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Roger I. Vargas

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
9246
World Ranking
15215
National Ranking
6360

Roger I. Vargas publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 185 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Roger I. Vargas D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roger I. Vargas sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Roger I. Vargas was affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily focused on agricultural and biological sciences, with specific attention to insect science and plant science, as well as topics related to ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The main fields of study encompassed:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields within these areas included:

  • Insect Science
  • Plant Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology

Roger I. Vargas contributed to several key topics in their research:

  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management

Their recent scholarly papers illustrate a focus on insect pest management and ecological interactions. These included:

  • Spinosad resistance in field populations of melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett), in Hawaii (2021) published in Pest Management Science
  • Synergistic and additive interactions among components of food-based baits underlie female fruit fly attraction (2020) published in Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
  • Age-dependent response of female melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae), to volatiles emitted from damaged host fruits (2021) published in Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology
  • Understanding the movement and dispersal patterns of released Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitoids in a papaya orchard (2024) published in Environmental Entomology

Frequent collaborators in their work included:

  • Jaime C. Piñero
  • Steven K. Souder
  • Ju-Chun Hsu
  • Ming-Yi Chou
  • Ronald F. L. Mau

Roger I. Vargas's publications were featured in journals such as:

  • Pest Management Science
  • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
  • Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology
  • Environmental Entomology

Best Publications

  • An Overview of Pest Species of Bactrocera Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and the Integration of Biopesticides with Other Biological Approaches for Their Management with a Focus on the Pacific Region.

    Roger I. Vargas;Jaime C. Piñero;Luc Leblanc

  • How risky is risk assessment: The role that life history strategies play in susceptibility of species to stress

    John D. Stark;John E. Banks;Roger Vargas

  • Potential for Areawide Integrated Management of Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) with a Braconid Parasitoid and a Novel Bait Spray

    Roger I. Vargas;Steve L. Peck;Grant T. McQuate;C. Glen Jackson

  • Incorporating ecologically relevant measures of pesticide effect for estimating the compatibility of pesticides and biocontrol agents.

    John D. Stark;Roger Vargas;John E. Banks

  • Effect of larval host on life history traits of the mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata.

    D. A. Krainacker;J. R. Carey;R. I. Vargas

  • Effectiveness of GF-120 fruit fly bait spray applied to border area plants for control of melon flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

    Ronald J. Prokopy;Neil W. Miller;Jaime C. Piñero;James D. Barry

  • Methyl eugenol and cue-lure traps for suppression of male oriental fruit flies and melon flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii: effects of lure mixtures and weathering.

    Roger I. Vargas;John D. Stark;Michael H. Kido;Heidi M. Ketter

  • Sexual communication and related behaviours in Tephritidae: current knowledge and potential applications for Integrated Pest Management

    Giovanni Benelli;Kent M. Daane;Angelo Canale;Chang-Ying Niu

  • Toxicity of spinosad in protein bait to three economically important tephritid fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) and their parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).

    John D. Stark;Roger Vargas;Neil Miller

  • Impact of introduction of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) and classical biological control releases of Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on economically important fruit flies in French Polynesia.

    Roger I. Vargas;Luc Leblanc;Rudolph Putoa;Avi Eitam

  • Comparative Demography of Three Hawaiian Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) at Alternating Temperatures

    Roger I. Vargas;William A. Walsh;Dale Kanehisa;John D. Stark

  • Attraction and feeding responses of Mediterranean fruit fly and a natural enemy to protein baits laced with two novel toxins, phloxine B and spinosada

    Roger I. Vargas;Neil W. Miller;Ronald J. Prokopy

  • Opiine Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Oriental Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Kauai Island, Hawaii: Islandwide Relative Abundance and Parasitism Rates in Wild and Orchard Guava Habitats

    Roger I. Vargas;John D. Stark;Grant K. Uchida;Mary Purcell

  • Population Dynamics, Habitat Preference, and Seasonal Distribution Patterns of Oriental Fruit Fly and Melon Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in an Agricultural Area

    Roger I. Vargas;John D. Stark;Toshiyuki Nishida

  • Response of female melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae, to host-associated visual and olfactory stimuli

    Jaime C. Piñero;Isabel Jácome;Roger Vargas;Ronald J. Prokopy

  • The Hawaii Area-Wide Fruit Fly Pest Management Programme: Influence of Partnerships and a Good Education Programme

    R. F. L. Mau;E. B. Jang;R. I. Vargas

  • Field trials of spinosad as a replacement for naled, DDVP, and malathion in methyl eugenol and cue-lure bucket traps to attract and kill male oriental fruit flies and melon flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii.

    Roger I. Vargas;Neil W. Miller;John D. Stark

  • Azadirachtin: Effects on Metamorphosis, Longevity, and Reproduction of Three Tephritid Fruit Fly Species (Diptera: Tephritidae)

    John D. Stark;Roger I. Vargas;Ronald K. Thalman

  • Recent advances in methyl eugenol and cue-lure technologies for fruit fly detection, monitoring, and control in Hawaii.

    Roger I Vargas;Todd E Shelly;Luc Leblanc;Jaime C Piñero;Jaime C Piñero

  • Regional Suppression of Bactrocera Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Pacific through Biological Control and Prospects for Future Introductions into Other Areas of the World

    Roger I. Vargas;Luc Leblanc;Ernest J. Harris;Nicholas C. Manoukis

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric B. Jang
Eric B. Jang Agricultural Research Service
Ronald J. Prokopy
Ronald J. Prokopy University of Massachusetts Amherst
James R. Carey
James R. Carey University of California, Davis
Todd E. Shelly
Todd E. Shelly United States Department of Agriculture
Bradford Z. Mahon
Bradford Z. Mahon Carnegie Mellon University
Robert R. Heath
Robert R. Heath Agricultural Research Service
Lukasz L. Stelinski
Lukasz L. Stelinski University of Florida
Giovanni Benelli
Giovanni Benelli University of Pisa
Kent M. Daane
Kent M. Daane University of California, Berkeley
Angelo Canale
Angelo Canale University of Pisa

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