David Lopes

University of the Azores | UAc · Grupo da Biodiversidade dos Açores

Drosophila suzukii is one of the main pests that attack soft-skinned fruits and cause significant economic damage worldwide. Madeira Island (Portugal) is already affected by this pest. The present work aimed to investigate the potential distribution of D. suzukii on Madeira Island to better understand the limits of its geographical distribution on...

Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), the Mediterranean fruit fly or medfly, is one of the world's most serious threats to fresh fruits. It is highly polyphagous (recorded from over 300 hosts) and capable of adapting to a wide range of climates. This pest has spread to the EPPO region and is mainly present in the southern part, damaging Citrus and Prunus...

The effect of flower strips on ecosystem services (ESs) and disservices (EDs) is routinely assessed following changes in service provider densities without measuring the associated levels of ES/EDs. By using the sentinel approach (i.e., exposing a plant, seeds, and prey models in a standardized way), we tested how coriander (Coriandrum sativum) str...

Cereals and cereal-based foods continue to be basic foods in all diets. Despite being known for their high nutritional value; they can also contain contaminants (hazards) such as toxic metals. This study assesses the Cd, Pb and Hg dietary exposure from cereals and derivatives marketed in Madeira and the Azores and characterizes the risks by evaluat...

The data we present are part of the CUARENTAGRI project, which involves all archipelagos of the Macaronesia (Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cabo Verde). The project aims to: i) identify and evaluate the risks associated with the introduction of new arthropod pests; ii) study the population dynamics of selected arthropod pest species currently...

Citation: Borges, P.A.V., Lamelas-López, L., Ferrante, M., Monjardino, P., Lopes, D.H., Soares, A.O., Gil, A., Nunes, R., Gabriel, R., Arroz, A.M., Rigal, F., Bacher, S. & Lövei, G.L. (2022) Guia Prático da Fauna de Artrópodes Predadores dos Ecossistemas Agrícolas dos Açores. Universidade dos Açores, Angra do Heroísmo. 95 pp. ISBN:978-989-8870-40-7...

Monitoring ecosystem processes resulting in ecosystem services (ESs) and disservices (EDs) is crucial in agricultural ecosystems. Traditionally, ESs/EDs provided by arthropods have been estimated indirectly by measuring arthropod abundance and diversity, overlooking the recognised limitations of such approach. Using a consistent methodology based o...

The data we present are part of the AGRO-ECOSERVICES project (Assessing ecosystem services and disservices provided by arthropod species in Azorean agroecosystems). The project aims to evaluate the relative importance of native and non-native organisms as ecosystem services (ES) and disservices (ED) providers, by combining novel, direct and quantit...

en Sophonia orientalis (Matsumura) (Hemiptera; Cicadellidae) is native to South-East Asia and is a highly polyphagous pest, considered an invasive pest, that affects crops as well as endemic plants. This paper presents the first report of S. orientalis in the Azores (Portugal). The first individuals were found in 2018 in the botanic garden on Terce...

Book of abstracts 2 TEAM 2020 Welcome W e l c o m e Dear colleagues, The TeAm meeting is approaching. As you know, due to the special circumstances, we decided to change the format and make it a combined physical and virtual meeting. Thus far, around 200 participants have registered for the webinar and about 20 people will be physically present in...

Intensive agricultural practices leading to habitat degradation represent a major threat to pollinators. Diverse management practices are expected to influence wild pollinator abundance and richness on farms, although their effect in perennial crops is still unclear. In this study, we assessed the impact of management on apple (Malus domestica) pol...

The chestnut tortrix, Cydia splendana, is the only carpophagous species of tortricids attacking chestnuts fruits in the archipelagos of Azores and Madeira which induce important damages, reaching infestation rates higher than 40 percent in Madeira. The biological characteristics of this species and its endocarpophagous character hinder the applic...

Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) is an insect responsible for fruit damages on many fruit hosts of economic importance such as strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, cherry, plum, peach and apricot, and may also affect grape, fig and kiwi. Despite being an unreported species to Terceira Island, this work had two primary goals. First was to assess its stat...

The general objective of the PERVEMAC II project is to promote food security and responsible agriculture in Macaronesia (Azores, Madeira, Canaries and Cape Verde) with the following specific objectives: quantification of pesticide residues in soil and agricultural products; identification of dietary food components and quantification of daily intak...

Population dynamics studies are very important for any area-wide control program as they provide detailed knowledge about the relationship of Medfly [Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)] life cycle with host availability and abundance. The main goal of this study is to analyse seasonality of C. capitata in Terceira and Sao Jorge Islands (Azores archipel...

Extrapolation from quantitative sampling to the surrounding areas is an essential feature of many aspects of real world applications in pest management decision-making. However, these decisions are only as good as the accuracy of the methods that provided the information. The problem of estimating Mediterranean fruit fly population densities from t...

Pesticides are among the most investigated priority pollutants in agricultural products due to their widespread use and toxicity. The olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae) is one of the main pests of the olive tree in Portugal, and for an effective protection against this plague, farmers rely mostly on the use of insecticides. Six olive samples were c...

The fruit fly Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann is one of the most important threats to the trade of fresh fruits in the world due to its ability to survive in a wide range of hosts and climatic conditions. The main goal of this study is to evaluate if there is any significant relationship between the abundance of wild adults of C. capitata and the spat...

O presente trabalho, que decorreu no âmbito dos projetos ADRESS e CabMedMac (MAC/3/A163), teve por objetivo avaliar o impacto de iscos atrativos de longa duração (1 ano) na proteção contra populações selvagens de Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann). Os iscos eram constituídos por um chapéu protetor amarelo, um tubo perfurado com atrativos de 4 component...

The present work describes the development of an analytical method for the determination of methiocarb and its degradation products (methiocarb sulfoxide and methiocarb sulfone) in banana samples, using QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe) procedure followed by liquid chromatography coupled to photodiode array detector (LC-PAD...

Chestnut moth, Cydia splendana, is the most important pest affecting the chestnut production on Terceira Island, Azores, responsible by important damages at the quality level. To evaluate the economic impact of this pest, was determinated the fruits infestation rate on a sample of 500 fruits collected in each parcel, in total of 6 parcels 4 of them...

The main goal of this survey was to evaluate the effectiveness of a new method to control Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata Wied. (Diptera: Tephritidae), which could be less hazard for the human health and for the environment. This method uses baits with 3% of lufenuron. For this survey, 1056 of baits were installed covering an area of 44...

RESUMO No Arquipélago dos Açores, a oliveira ocorre apenas em 2 ilhas, Terceira e Pico. A mosca-da-azeitona, Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) é a praga-chave desta cultura na ilha Terceira, pelos importantes prejuízos que provoca. A monitorização dos adultos de B. oleae evidenciou a ocorrência de 2 picos populacionais, um de maior intensi-dade em Outubro...

The objective of the survey was to evaluate the efficacy of 2 pheromones, in Cosmotrak traps, to control Cosmopolites sordidus Germar on banana orchards, in Terceira Island, Açores. The Cosmotrak traps with two pheromones were arranged in line, spaced by 20 meters. The pheromone cosmoplus has showed a greater efficacy than the pheromone sordidine,...

The medfly or Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wied.) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a very dynamic organism due to its enormous potential for adaptability to a wide range of potential hosts, which makes it a real and serious threat to all commercial fruits. The INTERFRUTA and INTERFRUTA II projects (EC Interreg III-B) contributed significa...

The Medfly (Ceratitis capitata Wied.) (Díptera: Tephritidae) worldwide biological adaptability as well as the careless fruit transportation, sometimes infested with eggs or even larves, were two the most important factors which allowed the fast dispersion of this pest over many continental areas and islands. The behavioral study, as well as the fig...

With the INTERFRUTA II Project, we tried to reach a significant improvement of knowledge over many cultures, including banana culture. To better understand phytosanitary problems in banana and their assessment several investigations were conducted in the two most production areas for banana on Terceira, at Angra and at Porto Judeu/São Sebastião, tr...

In the Azores Archipelago (Portugal), the olive tree only grows on two islands, Terceira and Pico. According to the 2008 area production census, Terceira Island has about 12 hectares of olive tree production, limited to the Porto Martins village area, and all olive production is for direct consumption (table olives). The main phytosanitary problems...

The olive tree is cultivated in the Azores Archipelago only on two islands: Terceira and Pico. In Terceira Island, the area is about 60 hectares and it is confined to the Porto Martins area, in the southeast of Terceira Island. All the production is for table olives. The main phytosanitary problems identified damaging the olive trees are: olive fru...

O castanheiro na Ilha da Madeira existe essencialmente ao longo de declives muito 'ingremes em vales fundos do Sul da Ilha. A topografia irregular dos soutos e os dif'iceis acessos fazem com que a administração de cuidados às plantações seja uma tarefa árdua e dif'icil. Assim, é frequente o abandono no solo das castanhas atacadas pelo bichado da ca...

Cosmopolites sordidus (G.), picudo negro de la platanera, es el principal problema fitopatológico de la platanera a nivel mundial. En lo que se refiere a las técnicas de lucha contra este insecto, el uso de trampas de feromona se presenta como una forma eficaz, sencilla y complementaria de control, pero se ha observado que las recomendaciones sobre...

O bichado-da-castanha é actualmente uma das principais pragas que afecta a produção de castanhas na Ilha Terceira. Com base nos trabalhos desenvolvidos pelo Projecto INTERFRUTA II, projecto de cooperação interregional entre três regiões insulares (Açores, Madeira e Canárias), foi identificada a espécie Cydia splendana Hubner (Lepidoptera: Tortricid...

Downy mildew is one of the most economically important disease affecting vine production in Terceira island, Azores. By its incidence, frequency and quantity of pathogens, supported with favourable temperate humid climate conditions, this disease is difficult to control in terms of sustainable integrated plant protection policy. The objectives of I...

A list of Parasitic Hymenoptera genera and species found in fruit orchards of Terceira Island is presented. A total of 34 genera, 10 species and 37 morphospecies were identified, including two new species for Portugal (Meteorus ictericus and Meteorus rufus), and a new undescribed species, pertaining to Encarsia genus. RESUMO. Apresenta-se uma lista...

Ácaros e os tripes são dois grupos de artrópodes que incluem simultaneamente espécies fitófagas, que podem constituir pragas, e auxiliares. Apresenta-se uma listagem da sua presença em pomares de bananeiras, citrinos, macieiras e pessegueiros da ilha Terceira. Foram identificadas seis espécies de ácaros e quatro de tripes, incluindo Fungitarsonemus...

estudaram-se os afídeos associados às quatro principais culturas frutícolas da ilha Terceira (bananeiras, citrinos, macieiras e pessegueiros), tendo-se realizado registos quinzenais das percentagens de ocupação e inventários das espécies aí existentes. Apresenta-se aqui uma lista das espécies de afídeos encontradas, bem como a dinâmica temporal e e...

Biotechnical control could be a more practical and ecological means against pests compared to the alternative of using chemical products. With this point of view the sterile insect technique (SIT) using sterilized males of Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann (Diptera: Tephritidae)produced at the Madeira-Med programme facilities could be applied on Terceir...

A Oliveira é cultivada nos Açores apenas em duas ilhas do Arquipélago: Terceira e Pico. Na Terceira ocupa uma área de 8 hectares, restrita à zona do Porto Martins, a Sudoeste da Ilha Terceira. A produção destina-se totalmente para conserva. Os principais problemas fitossanitários que afectam a oliveira são: mosca-da-azeitona (Bactrocera oleae Gmeli...

A Oliveira é cultivada nos Açores numa área diminuta e apenas em duas ilhas do Arquipélago: Terceira e Pico. Na Terceira ocupa actualmente uma área restrita à zona do Porto Martins, situada a Sudoeste da Ilha Terceira. Em 1999, existiam 1.743 árvores que ocupavam uma área de 8 hectares. A produção destina-se totalmente para conserva. Os principais...

The INTERFRUTA project is financed by the European Commission Interreg III-B Programme and was developed for the islands of Madeira, Tenerife and Terceira for the improvement of fruit and vineyard production in these three Atlantic regions. The project goal is a better knowledge of the phytossanitary problems that affect apples, bananas, chestnut a...

Chestnuts are an important resource for local populations in Madeira Island. Chestnut- trees have been naturalized and today represent a rather homogeneous forest which grows along very steep slopes in deep valleys mainly in the southern parts of the Island. The irregular topography of the areas where chestnuts grow makes the management of plantati...

The chestnut moth is one of the principal pests on Terceira Island affecting the quality of all chestnut production. Investigation work developed by the Interfruta II Project (a project of interregional cooperation among the three Atlantic regions: Azores, Madeira and Canaries) aims at increasing interest in fruit and the vineyard production in the...

O Projecto Interfruta II é um projecto apoiado pelo programa Interreg III-B, desenvolvido nas Ilhas da Madeira, Tenerife (Canárias) e Terceira (Açores) destinado a contribuir para a promoção da fruticultura e viticultura nestas três regiões insulares, aplicando técnicas que contribuam decisivamente para o conhecimento e procura de soluções, numa ve...

The INTERFRUTA II project is financed by the European Commission Interreg III-B Programme and was developed for the islands of Madeira, Tenerife and Terceira for the improvement of fruit and vineyard production in these three Atlantic regions. The project goal is a better knowledge of the phytossanitary problems that affect apples, bananas, chestnu...

A mosca-do-Mediterrâneo (Ceratitis capitata Wied.) (Diptera: Tephritidae) é nativa do Norte de África, contudo graças à sua elevada plasticidade ecológica, este insecto invade com facilidade novos habitats, pelo que o transporte de alguns frutos infestados, quer com ovos quer com larvas permitiram que este insecto se expandisse rapidamente através...

Recorrendo aos Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (SIG) montou-se uma rede de armadilhas para captura dos adultos de C. capitata, nas três zonas de maior produtividade da Ilha Terceira (Biscoitos, Angra do Heroísmo e São Sebastião), no âmbito dos estudos que estão a ser desenvolvidos pelo Projecto INTERFRUTA (Projecto de Promoção da Fruticultura - A...

O projecto INTERFRUTA é um projecto de cooperação inter-regional entre três regiões insulares (Açores, Madeira e Canárias), apoiado pelo programa INTERREG - IIIB. Nele foram estudadas quatro culturas (Laranjeira, Macieira, Pessegueiro e Bananeira), em três zonas da Ilha Terceira (Angra do Heroísmo, Porto Judeu/São Sebastião e Biscoitos). Inúmeros e...