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Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). Centro de Ciências Agrárias (CCA) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Holds a degree in Biological Sciences (2004) from the State University of Maringá (UEM), a Masters degree (2008), and a PhD (2012) in Biological Sciences (Zoology) from São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (IBB/UNESP), Botucatu Campus. From 2010 to 2012, he was a professor at Faculdade Eduvale de Avaré, teaching courses in Agronomy and Biological Sciences. He is currently an Associate Professor III at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Araras Campus. From March 2014 to October 2015, he was the Coordinator of the Agronomic Engineering program. From November 2015 to November 2019, he served as Vice-Director of the Center for Agricultural Sciences (CCA), and since November 2019, he has been the Director of CCA. He coordinates GEPEG the Study and Research Group in General Entomology. He is a permanent faculty member of the Graduate Program in Agriculture and Environment (PPGAA/UFSCar) and the Graduate Program in Wildlife Conservation (PPGCFau/UFSCar). He is a member of the Entomological Society of Brazil (SEB) and the Neotropical Regional Section (NRS) of the International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC). His research focuses on Entomology, with an emphasis on the bioecology and management of insect pests, particularly leaf-cutting ants, as well as the use of arthropods as bioindicators. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Waste management in universities should be a priority attitude, specially because the great diversity and types of waste generated. Also, the University, and suitably treating their waste, respecting person, public money and the environment, there is an imminent need for alternative technologies and to reduces and reuse the most types of residues generated. In this sense, the objective of…
Ants of the species Atta sexdens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), commonly known as leaf-cutting ants, maintain a mutualistic relationship with the fungus Leucocoprinus gongylophorus in their fungus garden, which harbors a microbial community including bacteria, yeasts, and filamentous fungi. The interaction between the ants and their garden is influenced by the type of plant s…
The degradation of Brazilian biomes has threatened biodiversity conservation and the generation of ecosystem services. One way to minimize this process is through forest restoration. However, although the leaf-cutting ants participate in important ecological processes, their high density can compromise the balance of an area under restoration. Therefore, we evaluated the hypothesis that e…
We know that the main form of the leaf-cutting ant control (Atta and Acromyrmex genera) is by means of granulated baits a based in sulfluramid. However, this is a method that can lead to environmental and health problems. The biological control with entomopathogenic fungi can be an effective, safe and ecologically sustainable alternative. However, due to the difficulty in development an e…
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