A5007084807- Plant and animal studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Insect and Pesticide Research
University of La Serena
2021-2024
University of Greenwich
2016
Natural Resources Institute
2016
University of Concepción
2010-2012
National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco
2007
Abstract: The potato tuber moth is a noxious pest of in stores, where the use repellent plants an environmentally sound alternative to application chemical pesticides. We evaluated protective effect native Minthostachys species (Lamiaceae) against infestation by rustic store Cusco, Perú. covered tubers with dried shoots spicata and glabrescens compared damage control treatment maize straw. also conducted no‐choice oviposition bioassay laboratory, testing deterrence essential oils M. , mollis...
Delia platura Meigen is an important pest in crops around the world. Its host range includes almost 50 species, and it can develop soil organic matter. In Ecuador, D. a serious problem for crop, Lupinus mutabilis Sweet (Chocho), also attacks broccoli (Brassica oleracea L.). After harvested, crop residue mixed with or collected stored close to Chocho fields. The objectives of this study were determine adaptive responses larvae reared on different hosts whether females are preferentially...
Abstract Parasitic plants and herbivores show similarities in their interactions with host plants. Herbivore‐induced resistance/susceptibility can scale up to the arthropod community. Similar evidence regarding parasitic is scarce. We evaluated indirect effects initiated by mistletoe Tristerix aphyllus on community of cactus Echinopsis chiloensis Chilean coastal desert. Field observations suggested that a stem‐borer beetle bores more brood chambers mistletoe‐parasitised cacti than...
Abstract Parasitic plants may indirectly modify arthropod community structure by inducing resistance/susceptibility in host plants. In the Atacama Desert, mistletoe Tristerix aphyllus initiates cascading effects on its cactus host, Echinopsis chiloensis , susceptibility to stem‐borer beetles, whose brood chambers are colonized a diverse community. We evaluated whether those initiated generate positive or negative feedback loop this parasitic plant. A would occur if mistletoe‐elicited...