Heidrun Vogt is a Research Scientist in entomology at the "Institute for Plant Protection In Fruit Crops" of the "Federal Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry" (Biologische Bundesanstalt fuer Land- und Forstwirtschft, BBA) in Dossenheim (http://www.bba.de). She is an expert in research on side-effects of pesticides on beneficial arthropods, including the development and validation of test methods. Her main objectives are to develop selective and environmentally safe methods for plant protection in orchards. Her research includes the investigation of new pesticides or biological controls, their effects on target and non-target organisms, and techniques to enhance the beneficial fauna, e.g. by habitat management. Since 2002, a major research area has been in alternative control methods for the cherrry fruit fly (Rhagoletis cerasi), using two distinct approaches. In addition to research, an important part of her work concerns policy support and technical advice to the Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture (BMVEL) on issues of plant protection, and in orchards.
In 1986, she joined the IOBC WG "Pesticides and Beneficial Organisms" and became its convenor in 1998. She is also an active member of the IOBC WG on "Integrated protection of fruit crops".