A5019326908- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Plant and animal studies
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Entomological Studies and Ecology
- Wine Industry and Tourism
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Hemiptera Insect Studies
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
2016-2025
Center for the Analysis of Sustainable Agricultural Systems
2016-2025
Centre Casa
2020
University of California, Berkeley
2005-2009
Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible
2009
University of Perugia
2005
The Mediterranean Basin is a climate and biodiversity hot spot, change threatens agro-ecosystems such as olive, an ancient drought-tolerant crop of considerable ecological socioeconomic importance. Climate will impact the interactions olive obligate fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae), alter economics culture across Basin. We estimate effects on dynamics interaction using physiologically based demographic models in geographic information system context driven by daily scenario weather. A regional...
Understanding the causes and effects of species invasions is a priority in ecology conservation biology. One crucial steps evaluating impact invasive to map changes their actual potential distribution relative abundance across wide region over an appropriate time span. While direct indirect remote sensing approaches have long been used assess invasion plant species, animals mainly based on methods that rely environmental proxies conditions suitable for colonization by particular species. The...
Summary Vine mealybug Planococcus ficus is an invasive pest of vineyards in many areas the world. In California, USA, it infests all plant subunits and has a spatial refuge from natural enemies under bark on roots. A temporal created when ants tending reduce efficacy enemies. Biological control vine only partially successful varies among California grape‐growing regions. To improve help determine appropriate for importation, effects weather regulation by two parasitoids, Anagyrus pseudococci...
The polyphagous European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana (Den. & Schiff.) is the principal native pest of grape berries in Palearctic region. It was found Napa County, California, 2009, and it has subsequently been recorded an additional nine counties, despite ongoing eradication programme. present study aimed to assess prospectively its potential geographical distribution relative abundance California continental U.S.A. A subsidiary goal provide explanation for timing control measures....
Cotton with coevolving pests has been grown in India more than 5000 years. Hybrid cotton was introduced the 1970s increases fertilizer and insecticide use against pink bollworm that caused outbreaks of bollworm. Bt cotton, 2002 to control other lepidopteran pests, is on 90 % area. Despite initial declines, year 2013 at 2000 levels, yields plateaued nationally, farmer suicides increased some areas. Biological modeling pre-1970s cotton/pink system used examine need for conditions its economic...
Abstract 1 The effects of intercropping via competition on crop yields, pest [cabbage aphid Brevicoryne brassicae (L.)] abundance, and natural enemy efficacy were studied in the Brassica oleracea L. var. italica system. 2 From May to December 2004, insect populations yield parameters monitored summer autumn broccoli monoculture polyculture systems with or without from spp. (mustard), Fagopyrum esculentum Moench (buckwheat), addition organic (compost) synthetic fertilizer. 3 Competition...
Abstract The grapevine moth Lobesia botrana (Den. & Schiff.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is the principal native pest of grape in P alearctic region. In present study, we assessed prospectively relative abundance E urope and M editerranean B asin using linked physiologically‐based demographic models for L. . model includes effects temperature, day‐length fruit stage on development rates, survival fecundity. Daily weather data 1980–2010 were used to simulate dynamics 4506 lattice cells...
Abstract Coffee, after petroleum, is the most valuable commodity globally in terms of total value (harvest to coffee cup). Here, our bioeconomic analysis considers multitude factors that influence production. The system model used incorporates realistic field models based on considerable new data and for plant growth development, coffee/coffee berry borer (CBB) dynamics response production role CBB parasitoids their interactions control CBB. Cultural by harvesting, cleanup abscised fruits,...
Abstract The capacity to assess invasion risk from potential crop pests before of new regions globally would be invaluable, but this requires the ability predict accurately their geographic range and relative abundance in novel areas. This may unachievable using de facto standard correlative methods as shown for South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta , a serious insect pest native America. Its global invasive was not identified until after rapid Europe, followed by Africa parts Asia...
Tropical fruit flies are considered among the most economically important invasive species detected in temperate areas of United States and European Union. Detections often trigger quarantine eradication programs that conducted without a holistic understanding threat posed. Weather-driven physiologically-based demographic models used to estimate geographic range, relative abundance, posed by four tropical tephritid (Mediterranean fly, melon oriental Mexican fly) North Central America,...
Co-design processes involving the scientific community, practitioners, end users and stakeholders can efficiently characterize harmful weather events during growing season that potentially result in losses of crop yield quality. This study builds on experience EU Horizon 2020 project MED-GOLD for grape olive. The identified agro-climate indicators are extended from regions to entire ones where olive currently grown Europe Turkey, used assess climate change impacts with intrinsic adaptation...
The research on pre-diapause feeding of C. septempunctata L. adults was carried out from 1998 to 2002 in the Tiber Valley, Botanical Garden Perugia University, and Sibillini Mountains National Park (Central Italy).The species reproduces spring mostly aphids infesting Graminaceae.In second half June, newly emerged have various migratory behaviours.Some them remain valley while some leave cereals fly other crops, where they feed both 15 aphid (e.g., Aphis gossypii Glov. melon, fabae Scop....
Abstract We present the results of our studies in organic vineyards Mendocino and Sonoma Counties, California, an effort to systematize emerging lessons from experience on vineyard biodiversity enhancement for ecologically-based pest management. In study, a vegetational corridor connected riparian forest channelled insect surrounding habitats into vineyard, thus overcoming restricted spatial limits which positive influence adjacent vegetation dynamics is usually confined. addition, summer...
The highly polyphagous light brown apple moth (LBAM) (Epiphyas postvittana (Walk.): Tortricidae) is indigenous to Australia and was first found in California 2006. It currently 15 coastal counties California, but nowhere has it reached outbreak status. USDA projects the geographic range of LBAM will include much Arizona southern half US, which together with economic estimates potential crop losses have been used as rationale for an eradication program California. We report a...
The polyphagous tropical Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata Weid. (medfly)) was detected in California 1975, and a large-scale detection/eradication campaign begun the absence of sound knowledge fly's potential invasiveness geographic distribution. Persistent measurable populations have not been found California, but scientific explanation for this has developed. A physiologically based demographic system model (CASAS) developed to examine effects temperature on medfly's...
Grape, olive, and wheat are traditional Mediterranean Basin crops that have immense cultural, economic, ecological importance, the basis for producing wine, olive oil, pasta bread products. Of fruit crops, grape has largest area highest economic importance globally. These crop systems related food products global relevance, yet globally, all regions with climate especially vulnerable to change threatens this bio-cultural heritage. However, how analyze complex tripartite ecological, social...
Published bi- and tri-trophic physiologically based demographic system models having similar sub components are used to assess prospectively the geographic distributions relative abundance (a measure of invasiveness) six invasive herbivorous insect species across United States Mexico. The plant hosts included in study are: 1) cotton/pink bollworm, 2) a fruit tree host/Mediterranean fly, 3) olive/olive 4) perennial host/light brown apple moth, 5) grapevine/glassy-winged sharpshooter its two...