Irma Cabrera-Asencio

Full Professor

UA Div. of Agriculture

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

Positions

Full Professor

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Agroenviromental Sciences ORCID
Full Professor

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station ORCID

Selected Publications

GC-MS based phytoconstituents profiling, toxicity assessment, and potential of Genipa americana L. leaf extracts as natural insecticides against striped mealybugs Ferrisia sp. (2025)

Journal of Natural Pesticide Research 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Hurricanes and phytophagous insects: Disturbance effects on the abundance of an invasive insect (2023)

The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico DOI OpenAlex