Dr. Alexander Berestetskiy is head of the Phytotoxicology and Biotechnology Department at the All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, Saint Petersburg, Russia. He obtained his PhD in Mycology and Phytopathology from the All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection in 2000. Dr. Alexander Berestetskiy’s research interests mainly include the development of mycoherbicides for biocontrol of Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle), Sonchus arvensis (perennial sowthistle), Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed), and giant Heracleum spp.; study of insecticidal properties of fungal plant pathogens; and study on fungal phytotoxins as natural herbicides.