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  1. Development of a PCR-based method to discriminate between live and dead insect pests present in stored paddy rice

    Article • Journal of Stored Products Research, January 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  2. Development of a qPCR-based method for the detection of arthropod pests in stored rice

    Article • Food Control, May 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  3. Insect detection by molecular diagnostics in stored products: Results from a survey in the agrifood sector

    Article • Journal of Stored Products Research, May 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  4. Impact of direct and indirect ingestion of six systemic pesticides on the parasitoid Anagyrus vladimiri

    Article • Crop Protection, August 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Nuria Agusti, Dr Maria Teresa Martinez-Ferrer

  5. Disentangling omnivory of heteropteran and coccinellid predators present in peach and alfalfa crops by metabarcoding analysis

    Article • Biological Control, July 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  6. Dispersal of the parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor in storage warehouses

    Article • Journal of Stored Products Research, February 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Nuria Agusti, Dr Maria Teresa Martinez-Ferrer

  7. Effectiveness of the parasitoid Anisopteromalus calandrae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in the control of Sitophilus zeamais and Rhyzopertha dominica in paddy rice

    Article • Biological Control, June 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  8. Disentangling arthropod and plant resources consumed by Orius spp. in peach and alfalfa crops by metagenomic analysis

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

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  9. Disentangling arthropod and plant resources consumed by Orius spp. in peach and alfalfa crops by metagenomic analysis

    Article • April 2022, Research Square

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  10. Naturalized Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris complement the resident parasitoid complex of Tuta absoluta in North‐eastern Spain

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, March 2022, Wiley

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  11. Efficacy of Selected Insecticides for Chemical Control of the African Citrus Psyllid, Trioza erytreae (Psylloidea: Triozidae)

    Article • Agronomy, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Nuria Agusti, Dr Maria Teresa Martinez-Ferrer

  12. Development of a multiprimer metabarcoding approach to understanding trophic interactions in agroecosystems

    Article • Insect Science, January 2022, Wiley

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  13. Releases of the parasitoid Anisopteromalus calandrae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) can control Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in big bags of paddy rice

    Article • Biological Control, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Nuria Agusti, Dr Maria Teresa Martinez-Ferrer

  14. Development of a PCR-based method for the screening of potential predators of the African citrus psyllid Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio)

    Article • Biological Control, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Nuria Agusti, Dr Maria Teresa Martinez-Ferrer

  15. Using flower strips to promote green lacewings to control cabbage insect pests

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  16. Molecular tracking of insect dispersal to verify arthropod predator movement from an alfalfa field to a peach orchard

    Article • Biological Control, July 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  17. NaturalizedDolichogenidea gelechiidivorisMarsh (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) complement the resident parasitoid complex ofTuta absoluta(Meyrick) (Lepidopera:Gelechiidae) in Spain

    Article • May 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  18. Banker plants and landscape composition influence colonisation precocity of tomato greenhouses by mirid predators

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  19. Development of a multi-primer metabarcoding approach to understand trophic interactions in agroecosystems

    Article • May 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  20. Can Insectary Plants Enhance the Presence of Natural Enemies of the Green Peach Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Mediterranean Peach Orchards?

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, January 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  21. Does the plant defense priming compound β-aminobutyric acid affect the performance of Macrolophus pygmaeus when used to control Bemisia tabaci in tomato?

    Article • Phytoparasitica, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  22. Survey of Trogoderma spp. in Spanish mills and warehouses

    Article • Journal of Stored Products Research, September 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  23. Development and Biomass Composition of Ephestia kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), and Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Reared on Different Byproducts of the Agri-Food Industry

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, July 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  24. Development of a PCR‐based method to monitor arthropod dispersal in agroecosystems: Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) from banker plants to tomato crops

    Article • Insect Science, September 2019, Wiley

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  25. Sequencing of Tuta absoluta genome to develop SNP genotyping assays for species identification

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  26. Detection and identification of five common internal grain insect pests by multiplex PCR

    Article • Food Control, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  27. Elliptic Fourier Analysis in the Study of the Male Genitalia to Discriminate Three Macrolophus Species (Hemiptera: Miridae)

    Article • Insects, November 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr Pere M Parés-Casanova, Dr Nuria Agusti

  28. A chitinase from Euphorbia characias latex is a novel and powerful plant-based pesticide against Drosophila suzukii

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, June 2017, Wiley

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  29. Detection and quantification of the insect pest Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in rice by qPCR

    Article • Journal of Stored Products Research, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  30. Molecular tracking of arthropod predator–prey interactions in Mediterranean lettuce crops

    Article • Food Webs, December 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  31. Comparative cytogenetic study of three Macrolophus species (Heteroptera, Miridae)

    Article • Comparative Cytogenetics, September 2015, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  32. Understanding trophic interactions of Orius spp. (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) in lettuce crops by molecular methods

    Article • Pest Management Science, March 2015, Wiley

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  33. Universal and blocking primer mismatches limit the use of high-throughput DNA sequencing for the quantitative metabarcoding of arthropods

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, December 2014, Wiley

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  34. Molecular assessment of predation by hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Mediterranean lettuce crops

    Article • Pest Management Science, October 2014, Wiley

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  35. Identification of the most common predatory hoverflies of Mediterranean vegetable crops and their parasitism using multiplex PCR

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuria Agusti, PhD Santos Rojo

  36. Identification of Orius spp. (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) in vegetable crops using molecular techniques

    Article • Biological Control, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  37. Do the interactions among natural enemies compromise the biological control of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci?

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  38. Taxonomic identification of Macrolophus pygmaeus and Macrolophus melanotoma based on morphometry and molecular markers

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, September 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  39. Conspecific and heterospecific interactions between two omnivorous predators on tomato

    Article • Biological Control, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  40. Detecting aphid predation by earwigs in organic citrus orchards using molecular markers

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, March 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  41. Trophic relationships between predators, whiteflies and their parasitoids in tomato greenhouses: a molecular approach

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, February 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  42. Development of specific ITS markers for plant DNA identification within herbivorous insects

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, November 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  43. Multiplex reactions for the molecular detection of predation on pest and nonpest invertebrates in agroecosystems

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, September 2010, Wiley

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  44. Egg detection in females of the polyphagous predator Macrolophus pygmaeus (Heteroptera: Miridae) by serological techniques

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, June 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  45. Effect of adult age and insect density of Dicyphus tamaninii Wagner (Heteroptera: Miridae) on progeny

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  46. Group-specific primers for DNA-based detection of springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) within predator gut contents

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, May 2008, Wiley

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  47. Detection, identification and geographical distribution of European corn borer larval parasitoids using molecular markers

    Article • Molecular Ecology, September 2005, Wiley

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  48. Collembola as alternative prey sustaining spiders in arable ecosystems: prey detection within predators using molecular markers

    Article • Molecular Ecology, November 2003, Wiley

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  49. Detecting Cacopsylla pyricola (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in predator guts using COI mitochondrial markers

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, June 2003, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  50. Developing SCAR markers to study predation on Trialeurodes vaporariorum

    Article • Insect Molecular Biology, June 2000, Wiley

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  51. Lygus hesperus and L. lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae), Phytophages, Zoophages, or Omnivores: Evidence of Feeding Adaptations Suggested by the Salivary and Midgut Digestive Enzymes2

    Article • Journal of Entomological Science, April 2000, Georgia Entomological Society

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  52. Development of sequence amplified characterized region (SCAR) markers of Helicoverpa armigera: a new polymerase chain reaction-based technique for predator gut analysis

    Article • Molecular Ecology, September 1999, Wiley

    Dr Nuria Agusti

  53. Immunological Detection of Helicoverpa armigera(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Ingested by Heteropteran Predators: Time-Related Decay and Effect of Meal Size on Detection Period

    Article • Annals of the Entomological Society of America, January 1999, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nuria Agusti