CV Lattes
Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento (São Paulo - Estado). Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios (APTA). Instituto Biológico (IB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
bachelor's at Licenciatura em Biologia from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (1986), master's at Agronomy from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2000) and doctorate at Agronomy from Universidade de São Paulo (2006). Has experience in Agronomy, focusing on Agricultural Entomology, acting on the following subjects: acari, phytoseiidae, diversidade, controle biológico and Brevipalpus phoenicis. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The mites Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes) have cosmopolitan distribution and live on more than 450 species of host plants. They are considered pests of economically importance on crops such as citrus, coffee, various fruit trees and ornamentals. B. phoenicis is associated with the transmission of several viruses, including the Citrus leprosis virus (CiLV) and Coffee ringspot virus (CoRSV…
Coffee represents one of the crops of major social and economic importance in Brazil. Some species of pest mites such as Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes) and Oligonychus ilicis (McGregor) cause significant damage to the crop in the country. The first species, B. phoenicis, is associated to the coffee ringspot virus. The objectives of this project are to study the interactions among the di…
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