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A new genus and species of leaf miner (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) for Chile associated to the native tree Lithraea caustica
Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique; Parra, Luis E.; Vargas, Héctor A. (2013)A new genus and species of leaf miner (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) for Chile associated to the native tree Lithraea caustica. We propose the new genus and species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) Hualpenia lithraeophaga ...
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A new locality and the first record of juvenile specimens of the Sashed Catfish, Galeichthys peruvianus Lütken, 1874 (Pisces, Siluriformes, Ariidae), in northern Chile
Méndez-Abarca, Felipe; Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique; Pepe-Victoriano, Renzo (2021)We report the observation of two juvenile specimens of Sashed Catfish, Galeichthys peruvianus Lütken, 1874, south of Arica, Chile, which expands the current known distributional range of the species, by adding a previously ...
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A replacement name for Hualpenia Mundaca, Parra & Vargas (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)
Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique; Vargas, Héctor A.; Parra, Luis E. (2013)A replacement name for Hualpenia Mundaca, Parra & Vargas (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae). Vihualpenia nom. nov. is proposed as a replacement name for Hualpenia Mundaca, Parra & Vargas, 2013 (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae), in ...
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Colouration patterns of two species of the genus Scartichthys (Blenniidae: Perciformes) in the coastal area of northern Chile
Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique; Méndez-Abarca, Felipe (2016)The aim of this study was to report the colouration patterns of live specimens of two Blenniidae species: Scartichthys gigas and S. viridis, from tide pools in the coastal area of 3 localities of northern Chile. Colouration ...
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Direct and indirect effects of planting density, nitrogenous fertilizer and host plant resistance on rice herbivores and their natural enemies
Horgan, Finbarr G.; Crisol-Martínez, Eduardo; Stuart, Alexander M.; Villegas, James M.; Peñalver-Cruz, Ainara; Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique; Pérez, Marivic O.; Bernal, Carmencita C.; Almazan, Maria Liberty P.; Fame Ramal, Angelee (2022)In rice ecosystems, seeding densities can be adjusted to compensate for lower nitrogen levels that reduce GHG emissions, or to increase farm profitability. However, density-induced changes to plant anatomy could affect ...
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Diversified rice farms with vegetable plots and flower strips are associated with fewer pesticide applications in the Philippines
Horgan, Finbarr G.; Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique; Hadi, Buyung A. R.; Crisol-Martínez, Eduardo (2023)Ecological engineering is defined as the design of sustainable ecosystems for the benefit of both human society and the environment. In Southeast Asia, researchers have applied ecological engineering by diversifying farms ...
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Effects of intraspecific competition and larval size on bioconversion of apple pomace inoculated with black soldier fly
Horgan, Finbarr G.; Launders, Michael; Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique; Crisol-Martínez, Eduardo (2022)Waste from apple juice and cider industries (pomace) compares poorly against spent grains and other relatively high-nutrient wastes as a substrate for bioconversion by the black soldier fly (BSF: Hermetia illucens). However, ...
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Egg laying site selection by a host plant specialist leaf miner moth at two intra-plant levels in the northern Chilean Atacama Desert
Storey-Palma, José; Benítez, Hugo A.; Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique; Vargas, Héctor A. (2014)Egg laying site selection by a host plant specialist leaf miner moth at two intra-plant levels in the northern Chilean Atacama Desert. The spatial distribution of the immature stages of the leaf miner Angelabella tecomae ...
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Escaping the lock-in to pesticide use: do vietnamese farmers respond to flower strips as a restoration practice or pest management action?
Horgan, Finbarr G.; Vu, Quynh; Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique; Dabholkar, Shweta; Davis, Mark; Settele, Josef; Crisol-Martínez, Eduardo (2023)Ecological engineering using linear flower strips is proposed as an alternative to insecticide-based rice pest management. However, its success depends on farmers’ appreciations of related interventions as part of an ...
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Evidence of the bivoltine life cycle of the kowhai moth Uresiphyta polygonalis maorialis (Felder) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique (2011)I recorded fluctuations of larval abundances of the kowhai moth, U. polygonalis maorialis, occurring on Sophora spp plants in gardens and suburban areas located in the Wellington region during two consecutive spring – ...
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Extension of the distributional range of Lithobius obscurus Meinert (Lithobiidae, Lithobiomorpha) in organic and conventional apple orchards in Central Chile
Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique; Moya-Hernández, Mario; Vega-Román, Emanuel; Sáez, Claudio A. (2015) -
First high-altitude record of Bucculatrix mirnae Vargas and Moreira (Lepidoptera, Bucculatricidae) on a newly documented host plant: the importance of host plant distribution for conservation on the western slopes of the Andes mountains of Northern Chile
Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique; Vargas, Héctor A. (2016)Bucculatrix mirnae Vargas and Moreira, 2012 (Lepidoptera, Bucculatricidae) is a micromoth native to the coastal valleys of the Atacama Desert previously known to occur only in the type locality of the Azapa Valley, close ...
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First record of an exotic host plant for the oligophagous moth Macaria mirthae (Geometridae) in the coastal valleys of the northern Chilean Atacama Desert
Vargas, Héctor A.; Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique (2014) -
First remarks on the nesting biology of Hypodynerus andeus (Packard) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) in the Azapa valley, northern Chile
Méndez-Abarca, Felipe; Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique; Vargas, Héctor A. (2012)First remarks on the nesting biology of Hypodynerus andeus (Packard) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) in the Azapa valley, northern Chile. Some aspects about the nesting biology of the potter wasp Hypodynerus andeus ...
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Heterosis for resistance to insect herbivores in a 3-line hybrid rice system
Horgan, Finbarr G.; Bernal, Carmencita C.; Fame Ramal, Angelee; Almazan, Maria Liberty P.; Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique; Crisol-Martínez, Eduardo (2024)Three-line hybrid rice is produced by crossing male sterile (A line) rice with a fertility-restorer (R line). Fertile lines (B lines) are also required to maintain A line seed for breeding programs. We used a range of ...
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Host plant specificity of the moth species Glena mielkei (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in northern Chile
Méndez-Abarca, Felipe; Méndez, Camila F.; Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique (2014)Background: Host plant specificity refers to the preference of insects for particular plant species that allow them to complete their life cycle. Moth species of the Geometridae family depend closely on the vegetation ...
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How far can you go caterpillar? Observations on Uresiphita maorialis (Felder) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) larvae crawling away from their host plants in an urban setting
Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique (2014)BetweenOctober2007andMarch2008,Icarriedoutfieldobservations and a semi-controlled pilot experiment to become familiar withthe biological and phenological aspects of U. maorialis. In my observations,I noticed that ...
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Immature stages, phenology, distribution and host plants of the andean moon moth cercophana frauenfeldii felder, 1862 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)
Sepúlveda, Joaquín E.; Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique; Muñoz-Concha, Diego; Parra, Luis E.; Vargas, Héctor A. (2021)Cercophana frauenfeldii Felder (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), also known as the “Andean Moon Moth”, is a Neotropical species native to continental Chile whose larvae feed on species of the families Gomortegaceae, Laureaceae ...
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Larva, pupa and DNA barcodes of the Neotropical geometrid moth Glena mielkei (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae: Boarmiini)
Méndez-Abarca, Felipe; Espinoza-Donoso, Sebastián; Escobar-Suárez, Scott; Huanca-Mamani, Wilson; Vargas, Héctor A.; Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique (2018)Glena mielkeiVargas, 2010 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae: Boarmiini)is a Neotropical geometrid moth native to the Atacama Desert of northern Chile whose larvae are folivorous on the shrub Trixis cacalioides (Asteraecae). ...
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New record of the red prickly sea star Paulia horrida (Gray, 1840), Asterodiscididae, in the north of Chile
Méndez-Abarca, Felipe; Mundaca-Ortega, Enrique; Pepe-Victoriano, Renzo (2021)We report the capture of a single specimen of the species Paulia horrida Gray, 1840, off the coast of Arica, in the Arica and Parinacota Region, Northern Chile. This finding extends the currently known distributional range ...