I was born in Belgium where I studied Environmental Sciences at Howest, University College West Flanders and Ghent University, shortly intervened by Erasmus studies at Radboud University in the Netherlands.
I had always a broad interest in nature and continue to do so, but I definitely “got stung” by the study of bees. Over the past years I've had the opportunity to study bees in several parts of the world. An unforgettable experience was working in the Badlands National Park in South Dakota, the Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab (USGS), and Smithsonian Institution under the supervision of Sam Droege. I also contribute to citizen science projects surveying bees, other pollinators and address the importance of pollination.
During my current and previous projects I obtained experience in field ecology, taxonomy, sampling and data management. I have studied the European bee fauna for 15 years. I work currently on the bee fauna of the Eastern Mediterranean, especially Greece. My research focuses on the biogeography and faunistics of the bees in the Aegean Archipelago.
I co-manage the entomological work at the laboratory, currently over 200 000 specimens are being curated and catalogued. I also develop and maintain the collection database.
I enjoy exploring the islands, occasionally climbing a mountain, photographing and observing wildlife. I’m looking forward to continue exploring this bee hotspot.
I had always a broad interest in nature and continue to do so, but I definitely “got stung” by the study of bees. Over the past years I've had the opportunity to study bees in several parts of the world. An unforgettable experience was working in the Badlands National Park in South Dakota, the Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab (USGS), and Smithsonian Institution under the supervision of Sam Droege. I also contribute to citizen science projects surveying bees, other pollinators and address the importance of pollination.
During my current and previous projects I obtained experience in field ecology, taxonomy, sampling and data management. I have studied the European bee fauna for 15 years. I work currently on the bee fauna of the Eastern Mediterranean, especially Greece. My research focuses on the biogeography and faunistics of the bees in the Aegean Archipelago.
I co-manage the entomological work at the laboratory, currently over 200 000 specimens are being curated and catalogued. I also develop and maintain the collection database.
I enjoy exploring the islands, occasionally climbing a mountain, photographing and observing wildlife. I’m looking forward to continue exploring this bee hotspot.
PUBLICATIONS
Minachilis, K., A. Kantsa, J. Devalez, P. Trigas, T. Tscheulin, and T.
Petanidou. 2020. Bumblebee diversity and pollination networks along the
elevation gradient of Mount Olympus, Greece. Diversity and Distributions, in press.
D’Haeseleer J, Vanormelingen P, Devalez J, Verheyde F, Ravoet J, Uitterhaegen B, De Grave D, Reyniers J, Van Steenwinkel C, Muls D, Gielen K, Vanreusel W, Herremans M, Desmet P, Swinnen K (2019). Waarnemingen.be - Hymenoptera occurrences in Flanders and the Brussels Capital Region, Belgium. Version 1.2. Natuurpunt. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/r0fx1v accessed via GBIF.org on 2019-05-16.
Lazarina, M., Devalez, J., Neokosmidis, L., Sgardelis, S.P., Kallimanis, A.S., Tscheulin, T., Tsalkatis, P., Kourtidou, M., Mizerakis, V., Nakas, G., Palaiologou, P., Kalabokidis, K., Vujic, A., Petanidou, T. 2019. Moderate fire severity is best for the diversity of most of the pollinator guilds in Mediterranean pine forests. Ecology e02615.
Kaloveloni, A., Tscheulin, T., Petanidou, T. 2018. Geography, climate, ecology: What is more important in determining bee diversity in the Aegean Archipelago? Journal of Biogeography 45 (12): 2690-2700.
Petanidou, T., Kallimanis, A. S., Lazarina, M., Tscheulin, T., Devalez, J., Stefanaki, A., Hanlidou, E., Vujić, A., Kaloveloni, A. & Sgardelis, S. P. 2018. Climate drives plant–pollinator interactions even along small-scale climate gradients: the case of the Aegean. Plant Biology, 20, 176-183.
Rasmont, P., J. Devalez, A. Pauly, D. Michez, and V. G. Radchenko. 2017. Addition to the checklist of IUCN European wild bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) 53:17-32.
Lazarina, M., Sgardelis, S.P., Tscheulin, T., Devalez, J., Mizerakis, V., Kallimanis, A.S, Papakonstantinou, S., Kyriazis, T., Petanidou, T. 2017. The effect of fire history in shaping diversity patterns of flower-visiting insects in post-fire Mediterranean pine forests. Biodiversity and Conservation 26(1): 115–131.
Neokosmidis L., Tscheulin, T., Devalez, J., Petanidou, T. 2016. Landscape spatial configuration is a key driver of wild bee demographics. Insect Science (in press).
Lazarina, M., Sgardelis, S.P., Tscheulin, T., Kallimanis, A.S., Devalez, J., Petanidou, T. 2016. Bee response to fire regimes in Mediterranean pine forests: The role of nesting preference, trophic specialization, and body size. Basic and Applied Ecology (in press), DOI:10.1016/j.baae.2016.02.001
Lázaro, A., A. Chroni, T. Tscheulin, J. Devalez, C. Matsoukas, and T. Petanidou. 2016. Electromagnetic radiation of mobile telecommunication antennas affects the abundance and composition of wild pollinators. Journal of Insect Conservation: 20(2): 315-324.
Vujić, A., T. Petanidou, T. Tscheulin, P. Cardoso, S. Radenković, G. Ståhls, Ž. Baturan, G. Mijatović, S. Rojo, C. Pérez-Bañón, J. Devalez, A. Andrić, S. Jovičić, D. Krašić, Z. Markov, D. Radišić, and G. Tataris. 2016. Biogeographical patterns of the genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Syrphidae) in islands of the eastern Mediterranean and adjacent mainland. Insect Conservation and Diversity (in press)
Ascher, J., Devalez, J., Droege, S. & Drons, D. 2016. The Bees of South Dakota (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) (in press)
Lázaro A., Tscheulin T., Devalez J., Nakas G., Petanidou T. 2016. Effects of grazing intensity on flower cover, pollinator abundance and diversity, and pollination services. Ecological Entomology 41(4): 400-412.
Lázaro A., Tscheulin T., Devalez J., Nakas G., Stefanaki A., Hanlidou E., Petanidou T. 2016. Moderation is best: effects of grazing intensity on pollination networks in Mediterranean communities. Ecological Applications. DOI: 10.1890/15-0202
Pauly, A., Devalez, J., Sonet, G., Nagy, Z.T., and Boevé, J.-L. 2015. DNA barcoding and male genital morphology reveal five new cryptic species in the West Palearctic bee Seladonia smaragdula (Vachal, 1895) (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae). Zootaxa, 4034:257-290.
Larson, D.L., Droege, S., Rabie, P.A., Larson, J.L, Devalez, J., Haar, M. and McDermott-Kubeczko, M. (2014). Using a network modularity analysis to inform management of a rare endemic plant in the northern Great Plains, USA., Journal of Applied Ecology, 51: 1024-1032.
Devalez J. (2011). De Dageraadbij Andrena nycthemera Imhoff staat aan de Belgisch-Nederlandse grens, HymenoVaria 2.
Vereecken, N.J., P. Dufrene, J. Lückmann, J. Devalez, I. Raemakers, M.A. Bologna. (2010). Synthèse des observations récentes de Stenoria analis (SCHAUM) (Coleoptera, Meloidae) en France et dans les régions voisines. OSMIA 4: 1-4.
Devalez J. (2010). Nouvelles données sur Coelioxys alata Förster (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), sa biologie et sa distribution, OSMIA 4: 20-23.
Devalez J. (2010). Observaties aan spinnendoders, HymenoVaria 1, NEV.
Devalez J. (2010). Bijen met vakmanschap, SNEP 9(3): 58-59.
Devalez J. (2010). Zandbijen en hun koekoeken, SNEP 9 (2): 44-45.
Devalez J. (2010). Gent helpt de bij, SNEP 9 (1): 22-25.
Devalez J. & B. De Lameilleure (2010). Solitaire bijen doen het allemaal in hun eentje SNEP 9(1): 60-62.
Devalez J., Vereecken N.J. & Roberts S.P.M. (2009). De Klimopbij, Colletes hederae, fiche espèce n°1.
Devalez J. & Vereecken N.J. (2008). Nouvelles données sur la présence de Colletes marginatus Smith (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) sur le littoral belge. OSMIA 2: 3–4.
Barbier, Y. & Devalez J. (2008). Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij nouveau pour la Belgique (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). OSMIA 2:5-6.
Devalez J. (2007). Development of a method for subcellular fractionation of cadmium and the effects of metal stress on the reproduction and DNA-methylation in Daphnia magna (dissertation).
Devalez J. & Spanoghe G. (2004). Een wolf in wespenvacht: de Bijenwolf (Philanthus triangulum), SNEP 3: 56-57.
Lazarina, M., Devalez, J., Neokosmidis, L., Sgardelis, S.P., Kallimanis, A.S., Tscheulin, T., Tsalkatis, P., Kourtidou, M., Mizerakis, V., Nakas, G., Palaiologou, P., Kalabokidis, K., Vujic, A., Petanidou, T. 2019. Moderate fire severity is best for the diversity of most of the pollinator guilds in Mediterranean pine forests. Ecology e02615.
Petanidou, T., Kallimanis, A. S., Lazarina, M., Tscheulin, T., Devalez, J., Stefanaki, A., Hanlidou, E., Vujić, A., Kaloveloni, A. & Sgardelis, S. P. 2018. Climate drives plant–pollinator interactions even along small-scale climate gradients: the case of the Aegean. Plant Biology, 20, 176-183.
Rasmont, P., J. Devalez, A. Pauly, D. Michez, and V. G. Radchenko. 2017. Addition to the checklist of IUCN European wild bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) 53:17-32.
Lazarina, M., Sgardelis, S.P., Tscheulin, T., Devalez, J., Mizerakis, V., Kallimanis, A.S, Papakonstantinou, S., Kyriazis, T., Petanidou, T. 2017. The effect of fire history in shaping diversity patterns of flower-visiting insects in post-fire Mediterranean pine forests. Biodiversity and Conservation 26(1): 115–131.
Neokosmidis L., Tscheulin, T., Devalez, J., Petanidou, T. 2016. Landscape spatial configuration is a key driver of wild bee demographics. Insect Science (in press).
Lazarina, M., Sgardelis, S.P., Tscheulin, T., Kallimanis, A.S., Devalez, J., Petanidou, T. 2016. Bee response to fire regimes in Mediterranean pine forests: The role of nesting preference, trophic specialization, and body size. Basic and Applied Ecology (in press), DOI:10.1016/j.baae.2016.02.001
Lázaro, A., A. Chroni, T. Tscheulin, J. Devalez, C. Matsoukas, and T. Petanidou. 2016. Electromagnetic radiation of mobile telecommunication antennas affects the abundance and composition of wild pollinators. Journal of Insect Conservation: 20(2): 315-324.
Vujić, A., T. Petanidou, T. Tscheulin, P. Cardoso, S. Radenković, G. Ståhls, Ž. Baturan, G. Mijatović, S. Rojo, C. Pérez-Bañón, J. Devalez, A. Andrić, S. Jovičić, D. Krašić, Z. Markov, D. Radišić, and G. Tataris. 2016. Biogeographical patterns of the genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Syrphidae) in islands of the eastern Mediterranean and adjacent mainland. Insect Conservation and Diversity (in press)
Ascher, J., Devalez, J., Droege, S. & Drons, D. 2016. The Bees of South Dakota (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) (in press)
Lázaro A., Tscheulin T., Devalez J., Nakas G., Petanidou T. 2016. Effects of grazing intensity on flower cover, pollinator abundance and diversity, and pollination services. Ecological Entomology 41(4): 400-412.
Lázaro A., Tscheulin T., Devalez J., Nakas G., Stefanaki A., Hanlidou E., Petanidou T. 2016. Moderation is best: effects of grazing intensity on pollination networks in Mediterranean communities. Ecological Applications. DOI: 10.1890/15-0202
Pauly, A., Devalez, J., Sonet, G., Nagy, Z.T., and Boevé, J.-L. 2015. DNA barcoding and male genital morphology reveal five new cryptic species in the West Palearctic bee Seladonia smaragdula (Vachal, 1895) (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae). Zootaxa, 4034:257-290.
Larson, D.L., Droege, S., Rabie, P.A., Larson, J.L, Devalez, J., Haar, M. and McDermott-Kubeczko, M. (2014). Using a network modularity analysis to inform management of a rare endemic plant in the northern Great Plains, USA., Journal of Applied Ecology, 51: 1024-1032.
Devalez J. (2011). De Dageraadbij Andrena nycthemera Imhoff staat aan de Belgisch-Nederlandse grens, HymenoVaria 2.
Vereecken, N.J., P. Dufrene, J. Lückmann, J. Devalez, I. Raemakers, M.A. Bologna. (2010). Synthèse des observations récentes de Stenoria analis (SCHAUM) (Coleoptera, Meloidae) en France et dans les régions voisines. OSMIA 4: 1-4.
Devalez J. (2010). Nouvelles données sur Coelioxys alata Förster (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), sa biologie et sa distribution, OSMIA 4: 20-23.
Devalez J. (2010). Observaties aan spinnendoders, HymenoVaria 1, NEV.
Devalez J. (2010). Bijen met vakmanschap, SNEP 9(3): 58-59.
Devalez J. (2010). Zandbijen en hun koekoeken, SNEP 9 (2): 44-45.
Devalez J. (2010). Gent helpt de bij, SNEP 9 (1): 22-25.
Devalez J. & B. De Lameilleure (2010). Solitaire bijen doen het allemaal in hun eentje SNEP 9(1): 60-62.
Devalez J., Vereecken N.J. & Roberts S.P.M. (2009). De Klimopbij, Colletes hederae, fiche espèce n°1.
Devalez J. & Vereecken N.J. (2008). Nouvelles données sur la présence de Colletes marginatus Smith (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) sur le littoral belge. OSMIA 2: 3–4.
Barbier, Y. & Devalez J. (2008). Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij nouveau pour la Belgique (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). OSMIA 2:5-6.
Devalez J. (2007). Development of a method for subcellular fractionation of cadmium and the effects of metal stress on the reproduction and DNA-methylation in Daphnia magna (dissertation).
Devalez J. & Spanoghe G. (2004). Een wolf in wespenvacht: de Bijenwolf (Philanthus triangulum), SNEP 3: 56-57.
