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Lucia Zappalà

Lucia Zappalà

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
41
Citations
8470
World Ranking
3618
National Ranking
124

Best Publications

  • Invasion biology of spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): a global perspective and future priorities

    Mark K. Asplen;Gianfranco Anfora;Antonio Biondi;Antonio Biondi;Deuk Soo Choi

  • Using organic-certified rather than synthetic pesticides may not be safer for biological control agents: Selectivity and side effects of 14 pesticides on the predator Orius laevigatus

    Antonio Biondi;Nicolas Desneux;Gaetano Siscaro;Lucia Zappalà

  • The non-target impact of spinosyns on beneficial arthropods.

    Antonio Biondi;Veerle Mommaerts;Guy Smagghe;Elisa Viñuela

  • Do biopesticides affect the demographic traits of a parasitoid wasp and its biocontrol services through sublethal effects

    Antonio Biondi;Lucia Zappalà;John D. Stark;Nicolas Desneux

  • Natural enemies of the South American moth, Tuta absoluta, in Europe, North Africa and Middle East, and their potential use in pest control strategies

    Lucia Zappalà;Antonio Biondi;Antonio Biondi;Alberto Alma;Ibrahim J. Al-Jboory

  • Essential Oils in Stored Product Insect Pest Control

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  • Integrated pest management of Tuta absoluta: practical implementations across different world regions

    Nicolas Desneux;Peng Han;Ramzi Mansour;Judit Arnó

  • Tuta absoluta, a South American pest of tomato now in the EPPO region: biology, distribution and damage

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  • Occurrence, biology, natural enemies and management of Tuta absoluta in Africa

    Ramzi Mansour;Thierry Brévault;Anaïs Chailleux;Asma Cherif

  • Citrus peel essential oil nanoformulations to control the tomato borer, Tuta absoluta: chemical properties and biological activity.

    Orlando Campolo;Asma Cherif;Asma Cherif;Michele Ricupero;Gaetano Siscaro

  • Can alternative host plant and prey affect phytophagy and biological control by the zoophytophagous mirid Nesidiocoris tenuis

    Antonio Biondi;Antonio Biondi;Lucia Zappalà;Angelo Di Mauro;Giovanna Tropea Garzia

  • Recruitment of native parasitoids by the exotic pest Tuta absoluta in Southern Italy

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  • Efficacy of sulphur on Tuta absoluta and its side effects on the predator Nesidiocoris tenuis

    L. Zappalà;G. Siscaro;A. Biondi;O. Mollá

  • Update of the Scientific Opinion on the risks to plant health posed by Xylella fastidiosa in the EU territory.

    Claude Bragard;Katharina Dehnen‐Schmutz;Francesco Di Serio

  • Combined Non-Target Effects of Insecticide and High Temperature on the Parasitoid Bracon nigricans.

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  • Botanical insecticide and natural enemies: a potential combination for pest management against Tuta absoluta

    Marianne A. Soares;Marianne A. Soares;Mateus R. Campos;Luis C. Passos;Geraldo A. Carvalho

  • Life stage-dependent susceptibility of Aphytis melinus DeBach (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) to two pesticides commonly used in citrus orchards

    Antonio Biondi;Orlando Campolo;Nicolas Desneux;Gaetano Siscaro

  • Biology and Developmental Strategies of the Palaearctic Parasitoid Bracon nigricans (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on the Neotropical Moth Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

    Antonio Biondi;Antonio Biondi;Nicolas Desneux;Edwige Amiens-Desneux;Gaetano Siscaro

  • Lethal and sub-lethal effects of insecticides on natural enemies of citrus scale pests

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  • Target and non-target impact of systemic insecticides on a polyphagous aphid pest and its parasitoid

    Michele Ricupero;Nicolas Desneux;Lucia Zappalà;Antonio Biondi

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan A. Navas-Cortés
Juan A. Navas-Cortés Spanish National Research Council
Paolo Gonthier
Paolo Gonthier University of Turin
Claude Bragard
Claude Bragard Université Catholique de Louvain
Wopke van der Werf
Wopke van der Werf Wageningen University & Research
Jonathan Yuen
Jonathan Yuen Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Annemarie Fejer Justesen
Annemarie Fejer Justesen Aarhus University
Marie-Agnès Jacques
Marie-Agnès Jacques University of Angers
Francesco Di Serio
Francesco Di Serio National Research Council (CNR)
Antonio Biondi
Antonio Biondi University of Catania
Nicolas Desneux
Nicolas Desneux INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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