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marie-stephane.tixier@supagro.fr

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Marie-Stéphane TIXIER

Professor, Institut Agro Montpellier

Area(s)

2 - Population and community ecology

Collective responsibility(ies)

Director of Research, Institut Agro Montpellier
Member of CNECA section 2
Member of the Scientific Council of the INRAE SPE Department
Member of the Acarologia editorial committee
Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Society of Acarology
Treasurer of the European Acarology Association
Representative of the Institut Agro in the Biocontrol and Biostimulation Association

Marie-Stéphane Tixier has over 20 years’ experience in research and higher education. She headed the ‘Biology and Ecology’ Department at Institut Agro Montpellier (2014-2022) and is currently the institute’s Director of Research.

She teaches courses in plant protection and systematics, particularly as applied to biological pest control. She coordinates a MOOC on the taxonomy of arthropods and nematodes. She specialises in the systematics of predatory mites (Phytoseiidae) and biological pest control.

Her research focuses on (i) the identification and phylogeny of this family, and (ii) the impact of agroecological management practices on mite communities and biological control. She is the author of 111 scientific publications, 20 professional publications, 94 conference papers and a website containing online identification keys. She develops international and national collaborations with both academic and professional partners.

Keywords: Phytoseiidae, biological control, biodiversity, mites, taxonomy, agroecology.

Tabary* L., Kazakou E., Navia D., Garcia L. & Tixier M.-S. 2026. Linking Phytoseiidae mite communities to the traits of inter‐row plant species in an agroecological vineyard. Journal of Applied Entomology 150 : 20-36. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jen.70006)

Tabary* L., Kazakou E., Dutra de Oliveira Tomás V., Martin Lefevre L., Navia D., Tixier M.-S. & Garcia L. 2026. Multifunctionality of agroecological vineyards: Complex interactions between functional and taxonomic diversity of service crops and ecosystem services. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 401 : 110263. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2026.110263)

Nève de Mévergnies* T., Delauney T., Tixier M.-S., Gendron Hoareau C., Huat J. & Chailleux A. 2026. Ecological and management drivers of pest regulation via multitrophic pathways in tropical insular agroecosystems. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 397 : 110030. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.110030)

do Prado T.J., Godoy L.L., Barreto C., Rajoul H., Tixier M.-S., Merot A. & Navia D. 2025. Biodiversity of oribatid mites as a tool to monitor soil health in the agroecological transition: Digging deeper into French Mediterranean vineyards. Applied Soil Ecology 214 : 106358. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106358)

Bohloolzadeh M., Alba J.M., Serrano-Carnero D., Elragig A., Rodríguez-Gómez A., Bielza P., Legarrea S., Navajas M., Tixier M.-S., Paspati A., Recker M. & Montserrat M. 2025. Induced tomato defenses mediated by jasmonic acid do not have a major effect on the density of predator biological control agents. Journal of Pest Science 98 : 2339-2351. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10340-025-01941-y)

Gard B., Bardel A., Douin M., Perrin B. & Tixier M.-S. 2025. Laboratory and field studies to assess the efficacy of the predatory mite Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki (Acari: Phytoseiidae) introduced via banker plants to control the mite pest Aculops lycopersici (Acari: Eriophyidae) on tomato. BioControl 70 : 179-191. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10526-024-10291-0)

Tabary* L., Garcia L., Kazakou E., Navia D. & Tixier M.-S. 2025. Ambulatory dispersal of phytoseiidae mites along vine stocks in an agroecological vineyard: unexpected patterns revealed. Experimental and Applied Acarology 95 : 53. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-025-01076-w)

Tixier M.-S., Charalabidis A., Douin M. & Feugnet S. 2025. Behavior of Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki confronted to a combination of plants and food: pollen, Tetranychus urticae and Aculops lycopersici for companion plant use. Experimental and Applied Acarology 94 : 25. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-024-00996-3)