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José Carlos Franco. Concluiu o(a) Doutoramento em Engenharia Agronómica em 1999 pelo(a) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Mestrado em Mestrado de Produção Vegetal - parte escolar em 1988 pelo(a) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia e Licenciatura em Engenharia Agronómica em 1985 pelo(a) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia. É Professor Auxiliar no(a) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia. Publicou 43 artigos em revistas especializadas. Possui 1 livro(s). Recebeu 1 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Nas suas atividades profissionais interagiu com 98 colaborador(es) em coautorias de trabalhos científicos.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
José Carlos Franco

Citation names

  • Franco, José
  • Franco, J.C.
  • Franco, José Carlos

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6817-692B-4298
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0898-3510
Researcher Id
B-8534-2009
Scopus Author Id
8760665700

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Italian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
1999
Concluded
 Engenharia Agronómica (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
"Contribuição para a Protecção Integrada em Citrinos - Caso das Cochonilhas-algodão (hemiptera, Pseudococcidae)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1988
Concluded
 Mestrado de Produção Vegetal - parte escolar (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
 17 valores
1985
Concluded
 Engenharia Agronómica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
"O oídio da videira . I- Revisão bibliográfica; II- Ensaios de campo." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14 valores
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/05/01 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
1999/11 - 2021/04/30 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
1989 - 1999 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
1986 - 1999 Trainee Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016 - 2018 Conselho Pedagógico Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2013 - 2016 Conselho pedagógico Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/10 - 2025/09 Mainstreaming Ecological Restoration of freshwater-related ecosystems in a Landscape context: INnovation, upscaling and transformation
101036337
 European Commission
2018/10 - 2022/09 HOlistic Management of Emerging forest pests and Diseases
771271
 European Commission
2018/01 - 2021/12 Networking European Farms to Enhance Cross Fertilisation and Innovation Uptake through Demonstration
772705
 European Commission
2011/04 - 2014/10 Coping with alien pests in citrus and eucalyptus: implementing best strategies plant system models
Provided by PTCRIS: 111877
111877
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2010/04 - 2013/09 Mealybug reproductive biology and pheromone-mediated interactions: a basis to develop ecological sound management tactics for pest mealybugs
99560
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2010/03 - 2013/08 FLYPRED - Has tiger-fly a role in biological control of protected crops?
99723
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2005/06 - 2007/12 Mate location by mealybug males and host finding by parasitoids: its potential use to manage two noxious mealybug species in citrus orchards and vineyards
57580
82218
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
1998/01 - 2001/12 New ecological pest management of pernicious scale insects in Mediterranean forest and groves
FAIR973440
 European Commission

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/10/01 - 2021/09/30 Optimização de infraestruturas verdes em vales agrícolas irrigados para promoção da qualidade ambiental e biodiversidade
PTDC/ASP-AGR/29771/2017
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Franco, J.C.; Zada, A.; Mendel, Z.. Novel approaches for the management of mealybug pests. 2009.
    10.1007/978-90-481-2316-2_10
Journal article
  1. Mazzeo, G.; Pellizzari, G.; Mateus, C.; da Silva, E.B.; Russo, A.; Nucifora, S.; Soares, C.; et al. "Melanaspis corticosa: a new insect pest of olive trees in Europe". Phytoparasitica (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85146563715&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12600-022-01041-y
  2. Isabel Borges; Luísa Oliveira; Ana C. Durão; Patrícia Arruda; Elisabete Figueiredo; José Carlos Franco; Eric Lucas; António O. Soares. "Contrasting Phenotypic Variability of Life-History Traits of Two Feral Populations of Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) under Two Alternative Diets". Agronomy (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010118.
    10.3390/agronomy13010118
  3. Vera Zina; André Fonseca; Gonçalo Duarte; Sofia Conde; Maria Rosário Fernandes; Maria Teresa Ferreira; José Carlos Franco. "Ant Diversity Is Enhanced by Ecological Infrastructures in Agroecosystems: A Case Study in Irrigated Mediterranean Farmland". Agronomy (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12112690.
    10.3390/agronomy12112690
  4. José Carlos Franco; Manuela Branco; Sofia Conde; André Garcia; Maria Rosário Fernandes; José Lima Santos; Tainan Messina; et al. "Ecological Infrastructures May Enhance Lepidopterans Predation in Irrigated Mediterranean Farmland, Depending on Their Typology and the Predator Guild". Sustainability 14 7 (2022): 3874-3874. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14073874.
    10.3390/su14073874
  5. Gross, J.; Franco, J.C.. "Novel trends on semiochemicals and semiophysicals for insect science and management". Entomologia Generalis 42 2 (2022): 163-165. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85126427721&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1127/entomologia/2022/1535
  6. Garcia, A.; Vaz, P.G.; Franco, J.C.; Nunes, P.; Jactel, H.; Branco, M.. "Urban tree isolation affects the abundance of its pests and their natural enemies". Landscape and Urban Planning 227 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85134830548&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104515
  7. Zina, V.; Duarte, G.; Fonseca, A.; Conde, S.; Teresa Ferreira, M.; Carlos Franco, J.; Rosário Fernandes, M.. "Land use system, invasive species and shrub diversity of the riparian ecological infrastructure determine the specific and functional richness of ant communities in Mediterranean river valleys". Ecological Indicators 145 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85140982318&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109613
  8. Franco, J.C.; Cocco, A.; Lucchi, A.; Mendel, Z.; Suma, P.; Vacas, S.; Mansour, R.; Navarro-Llopis, V.. "Scientific and technological developments in mating disruption of scale insects". Entomologia Generalis 42 2 (2022): 251-273. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85128402559&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1127/entomologia/2021/1220
  9. Arlindo Lima; Tatiana Valada; Maria Filomena Caetano; José Carlos Franco; Ana Paula Ramos. "First record of the lawn chinch bug Blissus insularis Barber (Hemiptera: Blissidae) in Europe". Phytoparasitica 49 4 (2021): 539-545. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-021-00903-1.
    10.1007/s12600-021-00903-1
  10. António Onofre Soares; Hugo Renato Calado; José Carlos Franco; António Franquinho Aguiar; Miguel M. Andrade; Vera Zina; Olga M. C. C. Ameixa; Isabel Borges; Alexandra Magro. "An annotated checklist of ladybeetle species (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) of Portugal, including the Azores and Madeira Archipelagos". ZooKeys (2021): https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1053.64268.
    10.3897/zookeys.1053.64268
  11. Vera Zina; Marc Ordeix; José Carlos Franco; Maria Teresa Ferreira; Maria Rosário Fernandes. "Ants as Bioindicators of Riparian Ecological Health in Catalonian Rivers". Forests 12 5 (2021): 625-625. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12050625.
    10.3390/f12050625
  12. Neto, A.C.; Mateus, C.; de Andrade, E.; Barateiro, A.; Bigolin, M.; Chaves, M.; Guerreiro, V.; et al. "First record of the invasive leafhopper Sophonia orientalis in mainland Portugal". Journal of Pest Science 94 2 (2021): 241-249. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85092095353&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10340-020-01289-5
  13. Ruíz-Rivero, O.; Garcia-Lor, A.; Rojas-Panadero, B.; Franco, J.C.; Khamis, F.M.; Kruger, K.; Cifuentes, D.; et al. "Insights into the origin of the invasive populations of Trioza erytreae in Europe using microsatellite markers and mtDNA barcoding approaches". Scientific Reports 11 1 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85115411002&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/s41598-021-97824-0
  14. Vera Zina; Manuela Branco; José Carlos Franco. "Impact of the Invasive Argentine Ant in Citrus Agroecosystems: Effects on the Diversity and Frequency of Native Ant Species Foraging on Tree Canopy". Insects (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110785.
    10.3390/insects11110785
  15. Riis, T.; Kelly-Quinn, M.; Aguiar, F.C.; Manolaki, P.; Bruno, D.; Bejarano, M.D.; Clerici, N.; et al. "Global overview of ecosystem services provided by riparian vegetation". BioScience 70 6 (2020): 501-514. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85088694310&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/biosci/biaa041
  16. Jactel, H.; Desprez-Loustau, M.-L.; Battisti, A.; Brockerhoff, E.; Santini, A.; Stenlid, J.; Björkman, C.; et al. "Pathologists and entomologists must join forces against forest pest and pathogen invasions". NeoBiota 58 (2020): 107-127. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85088255898&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3897/neobiota.58.54389
  17. André Garcia; Hugo Gonçalves; Nicolas Borowiec; José Carlos Franco; Manuela Branco. "Ophelimus sp., a new invasive gall wasp of Eucalyptus globulus in Europe, escapes the parasitism by Closterocerus chamaeleon due to an asynchronous life cycle". Biological Control 131 (2019): 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2018.12.006.
    10.1016/j.biocontrol.2018.12.006
  18. Garcia, A.; Allen, G.R.; Oberprieler, R.G.; Ramos, A.P.; Valente, C.; Reis, A.; Franco, J.C.; Branco, M.. "Biological control of Gonipterus: Uncovering the associations between eucalypts, weevils and parasitoids in their native range". Forest Ecology and Management 443 (2019): 106-116. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85064440001&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foreco.2019.04.004
  19. Garcia, A.; Franco, J.C.; Branco, M.. "Novel prey boosts the expansion of host-plant range in a native predatory bug". BioControl 64 6 (2019): 677-683. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85072211654&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10526-019-09965-x
  20. E.B. Silva; C. Mourato; M. Branco; Z. Mendel; J.C. Franco. "Biparental mealybugs may be more promiscuous than we thought". Bulletin of Entomological Research (2018): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485318000810.
    10.1017/S0007485318000810
  21. Zina, V.; Branco, M.; Franco, J.C.. "Ant community associated to citrus canopy in Southern Portugal over a century after the invasion by the Argentine ant". Phytoparasitica 45 2 (2017): 183-200. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019249539&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12600-017-0582-1
  22. Canário, D.V.P.; Figueiredo, E.; Franco, J.C.; Guerra, R.. "Detecting early mealybug infestation stages on tomato plants using optical spectroscopy". European Journal of Horticultural Science 82 3 (2017): 141-148. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85026192360&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.17660/eJHS.2017/82.3.4
  23. Von Ellenrieder, N.; Watson, G.W.; Kinnee, S.A.; Franco, J.C.; Mazzeo, G.. "Paracoccus leucadendri Mazzeo & Franco in Mazzeo, Franco & Russo, 2009, a junior synonym of Paracoccus hakeae (Williams, 1985) comb. nov. (Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae)". Zootaxa 4093 4 (2016): 552-558. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84962243586&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.11646/zootaxa.4093.4.6
  24. Da Silva, E.B.; Maia, M.; Santos, M.; Cruz, A.; Botelho, M.; Franco, J.C.; Ribeiro, H.; Mexia, A.. "Parthenolecanium corni (Bouché) (Hemiptera coccidae) in vineyards in Portugal: Morphology, seasonal development, life cycle and reproduction". Redia 99 (2016): 215-217. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85012117550&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.19263/REDIA-99.16.28
  25. Franco, J.C.; Garcia, A.; Branco, M.. "First report of Epichrysocharis burwelli in Europe, a new invasive gall wasp atacking eucalypts". Phytoparasitica 44 4 (2016): 443-446. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84988956031&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12600-016-0539-9
  26. Mateus, C.; Franco, J.C.; Caetano, M.F.; Borges da Silva, E.; Ramos, A.P.; Figueiredo, E.; Mound, L.. "Hercinothrips dimidiatus Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), a new pest of Aloe arborescens Miller in Europe". Phytoparasitica 43 5 (2015): 689-692. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84947035383&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12600-015-0492-z
  27. Fortuna, T.M.; Franco, J.C.; Rebelo, M.T.. "Morphology and distribution of antennal sensilla in a mealybug parasitoid, Anagyrus sp. near pseudococci (Hymenoptera, encyrtidae)". Microscopy and Microanalysis 21 (2015): 8-9. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84948954640&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S1431927614013713
  28. Bugila, A.A.A.; Franco, J.C.; Silva, E.B.; Branco, M.. "Suitability of five mealybug species (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae) as hosts for the solitary parasitoid Anagyrus sp. nr. pseudococci (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)". Biocontrol Science and Technology 25 1 (2015): 108-120. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84918564058&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/09583157.2014.952711
  29. Seabra, S.G.; Brás, P.G.; Martins, J.; Martins, R.; Wyatt, N.; Shirazi, J.; Rebelo, M.T.; et al. "Phylogeographical patterns in Coenosia attenuata (Diptera: Muscidae): A widespread predator of insect species associated with greenhouse crops". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 114 2 (2015): 308-326. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84921507635&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/bij.12419
  30. Kol-Maimon, H.; Mendel, Z.; Franco, J.C.; Ghanim, M.. "Paternal inheritance in mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae).". Die Naturwissenschaften 101 10 (2014): 791-802. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84908215170&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00114-014-1218-7
  31. Levi-Zada, A.; Fefer, D.; David, M.; Eliyahu, M.; Franco, J.C.; Protasov, A.; Dunkelblum, E.; Mendel, Z.. "Diel periodicity of pheromone release by females of Planococcus citri and Planococcus ficus and the temporal flight activity of their conspecific males". Naturwissenschaften 101 8 (2014): 671-678. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84905030387&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00114-014-1206-y
  32. Bugila, A.A.A.; Franco, J.C.; da Silva, E.B.; Branco, M.. "Defense Response of Native and Alien Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) Against the Solitary Parasitoid Anagyrus sp. nr. pseudococci (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)". Journal of Insect Behavior 27 4 (2014): 439-453. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84901651242&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10905-014-9440-x
  33. Kol-Maimon, H.; Ghanim, M.; Franco, J.C.; Mendel, Z.. "Evidence for gene flow between two sympatric mealybug species (Insecta; Coccoidea; Pseudococcidae)". PLoS ONE 9 2 (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84895766751&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0088433
  34. Bugila, AAA; Branco, M; Silva, EB; Franco, JC. "Host selection behavior and specificity of the solitary parasitoid of mealybugs Anagyrus sp. nr. pseudococci (Girault) (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae)". Biocontrol Science and Technology 24 1 (2014): 22-38.
    10.1080/09583157.2013.840771
  35. Martins, R.F.; Zina, V.; Da Silva, E.B.; Rebelo, M.T.; Figueiredo, E.; Mendel, Z.; Paulo, O.S.; Franco, J.C.; Seabra, S.G.. "Isolation and characterization of fifteen polymorphic microsatellite loci for the citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), and cross-amplification in two other mealybug species". Journal of Genetics 93 (2014): 75-78. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84863968344&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12041-012-0162-6
  36. Zina, V.; da Silva, E.B.; Quartau, J.A.; Franco, J.C.. "First report of the citrus leafhopper Penthimiola bella (Stål) (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) in Europe". Phytoparasitica 41 5 (2013): 521-527. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84886249894&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12600-013-0312-2
  37. Seabra, S.G.; Brás, P.G.; Zina, V.; Borges da Silva, E.; Rebelo, M.T.; Figueiredo, E.; Mendel, Z.; Paulo, O.S.; Franco, J.C.. "Molecular Evidence of Polyandry in the Citrus Mealybug, Planococcus citri (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)". PLoS ONE 8 7 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879758410&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0068241
  38. da Silva, E.B.; Branco, M.; Mendel, Z.; Franco, J.C.. "Mating Behavior and Performance in the Two Cosmopolitan Mealybug Species Planococcus citri and Pseudococcus calceolariae (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)". Journal of Insect Behavior 26 3 (2013): 304-320. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875681952&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10905-012-9344-6
  39. Martins, R.F.; Zina, V.; Da Silva, E.B.; Rebelo, M.T.; Figueiredo, E.; Mendel, Z.; Paulo, O.S.; Franco, J.C.; Seabra, S.G.. "Isolation and characterization of fifteen polymorphic microsatellite loci for the citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), and cross-amplification in two other mealybug species.". Journal of genetics 91 2 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84872238608&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  40. Suma, P.; Mansour, R.; La Torre, I.; Ali Bugila, A.A.; Mendel, Z.; Franco, J.C.. "Developmental time, longevity, reproductive capacity and sex ratio of the mealybug parasitoid Anagyrus sp. nr. pseudococci (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)". Biocontrol Science and Technology 22 7 (2012): 737-745. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84863578275&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/09583157.2012.684210
  41. Mendel, Z.; Protasov, A.; Jasrotia, P.; Silva, E.B.; Zada, A.; Franco, J.C.. "Sexual maturation and aging of adult male mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)". Bulletin of Entomological Research 102 4 (2012): 385-394. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84862165550&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S0007485311000605
  42. Zina, V.; Lima, A.; Caetano, F.; da Silva, E.B.; Ramos, A.P.; Franco, J.C.. "First record of the pepper tree psyllid, Calophya schini Tuthill (Hemiptera, Calophyidae), in the Palaearctic region". Phytoparasitica 40 2 (2012): 127-130. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84857505809&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12600-011-0209-x
  43. Suma, P.; Mansour, R.; Russo, A.; la Torre, I.; Bugila, A.A.A.; Franco, J.C.. "Encapsulation rates of the parasitoid Anagyrus sp. nr. pseudococci, by three mealybug species (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)". Phytoparasitica 40 1 (2012): 11-16. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84855578776&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12600-011-0199-8
  44. Mendel, Z.; Jasrotia, P.; Protasov, A.; Kol-Maimon, H.; Zada, A.L.; Franco, J.C.. "Responses of Second-Instar Male Nymphs of Four Mealybug Species (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) to Conspecific and Heterospecific Female Sex Pheromones". Journal of Insect Behavior 25 5 (2012): 504-513. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84864284991&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10905-012-9317-9
  45. Branco, M.; Van Halder, I.; Franco, J.C.; Constantin, R.; Jactel, H.. "Prey sex pheromone as kairomone for a new group of predators (Coleoptera: Dasytidae, Aplocnemus spp.) of pine bast scales". Bulletin of Entomological Research 101 6 (2011): 667-674. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80255140425&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S0007485310000696
  46. Franco, J.C.; Russo, A.; Marotta, S.. "An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Portugal, including Madeira and Azores Archipelagos". Zootaxa 3004 (2011): 1-32. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80052248943&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  47. Franco, J.C.; Silva, E.B.D.; Fortuna, T.; Cortegano, E.; Branco, M.; Suma, P.; Torre, I.L.; et al. "Vine mealybug sex pheromone increases citrus mealybug parasitism by Anagyrus sp. near pseudococci (Girault)". Biological Control 58 3 (2011): 230-238. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79960347486&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.biocontrol.2011.06.008
  48. da Silva, E.B.; Mendel, Z.; Franco, J.C.. "Can facultative parthenogenesis occur in biparental mealybug species?". Phytoparasitica 38 1 (2010): 19-21. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-76449088734&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12600-009-0069-9
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Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2018 - 2023/12 Ants as storytellers of riverscapes
Supervisor of Vera Mónica Henriques Leitão Franco Zina
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2014 - 2020 Enhancing Biological Control against Eucalyptus pests
Co-supervisor of André Filipe Fidalgo Casquilho Garcia
 Engenharia Florestal e dos Recursos Naturais (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2016 - 2016 A problemática das cochonilhas-algodão em cultura protegida de hortícolas na região Oeste
Supervisor of David Vicente Power Canário
 Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Cochonilhas-algodão associadas ao cafeeiro em estufas
Supervisor
 Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2011 - 2014 Host-parasitoid relationships of Anagyrus sp. Near pseudococci (Girault), (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae), as aa basis to improve biological control of pest mealybugs (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae)
Supervisor of Abdalbaset Abusalah Ali Bugila
 Engenharia Agronómica (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2009 - 2011 Biologia reprodutiva dos machos de cochonilhas-algodão: bases para o desenvolvimento de uma táctica biotécnica no âmbito da proteção integrada com recurso a feromonas
Supervisor of Elsa Borges da Silva
Pós-doutoramento (Other)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Florestais, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Avaliação da sustentabilidade ao nível da exploração agrícola: aplicação do modelo RISE na Região Demarcada do Douro
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Monitorização da traça-dos-cachos Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Millière) na cultura da vinha em clima semi-árido tropical na região de Pernambuco, Brasil
Supervisor of João Manuel Rodrigues Cortes
Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Duração da receptividade de fêmeas de cochonilhas-algodão (Hemiptera; Pseudococcidae) e a sua relação com a hipótese de poliandria.
Supervisor
 Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2009 - 2009 As cochonillas-algodão da vinha (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) na região do Oeste.
Supervisor of António Jorge Antunes Martins
 Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Mentha cervina L.: insectos e fungos associados; propriedades insecticidas do óleo essencial
Co-supervisor of Sara Inês Pereira Belchior
Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Distribuição potencial de Nephus reunioni Fursch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) com base no modelo bioclimático CLIMEX.
Supervisor of Fernando António Felizes Simões dos Santos
Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2005 - 2009 Estudo da biologia reprodutiva dos machos como base para o desenvolvimento de novas tácticas biotécnicas no âmbito da proteção integrada de cochonilhas-algodão (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
Supervisor of Elsa Borges da Silva
Pós-doutoramento (Other)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Florestais, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Efeito da encapsulação na actividade do parasitóide de cochonilhas-algodão Anagyrus sp. nov. próx. pseudococci (Girault).
Supervisor of Ana Margarida Pedro Passarinho
Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Possibilidade de utilização da resposta cairomonal do parasitóide Anagyrus spec. nov. próx. pseudococci (Girault) como base para o desenvolvimento de tácticas de protecção biológica
Supervisor
 Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2008 - 2008 A técnica da confusão sexual com táctica potencial de protecção integrada de citrinos para a cochonilha pinta-vermelha
Supervisor of Helena IB Sousa
Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Efeitos de natureza visual na localização de fontes de feromona pelos machos de cochonilha-algodão dos citrinos, Planococcus citri (Risso)
Supervisor of Leonor Pedroso Mendes Silva Campos
Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Formigas (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) associadas a pomares de citrinos na região do Algarve
Supervisor
 Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2007 - 2007 A cecidómia das folhas da pereira, Dasineura pyri (Bouché) (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), na região do Oeste: contributo para a definição da sua importância e para o desenvolvimento de estratégias de proteção
Supervisor of Ana Catarina Henriques da Silva Ramos
Agricultura e Horticultura Sustentáveis (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Bases ecológicas para o desenvolvimento de tácticas biotécnicas de protecção relativamente à traça-do-limoeiro, Prays citri (Millière) (Lepidoptera: Hyponomeutidae)
Supervisor
 Ecologia Aplicada (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Resposta cairomonal do parasitóide Anagyrus spec. nov. próx. pseudococci (Girault) (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae) à feromona sexual de Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae).
Supervisor of Taiadjana Filipa Marques Fortuna
Ecologia e Gestão Ambiental (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2016 Achievement in Pest Management Award