and Sinai

Martinez J.J.I. & Dayan T.
In Preservation of Our World in the Wake of Change. Vol VI. ,1996, Steinberger, Y. Ed. ,ISEEQS Pub. Jerusalem, Israel, Pages 523-526
1996