Valentyna Meshkovam, Dr.Habil., is a professor and main researcher at the Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration, Department of Entomology, Phytopathology and Physiology, (Valentynameshkova@gmail.com) and the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (meshkova@fld.cz). A list of previous affiliations is as follows: 1974, Kharkiv State University, biological department, high school; 1981, PhD, Entomology; 2003 Doctor Habil., Entomology; and 2011, Professor, Entomology, Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration. A record of her occupations is as follows: PhD student (1974–1978), junior researcher (1978–1984), senior researcher (1984–1994), leading researcher (1994–2003), main researcher and Deputy director for Science (2003–2010), Head of Department (2010–2021), and Main Researcher (since 2022). Her research interests include forest entomology, forest pathology, forest protection, population dynamics, forecasting, seasonal development, and climate change. Valentyna Meshkova is a full member of the Forestry Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Head of the Eastern branch of the Forestry Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, a member of the Presidium of Ukrainian Entomological Society, the main editor of "The Kharkov Entomological Society Gazette", Vice-Editor of “Forestry and Forest Melioration”, and a member of the editorial board of "Ukrainian Entomological Journal" and “Folia Forestalia Polonica”.