Félix Martín

Félix Martín


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

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

Representative Publications

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13 February 2024 in Journal of Pest Science
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FMFélix Martín
Félix Martín
EGElisa Garzo
Elisa Garzo
PGPedro Guirao
Pedro Guirao
MPMaría Jesús Pascual-Villalobos
María Jesús Pascual-Villalobos
AFAlberto Fereres
Alberto Fereres
AMAranzazu Moreno
Aranzazu Moreno

23 September 2024 in Insects
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FMFélix Martín
Félix Martín
PGPedro Guirao
Pedro Guirao
MVMaría Jesús Pascual Villalobos
María Jesús Pascual Villalobos
Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is one of the most important aphid crop pests, due to its direct damage and its ability to transmit viral diseases in crops. The objective is to test whether spraying nanoemulsions of botanical products repels winged individuals of M. persicae in a bioassay in culture chambers. The bioactive volatiles were applied on pepper plants at a dose of 0.2% alone or at 0.1% of each component in blends. A treated plant and a control plant were placed at each side of an entomological cage inside a growth chamber. The winged individuals were released between the plants, in a black-painted Petri dish suspended by wires in the upper half of the cage. The most repellent products were farnesol (repellency index, RI = 40.24%), (E)-anethole (RI = 30.85%) and coconut fatty acid methyl ester (coconut FAME) (RI = 28.93%), alone or in the following blends: farnesol + (E)-anethole + distilled lemon oil (RI = 36.55%) or (E)-anethole + distilled lemon oil + coconut FAME (RI = 30.63%). The observed effect of coconut FAME on aphids is the first report of this product having a repellent effect on a crop pest. Repellent substances for viral disease vectors should be further investigated to develop new strategies for plant protection.

11 March 2026 in Industrial Crops and Products
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MPMaría Jesús Pascual-Villalobos
María Jesús Pascual-Villalobos
María Dolores LópezMaría Dolores López
María Dolores López
MPMeritxell Pérez-Hedó
Meritxell Pérez-Hedó
MGMaría del Mar Guerrero
María del Mar Guerrero
FMFélix Martín
Félix Martín
PGPedro Guirao
Pedro Guirao