CV Lattes
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
graduate at from Universidade de São Paulo (1975), master's at Entomology from University of California - Riverside (1978) and ph.d. at Entomology from University of California - Riverside (1985). Has experience in Agronomy, focusing on Phytosanity, acting on the following subjects: controle biologico, acaro, acaros, biodiversidade and taxonomia. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Predatory mites of the family Laelapidae are promising biological control agents of soil pests, with great potential for practical use. Three species of this family are now used commercially for pest control. Two ongoing projects, at UNESP Jaboticabal and ESALQ-USP, respectively, refer to the taxonomy of these mites (FAPESP 2010/19171-1 and CNPq 302406/2009-3). Two of the main objectives …
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Ecological information about arthropods of the Caatinga biome is scant, mainly about the soil Gamasina. These are the second most abundant group of edaphic mesofauna and comprise some species used in biological control of pest organisms. This study has three specific objectives: a) to evaluate the Gamasina diversity in soils of different ecological setups from Caatinga; b) to evaluate the…
The main objective of the project to which this plan refers is the knowledge of the diversity of edaphic mites in areas of natural vegetation and areas of agroecosystems. However, this larger project also has as one of its objectives to detect predatory mites that can be used in practice as biological pest control agents. For this to be accomplished, it is necessary to establish colonies …
Biological adaptation and speciation processes are widely influenced by the existence of associations with microorganisms. In arthropods, studies of the associated microbiota have demonstrated the existence of specific association patterns of bacteria to different groups of insects, demonstrating the effects of phylogeny, food habit and host ecology on the microbiota community. In many ca…
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Mites are one of the main components of the edaphic mesofauna. Despite the abundance of the Gamasina in the soil and its importance in pest control, these organisms are still poorly studied, mainly in the Caatinga biome, an exclusive region of northeastern Brazil. BIOTA/FAPESP thematic project (2017/12004-1) has made significant advances in the study of the diversity of these organisms, t…
The family Laelapidae includes edaphic predatory mites with potential to be used in the biological control of soil pests. One species of this family [Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Womersley)] has been used regularly in Brazil for the biological control of fungus gnat (Diptera: Sciaridae). The same and two other species [Gaeolaelaps aculeifer (Canestrini) and Stratiolaelaps miles (Berlese)] hav…
The red palm mite, Raoiella indica Hirst, is a pest widely distributed in the tropical regions of the world, responsible for losses exceeding 50% in coconut crops. The use of natural enemies to reduce the population of this mite has been considered a promising alternative. Raoiella indica has been found at low population levels in Thailand, perhaps due to the action of its natural enemies…
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