Sónia Santos

Dr. Sónia Santos

Instituto Politecnico de Setubal, Setúbal, Portugal
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Academic Career Length

27Years (2000-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 March 2007 in European Journal of Soil Biology
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SSSónia Santos
Sónia Santos
JCJosé Eduardo Cabanas
José Eduardo Cabanas
José Alberto PereiraJosé Alberto Pereira
José Alberto Pereira


21 September 2014 in BioControl
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LPLara A. Pinheiro
Lara A. Pinheiro
LTLaura M. Torres
Laura M. Torres
JRJoão Raimundo
João Raimundo
SSSónia Santos
Sónia Santos

1 June 2020 in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
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MVMaría Villa
María Villa
SSSónia Santos
Sónia Santos
JSJose Paulo Sousa
Jose Paulo Sousa
AFAlberto Ferreira
Alberto Ferreira
PSPedro Martins da Silva
Pedro Martins da Silva
JPJosé Alberto Pereira
José Alberto Pereira

16 December 2015 in Journal of Applied Entomology
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ADA. M. Dinis
A. M. Dinis
José Alberto PereiraJosé Alberto Pereira
José Alberto Pereira
MPM. C. Pimenta
M. C. Pimenta
JOJ. Oliveira
J. Oliveira
Jacinto Benhadi-MarínJacinto Benhadi-Marín
Jacinto Benhadi-Marín
SSSónia Santos
Sónia Santos

11 November 2020 in Agronomy
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LPLara A. Pinheiro
Lara A. Pinheiro
BDBeatriz Dader
Beatriz Dader
AWAndrea C. Wanumen
Andrea C. Wanumen
José Alberto PereiraJosé Alberto Pereira
José Alberto Pereira
SSSónia Santos
Sónia Santos
PMPilar Medina
Pilar Medina
Pesticide applications in olive orchards could alter the biological control of parasitoid Psyttalia concolor Szépligeti (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on the key pest Bactrocera oleae Rossi (Diptera: Tephritidae). Psyttalia concolor adults can be contaminated by exposure to spray droplets, contact with treated surfaces or oral uptake from contaminated food sources. Pesticides impact both pest and parasitoid populations when they coexist in time and space, as they reduce pest numbers available for parasitoids and might cause toxic effects to parasitoids from which they need to recover. Therefore, the appropriate timing and application of selective chemical treatments provides the opportunity to incorporate this parasitoid in the IPM of B. oleae. This manuscript reviews the current literature on lethal and sublethal effects of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and biopesticides on P. concolor. Insecticides were generally more toxic, particularly organophosphates and pyrethroids, while herbicides and biopesticides had less effects on mortality and reproductive parameters. Some fungicides were quite harmful. Most of the studies were conducted in laboratory conditions, focused on reproduction as the only sublethal effect, exclusively considered the effect of a single pesticide and persistence was hardly explored. Field studies, currently quite scarce, are absolutely needed to satisfactorily assess the impact of pesticides on P. concolor.