Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research
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Jorge Braz Torres

Biography

Agronomist with undergraduate on Agriculture Engineer, and graduation on Entomology. Our laboratorys research focus is on ecological based tools for agricultural pest control on agricultural systems from organic to conventional row cropping ecosystems. The projects under development emphasize cultural practices and soft insecticides to manage cotton pests for the Semiarid region of northeast Brazil. Also, researches to increase the use of predators into an IPM approach such as natural enemies resistant to pyrethroid insecticides have been done. We have concentrated on lady beetles species such as Eriopis connexa and Hippodamia convergens. The studies are conducted by undergraduate, Master and Doctoral students from the Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia Agrícola.

Research Interest

Agriculture Engineering, Entomology, ecological based tools for agricultural pest control on agricultural systems from organic to conventional row cropping ecosystems. Also, researches to increase the use of predators into an IPM approach such as natural enemies resistant to pyrethroid insecticides. Concentration on concentrated on lady beetles species such as Eriopis connexa and Hippodamia convergens.

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