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  1. Intraspecific competition and performance of Anagrus virlai parasitizing the corn leafhopper

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, December 2024, Wiley

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  2. Miscelanea 152 (2024): Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), vector of corn stunt disease: Relevant biological aspects, with special reference to knowledge generated in Argentina

    Article • May 2024, Fundacion Miguel Lillo

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  3. Egg parasitoid assemblages and their effectiveness against the Lepidoptera soybean defoliators in Argentina's subtropical production region

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, March 2024, Wiley

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  4. On how nitrogen fertilization affects the host election and oviposition behavior of the corn stunt spiroplasma vector, Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

    Article • Arthropod-Plant Interactions, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  5. A review of the biology of the pincer wasps (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae)

    Article • Austral Entomology, June 2023, Wiley

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  6. Invasiveness, biology, ecology, and management of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda

    Article • Entomologia Generalis, May 2023, Schweizerbart

    Dr Christina B. McCarthy, Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  7. Dalbulus maidis and Peregrinus maidis, both phloem feeding hoppers, induce different volatile profiles in maize. Consequences for a natural enemy

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  8. Host specificity and performance on different hopper species of the egg parasitoid Anagrus virlai

    Article • BioControl, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  9. Contributions to the knowledge of the Cicadellini sharpshooters (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) associated with citrus orchards in Argentina

    Article • Zootaxa, November 2022, Magnolia Press

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  10. Chemical Ecology of the host searching behavior in an Egg Parasitoid: are Common Chemical Cues exploited to locate hosts in Taxonomically Distant Plant Species?

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  11. Bottom-up effect of nitrogen fertilization on the density of the corn leafhopper and its impact on both disease incidence and natural parasitism

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  12. Revisiting the influence of learning in predator functional response, how it can lead to shapes different from type III

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, February 2022, Wiley

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  13. Performance and host finding behavior in relation to host age of Cosmocomoidea annulicornis, egg parasitoid of a sharpshooter vector of the citrus variegated chlorosis

    Article • BioControl, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  14. Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization on the Density of the Corn Leafhopper and Its Impact on Both Disease Incidence and Natural Parasitism

    Article • September 2021, Research Square

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  15. Ovigeny strategy of the parasitic wasp Cosmocomoidea annulicornis (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae): effect of female age, feeding and host availability on reproductive traits

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, September 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  16. Supplementary nutrient sources improve biological performance of Gonatopus bonaerensis (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae), decreasing unwanted destructive host-feeding

    Article • Biological Control, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  17. Biological traits of Cosmocomoidea annulicornis (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), an egg parasitoid of the sharpshooter Tapajosa rubromarginata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), a vector of Xylella fastidiosa in citrus orchards

    Article • Biological Control, June 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  18. Evaluation of a physiologically based model to predict Dalbulus maidis occurrence in maize crops: validation in two different subtropical areas of South America

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, May 2021, Wiley

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla, Prof. Stefano Speranza

  19. Estimation of direct damage to maize seedlings by the corn leafhopper, Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), under different watering regimes

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, February 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  20. Influence of the site of oviposition on the level of egg parasitism in the corn leafhopper, Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

    Article • Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, January 2021, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  21. The relationship among host plant species, egg clutch size, and level of parasitism for the sharpshooter Tapajosa rubromarginata

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, November 2020, Wiley

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  22. Modern Maize Hybrids Have Lost Volatile Bottom-Up and Top-Down Control of Dalbulus maidis, a Specialist Herbivore

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  23. Effect of host plant on the fitness of the spittlebug Notozulia entreriana : alternative method for rearing

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, July 2020, Wiley

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  24. Influence of adult diet on fitness and reproductive traits of the egg parasitoid Anagrus virlai  (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), a potential biocontrol agent against the corn leafhopper

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, May 2020, Wiley

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  25. Gut microbiota of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) larvae as revealed by metatranscriptomic analysis

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, February 2020, Wiley

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla, Dr Christina B. McCarthy

  26. Host makes the difference: the effect of two planthopper host species on host-feeding and parasitism activities of the pincer wasp Gonatopus bonaerensis

    Article • BioControl, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  27. Spatial and seasonal distribution of egg parasitoids of the sharpshooter Tapajosa rubromarginata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Proconiini) on feral Johnson grass and commercial citrus host in Argentina

    Article • Biological Control, May 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  28. Observations on the mating behavior of a dryinid and first record of sexual cannibalism in the hymenoptera

    Article • acta ethologica, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  29. Effects of host species and host age on biological parameters of Anagrus virlai (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), an egg parasitoid of Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and Peregrinus maidis (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)

    Article • Biological Control, April 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  30. Volatiles mediate host-selection in the corn hoppers Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and Peregrinus maidis (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, February 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  31. Intra-host interspecific larval parasitoid competition solved using modelling and bayesian statistics

    Article • Ecological Modelling, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  32. Egg maturation by Gonatopus bonaerensis (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae)

    Article • Biological Control, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  33. Biological studies of the leafhopper Agalliana ensigera

    Article • Applied Entomology and Zoology, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  34. egg parasitoid of the corn leafhopper, Dalbulus maidis, in Argentina

    Article • Neotropical Entomology, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  35. Wolbachia as responsible for thelytoky in the dryinid wasps Gonatopus bonaerensis

    Article • Neotropical Entomology, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  36. Description IMMATURE STAGES OF the Spittlebug DEOIS (DEOIS) MOUREI

    Article • Zootaxa, September 2016, Magnolia Press

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  37. Immature stages and new host plant records of the Cercopidae Notozulia entreriana

    Article • Zootaxa, April 2016, Magnolia Press

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  38. on the feeding Injuries caused by the treehopper Ceresa nigripectus (Membracidae) on Alfalfa

    Article • Neotropical Entomology, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  39. Metatranscriptomic Analysis of Larval Guts from Field-Collected and Laboratory-Reared Spodoptera frugiperda from the South American Subtropical Region

    Article • Genome Announcements, July 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla, Dr Christina B. McCarthy

  40. Natural control of corn leafhopper

    Article • Insects, June 2015, MDPI AG

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla, Prof. Stefano Speranza

  41. biocontrol agents of Tuta absoluta (Gelechiidae) a key pest of tomato crops in Argentina

    Article • Florida Entomologist, June 2015, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  42. Effects of temperature on the fitness of the corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis

    Article • Agricultural and Forest Entomology, May 2015, Wiley

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  43. First Biological Data ofCeresa nigripectus(Hemiptera: Membracidae), a Common Treehopper on Alfalfa Crops in Argentina

    Article • Florida Entomologist, December 2014, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  44. Dryinidae of the Neotropical region (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea)

    Article • Zootaxa, April 2014, Magnolia Press

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  45. First Record ofZelus obscuridorsis(Hemiptera: Reduviidae) as a Predator of the South American Tomato Leafminer,Tuta absoluta(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

    Article • Florida Entomologist, March 2014, Florida Entomological Society

    Prof. Stefano Speranza, Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  46. Egg Parasitoids of the LeafhoppersDalbulus maidisandDalbulus elimatus(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Two Maize Habitats

    Article • Florida Entomologist, March 2014, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  47. Egg Parasitoids of the Corn Leafhopper,Dalbulus Maidis, in the Southernmost Area of its Distribution Range

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, January 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  48. Proconiini Sharpshooters of Argentina, with Notes on Its Distribution, Host Plants, and Natural Enemies

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, October 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  49. Biological control of Tuta absoluta in Argentina and Italy: evaluation of indigenous insects as natural enemies

    Article • EPPO Bulletin, August 2012, Wiley

    Prof. Stefano Speranza, Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  50. Diversity of Egg Parasitoids AttackingDalbulus maidis(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Populations at Low and High Elevation Sites in Mexico and Argentina

    Article • Florida Entomologist, March 2012, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  51. Is There any Genetic Variation among Native Mexican and Argentinian Populations ofDalbulus maidis(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)?

    Article • Florida Entomologist, March 2012, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  52. Argentinean Species of Chalarus Walker (Diptera: Pipunculidae): New Records and Description of Chalarus tani n. sp.

    Article • Neotropical Entomology, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  53. Exitianus obscurinervis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), a New Experimental Vector of Spiroplasma kunkelii

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, December 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  54. Host range of Gonatocerus sp. near tuberculifemur ‘Clade 1’ in Argentina, an egg parasitoid newly associated to the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), and candidate for its biological control in California, USA

    Article • BioControl, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  55. New Records on the Geographical Distribution of South American Sharpshooters (Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae: Proconiini) and their Potential as Vectors ofXylella fastidiosa

    Article • Florida Entomologist, June 2011, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  56. First host record for Anteon pilicorne (Ogloblin) (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae), a parasitoid of Cicadellidae, including the corn leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

    Article • Neotropical Entomology, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  57. Biological characterization of two Bacillus thuringiensis strains toxic against Spodoptera frugiperda

    Article • World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  58. Phylogeography of Chelonus insularis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Campoletis sonorensis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Two Primary Neotropical Parasitoids of the Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    Article • Annals of the Entomological Society of America, September 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Ted C.J. Turlings, Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla, Full Professor José Mauricio Simões Bento

  59. A preliminary study on the effects of a transgenic corn event on the non-target pest Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

    Article • Crop Protection, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  60. Sustainable Synthesis of Flavonoid Derivatives, QSAR Study and Insecticidal Activity against the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lep.: Noctuidae)

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, May 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  61. Karyotype and male pre-reductional meiosis of the sharpshooter Tapajosa rubromarginata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

    Article • Revista de Biología Tropical, April 2010, Universidad de Costa Rica

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  62. Characterization of the Earwig,Doru lineare, as a Predator of Larvae of the Fall Armyworm,Spodoptera frugiperda: A Functional Response Study

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, April 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  63. Occurrence of the Tamarix Leafhopper,Opsius stactogalusFieber (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), in Argentina

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, March 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  64. The species of Megaphragma Timberlake (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) from Argentina

    Article • Zootaxa, December 2009, Magnolia Press

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  65. Egg Paeasitoids ofDalbulus maidis(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Jalisco State, Mexico

    Article • Florida Entomologist, September 2009, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  66. Characterization of native Bacillus thuringiensis strains and selection of an isolate active against Spodoptera frugiperda and Peridroma saucia

    Article • Biotechnology Letters, August 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  67. Annotated key to the genera of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) in Argentina

    Article • Zootaxa, June 2009, Magnolia Press

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  68. Description and biological traits of a new species ofParacentrobia(Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), an egg parasitoid of the sharpshooterTapajosa rubromarginata(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Argentina

    Article • Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, April 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  69. Phrictopyga holmgreni (Muir): New Record for Argentina and Description of a New Parasitoid, Gonatopus concinnus (Hemiptera: Delphacidae and Hymenoptera: Dryinidae)

    Article • Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, April 2009, Kansas Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  70. First record of Eudorylas schreiteri (Shannon) (Diptera: Pipunculidae) as a parasitoid of the corn leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Argentina, with a table of pipunculid-host associations in the neotropical region

    Article • Neotropical Entomology, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  71. Insecticidal crystal proteins from native Bacillus thuringiensis: numerical analysis and biological activity against Spodoptera frugiperda

    Article • Biotechnology Letters, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  72. Description of Two New Species of Gonatopus Ljungh from Argentina (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea: Dryinidae)

    Article • Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, July 2008, Kansas Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  73. A New Species of Anteon (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae) from Argentina

    Article • Florida Entomologist, June 2008, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  74. Bionomics of Oncometopia tucumana (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), a Sharpshooter from Argentina, With Notes on its Distribution, Host Plants, and Egg Parasitoids

    Article • Florida Entomologist, March 2008, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  75. Fall Armyworm Strains (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Argentina, Their Associate Host Plants and Response to Different Mortality Factors in Laboratory

    Article • Florida Entomologist, March 2008, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  76. Suitability of Different Host Plants for Nymphs of The Sharpshooter Tapajosa rubromarginata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Proconinii)

    Article • Florida Entomologist, December 2007, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  77. First Report of a Proconiine Sharpshooter, Anacuerna centrolinea (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), in Chile, with Notes on Its Biology, Host Plants, and Egg Parasitoids

    Article • Annals of the Entomological Society of America, September 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  78. A NEW HOST RECORD FOR THE EGG PARASITOID ANAGRUS NIGRIVENTRIS (HYMENOPTERA: MYMARIDAE) OF THE CORN LEAFHOPPER, DALBULUS MAIDIS (HEMIPTERA: CICADELLIDAE)

    Article • Florida Entomologist, June 2006, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  79. First record of Clonostachys rosea (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) as an entomopathogenic fungus of Oncometopia tucumana and Sonesimia grossa (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Argentina

    Article • Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, May 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  80. Biología de los Homopteros Argentinos: I. Datos Bionómicos Preliminares de Exitianus Obscurinervis (Stal, 1859) (Insecta - Cicadellidae)

    Article • Natura Neotropicalis, April 2005, Universidad Nacional del Litoral

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  81. Observaciones Preliminares acerca de los Hospedantes Preferenciales de Exitianus Obscurinervis (Stal, 1859) (Insecta: Homoptera)

    Article • Natura Neotropicalis, April 2005, Universidad Nacional del Litoral

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  82. Descripción de Empoasca Fabalis De Long, 1930 (Cicadellidae-Thyphlocibinae), un Homoptero Abundante sobre Plantas de Ipomoea Spp. en la Provincia de Buenos Aires

    Article • Natura Neotropicalis, April 2005, Universidad Nacional del Litoral

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  83. BIOLOGY OF GONATOCERUS TUBERCULIFEMUR (HYMENOPTERA: MYMARIDAE), AN EGG PARASITOID OF THE SHARPSHOOTER, TAPAJOSA RUBROMARGINATA (HEMIPTERA: CICADELLIDAE)

    Article • Florida Entomologist, March 2005, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  84. BIOLOGY OF ZAGELLA DELICATA (HYMENOPTERA: TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE), AN EGG PARASITOID OF THE SHARPSHOOTER TAPAJOSA RUBROMARGINATA (HEMIPTERA: CLYPEORRHYNCHA: CICADELLIDAE) IN ARGENTINA

    Article • Florida Entomologist, December 2004, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  85. Description of two new species of Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) from Argentina

    Article • Zootaxa, November 2004, Magnolia Press

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  86. A NEW ANAGRUS (HYMENOPTERA: MYMARIDAE) FROM ARGENTINA, AN EGG PARASITOID OF DELPHACODES SITAREA (HEMIPTERA: ARCHAEORRHYNCHA: DELPHACIDAE)

    Article • Florida Entomologist, September 2004, Florida Entomological Society

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  87. Density-dependent parasitism ofDelphacodes kuschelieggs byAnagrus flaveolus: Influence of egg patchiness and density

    Article • Biocontrol Science and Technology, March 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  88. Ocorrência de doenças causadas por molicutes e por vírus em milho nas Províncias de Tucumán e de Córdoba na Argentina

    Article • Fitopatologia Brasileira, July 2002, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla

  89. Homópteros auquenorrincos asociados al cultivo de trigo en la República Argentina. I. Análisis preliminar de la importancia relativa de las especies

    Article • Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, December 1993, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Eduardo Gabriel Virla