2022 – 2026. Assessing the suitability of native floral resources for the conservation biological control of codling moth by the parasitoid Mastrus rides (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). FONDECYT 1221764. Investigador responsable.
2021-2024 Drosophila suzukii plaga presente – futura convivencia. FIC IDI 40027306-0. Coinvestigador (PI. Paula Irles, UOH).
2021-2024 Sustainable production of mealybug pheromones using engineered biological systems. FONDECYT 1210346. Coinvestigador (PI. Eduardo Agosín).
2021 Competencia y coexistencia de campos solares y eólicos con huertos frutícolas en el contexto chileno. Proyecto Políticas Públicas UC. Serie Temas de la Agenda Pública. Coinvestigadora (PI Pilar Gil).
2018-2022. The role of genetic diversity in the success of Mastrus ridens as a biological control agent of the codling moth and in its adaptation to new environments. FONDECYT 1181256. Investigador responsable.
2018-2022. Role of taxonomic and functional diversity of coccinellids on biological control of aphids in alfalfa, and how they are affected by landscape context. FONDECYT 1180533. Coinvestigador.
2017-2020. Desarrollo de métodos de control de chanchitos blancos (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) con feromonas sexuales para una fruticultura sustentable en un escenario de cambio climático. FIA PYT-2017-0140. Investigador responsable.
2014-2018. BIOMODICS— Biological Control as a model system to investigate the factors affectingthe establishment and dynamics of introduced populations, UE – Séptimo Programa Marco de la Comunidad Europea, Código FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IRSES, Coinvestigador.
2014-2018. Distribution and potential negative effects of the recently arrived invasive coccinellid species Harmonia axyridis in agricultural, rural and urban landscapes in Chile: from local to landscape and regional impacts. FONDECYT REGULAR 1140662. Coinvestigador.
2013-2017. Genetic and demographic effects in the establishment success of introduced biological control agents: Mastrus ridens, a parasitoid of Cydia pomonella as a case study. FONDECYT REGULAR 1131145. Investigador responsable.
2012–2016. “COLBICS” Intersectoral Collaborations to Boost Research and Development Dynamics in Biological Control of Agricultural pests. Septimo Marco de la Comunidad Europea (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IAPP). Coinvestigador.
2011–2014. Desarrollo de feromonas para el manejo de chanchitos blancos (Pseudococcidae) en frutales. FONDEF. Investigador responsable.
2010-2014. Integrating new practices in programs of Biological Control against Agricultural pests. Séptimo Programa Marco de la Comunidad Europea (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES). Coinvestigador.
- (2024) - Natural enemy communities of aphids in alfalfa fields assessed through video recordings of sentinel cards in scenarios of contrasting aphid abundance. DOI: 10.1007/s11829-024-10068-3. Ver publicación
- (2024) - Landscape simplification, urbanization, biological invasions, and climate change: a review of the major threats to native coccinellids in Central Chile. DOI: 10.1111/eea.13407. Ver publicación
- (2023) - More than aphids in the guts of coccinellids revealed by molecular and visual analyses. DOI: 10.1007/s10526-023-10204-7. Ver publicación
- (2023) - Mating behavior of Pseudococcus calceolariae and Pseudococcus longispinus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae): are asexual reproduction and hybridization possible?. DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/iead058. Ver publicación
- (2023) - Conservation biological control of arthropod pests using native plants. DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2023.101022. Ver publicación
- (2023) - Apparent niche differences between native and exotic lady beetles. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105148. Ver publicación
- (2022) - Citizen Science and Phytosanitary Surveillance Systems Are Complementary Tools to Follow the Invasion of Harmonia axyridis. DOI: 10.1007/s13744-022-01014-0. Ver publicación
- (2022) - Invasive intraguild predators: Evidence of their effects, not assumptions. DOI: 10.1111/een.13116. Ver publicación
- (2021) - Native flowering shrubs promote beneficial insects in avocado orchards. DOI: 10.1111/afe.12447. Ver publicación
- (2021) - Native flower strips increase visitation by non-bee insects to avocado flowers and promote yield. DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2021.08.015. Ver publicación
- (2021) - Intraspecific variation in biocontrol traits in Mastrus ridens (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) laboratory populations. DOI: 10.1007/s10526-021-10094-7. Ver publicación
- (2021) - The positive association between natural vegetation, native coccinellids and functional diversity of aphidophagous coccinellid communities in alfalfa. DOI: 10.1111/icad.12473. Ver publicación
- (2021) - First report of the rhodesgrass mealybug Antonina graminis (Maskell, 1897) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) in Chile, with key to genera of Pseudococcidae. DOI: 10.1007/s42690-020-00382-7. Ver publicación
- (2021) - Mating Disruption of Pseudococcus calceolariae (Maskell) (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae) in Fruit Crops. DOI: 10.3390/insects12040343. Ver publicación
- (2019) - Interspecific exploitative competition between Harmonia axyridis and other coccinellids is stronger than intraspecific competition. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2018.12.008. Ver publicación
- (2019) - European bridgehead effect in the worldwide invasion of the obscure mealybug. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-018-1809-x. Ver publicación
- (2019) - Diversity and foraging activity of bats in cultivated and uncultivated areas in agroecosystems of a Mediterranean-climate hotspot. DOI: 10.1080/23766808.2019.1621626. Ver publicación
- (2019) - Natural enemies of armored scales (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) and soft scales (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Chile: Molecular and morphological identification. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205475. Ver publicación
- (2019) - Synthesis of citrophilus mealybug sex pheromone using chrysanthemol extracted from Pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium). DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1446136. Ver publicación
- (2019) - Urbanization filters coccinellids composition and functional trait distributions in greenspaces across greater Santiago, Chile. DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2019.01.002. Ver publicación
- (2018) - Potential spatial interaction of the invasive species Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) with native and endemic coccinellids. DOI: 10.1111/jen.12498. Ver publicación
- (2018) - Effects of inbreeding on a gregarious parasitoid wasp with complementary sex determination. DOI: 10.1111/eva.12537. Ver publicación
- (2018) - A Vision for Global Biodiversity Monitoring With Citizen Science. DOI: 10.1016/bs.aecr.2018.06.003. Ver publicación
- (2018) - Predators and parasitoids of the harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis, in its native range and invaded areas. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1608-9. Ver publicación
- (2018) - Searching behavior of cryptolaemus montrouzieri (coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in response to mealybug sex pheromones. DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy168. Ver publicación
- (2017) - Genetic diversity of armored scales (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) and soft scales (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Chile. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01997-6. Ver publicación
- (2017) - In the shadow of the condor: invasive Harmonia axyridis found at very high altitude in the Chilean Andes. DOI: 10.1111/icad.12258. Ver publicación
- (2017) - Laboratory rearing methods that promote inbreeding have a negative impact on the fitness of Mastrus ridens Horstmann (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid used to control the codling moth. DOI: 10.4067/S0718-58392017000400413. Ver publicación
- (2017) - Landscape crop composition effects on cotton yield, Lygus hesperus densities and pesticide use. DOI: 10.1002/ps.4290. Ver publicación
- (2016) - Genetic analyses and occurrence of diploid males in field and laboratory populations of Mastrus ridens (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid of the codling moth. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2016.06.009. Ver publicación
- (2016) - Rapid spread of Harmonia axyridis in Chile and its effects on local coccinellid biodiversity. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12455. Ver publicación
- (2016) - The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis: global perspectives on invasion history and ecology. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-016-1077-6. Ver publicación
- (2015) - Mealybug species from Chilean agricultural landscapes and main factors influencing the genetic structure of Pseudococcus viburni. DOI: 10.1038/srep16483. Ver publicación
- (2015) - Monitoring pseudococcus calceolariae (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in fruit crops using pheromone-baited traps. DOI: 10.1093/jee/tov214. Ver publicación
- (2014) - Characterization of microsatellite DNA libraries from three mealybug species and development of microsatellite markers for Pseudococcus viburni (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). DOI: 10.1017/S0007485313000667. Ver publicación
- (2014) - Development of microsatellite markers and detection of genetic variation between Goniozus wasp populations. DOI: 10.1093/jis/14.1.43. Ver publicación
- (2014) - Development of microsatellite markers and detection of genetic variation between Goniozus wasp populations. Ver publicación
- (2014) - Development of microsatellite markers and detection of genetic variation between goniozus wasp populations. DOI: 10.1673/031.014.43. Ver publicación
- (2014) - Local predator composition and landscape affects biological control of aphids in alfalfa fields. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.04.005. Ver publicación
- (2014) - Seasonal, spatial and diel partitioning of Acyrthosiphon pisum (Hemiptera: Aphididae) predators and predation in alfalfa fields. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.10.012. Ver publicación
- (2014) - The heterogeneity and composition of agricultural landscapes influence native and exotic coccinellids in alfalfa fields. DOI: 10.1111/afe.12068. Ver publicación
- (2013) - Climate change impacts on invasive potential of pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), in Chile. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-012-0542-1. Ver publicación
- (2013) - Land use intensification differentially benefits alien over native predators in agricultural landscape mosaics. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12027. Ver publicación
- (2012) - Biology and management of mealybugs in Vineyards. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4032-7. Ver publicación
- (2012) - Biology and management of mealybugs in vineyards. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4032-7_12. Ver publicación
- (2012) - Influence of mealybug (Pseudococcus spp.) - infested bunches on wine quality in Carmenere and Chardonnay grapes. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2011.02830.x. Ver publicación
- (2012) - Molecular and morphological characterization of mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from Chilean vineyards. DOI: 10.1017/S0007485312000053. Ver publicación
- (2011) - A new species of Pseudococcus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) belonging to the "pseudococcus maritimus" complex from Chile: Molecular and morphological description. Ver publicación
- (2011) - A new species of Pseudococcus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) belonging to the "Pseudococcus maritimus" complex from Chile: molecular and morphological description. Ver publicación
- (2011) - Development of a multiplex PCR for identification of vineyard mealybugs. DOI: 10.1603/EN11075. Ver publicación
- (2011) - Ecoinformatics for integrated pest management: Expanding the applied insect Ecologist's tool-kit. DOI: 10.1603/EC10380. Ver publicación
- (2011) - Effect of prey density on intraguild interactions among foliar-and ground-foraging predators of aphids associated with alfalfa crops in Chile: A laboratory assessment. DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2011.01101.x. Ver publicación
- (2011) - The Absolute Configuration of the Sex Pheromone of the Citrophilous Mealybug, Pseudococcus calceolariae. DOI: 10.1007/s10886-010-9904-1. Ver publicación
- (2010) - Chrysanthemyl 2-acetoxy-3-methylbutanoate: the sex pheromone of the citrophilous mealybug, Pseudococcus calceolariae. DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.12.106. Ver publicación
- (2010) - Corrigendum to "Chrysanthemyl 2-acetoxy-3-methylbutanoate: the sex pheromone of the citrophilous mealybug, Pseudococcus calceolariae" [Tetrahedron Lett. 51 (2010) 1075] (DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.12.106). DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.01.051. Ver publicación
- (2010) - Harmonia axyridis in Chile: A new threat,Harmonia axyridis en Chile: Una nueva amenaza. DOI: 10.4067/S0718-16202010000300013. Ver publicación
- (2010) - Harmonia axyridis in Chile: a new threat. Ver publicación
- (2010) - Influence of different plants substrates on development and reproduction for laboratory rearing of Pseudococcus calceolariae (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Ver publicación
- (2010) - Influence of different plants substrates on development and reproduction for laboratory rearing of Pseudococcus calceolariae (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae),Influencia de diferentes sustratos de plantas en el desarrollo y reproducción para la crianza en laboratorio de Pseudococcus calceolariae (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). DOI: 10.4067/S0718-16202010000300002. Ver publicación
- (2010) - Migration of coccinellids to alfalfa fields with varying adjacent vegetation in Central Chile. Ver publicación
- (2010) - Migration of coccinellids to alfalfa fields with varying adjacent vegetation in central Chile,Migración de coccinélidos a campos de alfalfa que varían en la vegetación adyacente en Chile central. DOI: 10.4067/S0718-16202010000200011. Ver publicación
- (2008) - Effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on the abundance and species richness of aphidophagous beetles and aphids in experimental alfalfa landscapes. Ver publicación
- (2008) - Effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on the abundance and species richness of aphidophagous beetles and aphids in experimental alfalfa landscapes. Ver publicación
- (2007) - First record of Goniozus legneri (Hymenoptera : Bethylidae) in Chile. Ver publicación
- (2007) - Foliar and ground-foraging predators of aphids associated with alfalfa crops in Chile: Are they good or bad partners?. DOI: 10.1080/09583150701748146. Ver publicación
- (2006) - Effects of habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, and isolation on the density, species richness, and distribution of ladybeetles in manipulated alfalfa landscapes. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2006.00830.x. Ver publicación
- (2005) - Ladybird (Coleoptera : Coccinellidae) dispersal in experimental fragmented alfalfa landscapes. Ver publicación
- (2005) - Ladybird (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) dispersal in experimental fragmented alfalfa landscapes. Ver publicación
- (2005) - Mechanisms affecting population density in fragmented habitat. Ver publicación
- (2005) - Mechanisms affecting population density in fragmented habitat. Ver publicación
- (2004) - A transient, positive effect of habitat fragmentation on insect population densities. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1670-8. Ver publicación
- (2004) - Short-term effects of habitat fragmentation on the abundance and species richness of beetles in experimental alfalfa microlandscapes. Ver publicación
- (2004) - Short-term effects of habitat fragmentation on the abundance and species richness of beetles in experimental alfalfa microlandscapes. Ver publicación
- (2001) - The response of Hyssopus pallidus to hosts previously parasitised by Ascogaster quadridentata: Heterospecific discrimination and host quality. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2001.00289.x. Ver publicación
- (2000) - Factors influencing the evolution of clutch size in a gregarious insect parasitoid. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2000.00460.x. Ver publicación
- (1999) - Aspects of the biology of Hyssopus pallidus (Hymenoptera : Eulophidae), a parasitoid of the codling moth (Lepidoptera : Olethreutidae). Ver publicación
- (1999) - Aspects of the biology of Hyssopus pallidus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a parasitoid of the codling moth (Lepidoptera: Olethreutidae). Ver publicación
- (1993) - EFFECTIVENESS OF 3 PHENYLAMIDE FUNGICIDES AGAINST PHYTOPHTHORA-CRYPTOGEA ISOLATED FROM KIWI AND THEIR MOBILITY IN SOIL. Ver publicación
- (1993) - Effectiveness of three phenylamide fungicides against Phytophthora cryptogea isolated from Kiwi and their mobility in soil. Ver publicación