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Irma Cabrera-Asencio
Full Professor
Faculty Researcher
6 h-index
51 pubs
103 cited
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Irma Cabrera-Asencio's research focuses on entomology and plant pathology, with a particular emphasis on insect pests and diseases affecting agricultural crops. Her work has investigated insect visitors to mango flowers and the impact of hurricanes on insect communities. She has also reported on new invasive pest species in the Western Hemisphere, including *Amrasca biguttula* and *Megalurothrips usitatus*. Cabrera-Asencio's research extends to identifying natural insecticides derived from plant extracts, such as those from *Mammea americana* L. and *Genipa americana* L., evaluating their efficacy against specific pests like mealybugs and corn earworm larvae. Her publications also address fungal diseases affecting crops, such as cankers on mango trees caused by *Lasiodiplodia mahajangana*. With 51 publications and an h-index of 6, her work contributes to understanding and managing agricultural threats.
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- h-index: 6
- Publications: 51
- Citations: 103
Selected Publications
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GC-MS based phytoconstituents profiling, toxicity assessment, and potential of Genipa americana L. leaf extracts as natural insecticides against striped mealybugs Ferrisia sp. (2025)
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Hurricanes and phytophagous insects: Disturbance effects on the abundance of an invasive insect (2023)
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Alternaria spp. implicadas en el complejo de la enfermedad del tizón foliar de la cebolla en los trópicos. (2011)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Naomi M. Maldonado-Pinto
4 shared publications
- Coleópteros barrenadores de madera recolectados en trampas “Cross-Vane” en árboles de Mangifera indica: Nuevos reportes y nueva especie para Puerto Rico
- Batocera rufomaculata (De Geer, 1775) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae): Incidencia, severidad y preferencia en cultivares de Mangifera indica
- Evaluación del crecimiento de larvas de Batocera rufomaculata (De Geer, 1775) en un medio orgánico y un medio nutritivo artificial
- Manejo químico y cultural para Batocera rufomaculata (De Geer, 1775) en Mangifera indica L.
Elvia Meléndez‐Ackerman
University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras (PR)
3 shared publications
- Community and Species-Level Changes of Insect Species Visiting Mangifera indica Flowers Following Hurricane María: “The Devil Is in the Details”
- INSECT VISITORS ON THE FLOWERS OF FOUR CULTIVARS OF MANGIFERA INDICA AT THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT SUBSTATION OF JUANA DIAZ, PUERTO RICO
- Floral Biology of Four Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae) Cultivars
Consuelo Estévez de Jensen
Agricultural Research Service (US)
3 shared publications
- First Report of the Exotic Species Megalurothrips usitatus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), Pest of Fabaceae, in Puerto Rico
- ATHELOCA SUBRUFELLA (HULST) (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE: PHYCITINAE): THE COCONUT MOTH IN PUERTO RICO
- ACULOPS CANNABICOLA (FARKAS) (ACARI: ERIOPHYOIDEA): A NEW INVASIVE PEST OF CANNABIS SATIVA IN PUERTO RICO
Mike Vázquez-Torres
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (PR)
3 shared publications
- Phytochemical Profiling, Bioactivity, and Insecticidal Effectiveness of Mammea americana L. Leaf Extracts Against Ferrisia sp.
- GC-MS based phytoconstituents profiling, toxicity assessment, and potential of Genipa americana L. leaf extracts as natural insecticides against striped mealybugs Ferrisia sp.
- Phytochemical profiling by GC-MS, in vivo toxicity bioassay, and insecticidal evaluation of Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.) Don leaf extracts from Puerto Rico
Nilka Rivera-Portalatín
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (PR)
3 shared publications
- Phytochemical Profiling, Bioactivity, and Insecticidal Effectiveness of Mammea americana L. Leaf Extracts Against Ferrisia sp.
- GC-MS based phytoconstituents profiling, toxicity assessment, and potential of Genipa americana L. leaf extracts as natural insecticides against striped mealybugs Ferrisia sp.
- Phytochemical profiling by GC-MS, in vivo toxicity bioassay, and insecticidal evaluation of Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.) Don leaf extracts from Puerto Rico
Lydia I. Rivera-Vargas
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (PR)
2 shared publications
- First Report of <i>Lasiodiplodia mahajangana</i> Causing Canker of Mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i>) in Puerto Rico
- Fungal pathogens of mango (Mangifera indica L.) inflorescences
Luz M. Serrato-Díaz
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (PR)
2 shared publications
- First Report of <i>Lasiodiplodia mahajangana</i> Causing Canker of Mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i>) in Puerto Rico
- Fungal pathogens of mango (Mangifera indica L.) inflorescences
Diego M. Viteri
2 shared publications
- Bioensayos de insecticidas biológicos y orgánicos sintéticos en larvas del gusano de la mazorca del maíz [Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)]
- ARCHYTAS MARMORATUS (TOWNSEND) AND LESPESIA SPP. (DIPTERA: TACHINIDAE) PARASITOIDS OF SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA (J.E. SMITH) (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE) ON ZEA MAYS L. IN SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO
Angela M. Linares‐Ramírez
2 shared publications
- Bioensayos de insecticidas biológicos y orgánicos sintéticos en larvas del gusano de la mazorca del maíz [Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)]
- ARCHYTAS MARMORATUS (TOWNSEND) AND LESPESIA SPP. (DIPTERA: TACHINIDAE) PARASITOIDS OF SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA (J.E. SMITH) (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE) ON ZEA MAYS L. IN SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO
M. Perez-Cuevas
1 shared publication
- Fungal pathogens of mango (Mangifera indica L.) inflorescences
María R. Suárez-Rozo
1 shared publication
- Fungal pathogens of mango (Mangifera indica L.) inflorescences
A. M. Quimbita-Reyes
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (PR)
1 shared publication
- First Report of <i>Lasiodiplodia mahajangana</i> Causing Canker of Mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i>) in Puerto Rico
Leidy Sarmiento
University of Puerto Rico System (PR)
1 shared publication
- Bioensayos de insecticidas biológicos y orgánicos sintéticos en larvas del gusano de la mazorca del maíz [Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)]
Josué D. Santiago-Vera
University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras (PR)
1 shared publication
- Hurricanes and phytophagous insects: Disturbance effects on the abundance of an invasive insect
Ermita Hernández
1 shared publication
- DINUROTHRIPS HOOKERI HOOD (THYSANOPTERA: THRIPIDAE: PANCHAETOTHRIPINAE): UN NUEVO RÉCORD PARA CUCUMIS SATIVUS EN PUERTO RICO
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