• openAccess   Compatibility of soil application of Metarhizium brunneum and cover crops against Ceratitis capitata soil-dwelling stages 

      Cruz Miralles, Joaquin; Garrido-Jurado, Inmaculada; Yousef-Yousef, Meelad; Ibáñez Gual, Maria Victoria; Dembilio, Óscar; QUESADA-MORAGA, ENRIQUE; Jaques , Josep A. Springer (2024-01-13)
      Fruit fly ground-dwelling stages (late third instar larvae, pupae, and teneral adults) are susceptible to predation from generalist ground-dwelling predators and to infection by entomopathogenic fungi (EPF). The effect of ...
    • openAccess   Ground-covers affect the activity density of ground-dwelling predators and their impact on the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata 

      Cruz Miralles, Joaquin; Guzzo, Michela; Ibáñez Gual, Maria Victoria; Dembilio, Óscar; Jaques , Josep A. Springer (2022-12)
      Three developmental stages of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), can be found in the soil (late third instar larvae, pupae, and teneral adults). These stages are susceptible ...
    • openAccess   Identification of potential invasive alien species in Spain through horizon scanning 

      Cano-Barbacil, Carlos; Carrete, Martina; Castro-Diez, Pilar; Delibes-Mateos, Miguel; Jaques , Josep A.; López-Darias, Marta; Nogales, Manuel; Pino, Joan; Ros , Macarena; Traveset, Anna; Turon, Xavier; Vila, Montserrat; Altamirano Jeschke, María; Álvarez, Inés; Arias, Andrés; Boix, Dani; Cabido, Carlos; Cacabelos, Eva; Cobo, Fernando; Cruz Miralles, Joaquin; Cuesta, Jose A.; Dáder, Beatriz; ESTAL PADILLO, PEDRO DEL; Gallardo, Belinda; GÓMEZ LAPORTA, MIGUEL; González-Moreno, Pablo; Hernández, José Carlos; Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja; Lázaro-Lobo, Adrián; Leza, M. Mar; Montserrat, Marta; Oliva-Paterna, Francisco J.; Piñeiro, Laura; Ponce, Carlos; Pons, Pere; Rotchés-Ribalta, Roser; Roura-Pascual, Núria; Sánchez, Marta; Trillo, Alejandro; VIÑUELA, ELISA; García-Berthou, Emili Elsevier (2023)
      Invasive alien species have widespread impacts on native biodiversity and ecosystem services. Since the number of introductions worldwide is continuously rising, it is essential to prevent the entry, establishment and ...
    • openAccess   Induction of plant defenses: the added value of zoophytophagous predators 

      Pérez-Hedo, Meritxell; bouagga, sarra; Xiaoning Zhang, Nina; Moerkens, Rob; Messelink, Gerben J.; Jaques , Josep A.; Flors, Victor; Broufas, George; Urbaneja, Alberto; Pappas, Maria L. Springer (2022-05-13)
      Several biological control agents of the hemipteran insect families Miridae, Anthocoridae and Pentatomidae, as well as mites of the family Phytoseiidae are known as zoophytophagous predators, a subset of omnivores, which ...
    • openAccess   Mycorrhiza-induced resistance in citrus against Tetranychus urticae is plant species dependent and inversely correlated to basal immunity 

      Manresa Grao, María; Pastor, Victoria; Sánchez-Bel, Paloma; Cruz, Ana; Cerezo García, Miguel; Jaques , Josep A.; Flors, Victor Wiley (2024)
      BACKGROUND Mycorrhizal plants show enhanced resistance to biotic stresses, but few studies have addressed mycorrhiza-induced resistance (MIR) against biotic challenges in woody plants, particularly citrus. Here we present ...
    • openAccess   Mycorrhizal Symbiosis Triggers Local Resistance in Citrus Plants Against Spider Mites 

      Manresa Grao, María; Pastor Fernández, Julia; Sánchez-Bel, Paloma; Jaques , Josep A.; Pastor, Victoria; Flors, Victor Frontiers Media (2022)
      Citrus plants are a highly mycotrophic species with high levels of fungal colonization. Citrus aurantium rootstocks typically show abundant root colonization by Rhizophagus irregularis three weeks after inoculation. ...