Staff directory

Massimiliano Virgilio

Biology
Invertebrates
Publications
  • Canhanga, L.,  De Meyer, M.,  Cugala, D.,  Virgilio, M.,  Bota, L. & Mwatawala, M. 2021. ‘Perception of fruit farmers on the occurrence of the oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) and its associated economic impact in Manica province, Mozambique’. Fruits 76: 295–302. ISSN: 0248-129. DOI: 10.17660/th2021/76.6.6. URL: https://www.pubhort.org/members/showdocument?series=fruits&pdffile=-bs-actahort-bs-pubhort-bs-fruits-bs-76-bs-6-bs-6-bs-76_6_6.pdf&layout=pubhort&action=showdocument&lidvan=ishs&yearfruits=2021&volume=76&issue=6&edpsref=0  I.F. 0.82.
  • Deschepper, P.,  Terrance, TN.,  Virgilio, M.De Meyer, M.,  Barr, N. & Ruiz-Arce, R. 2021. ‘Looking at the big picture : worldwide population structure and range expansion of the cosmopolitan pest Ceratitis capitata ( Diptera , Tephritidae )’. Biological Invasions 4. ISSN: 1573-1464. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-021-02595-4. URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10530-021-02595-4  I.F. 3.133.
  • Zhang, Y.,  De Meyer, M.Virgilio, M.,  Feng, S.,  Badji, K. & Li, Z. 2021. ‘Phylogenomic resolution of the Ceratitis FARQ complex ( Diptera : Tephritidae )’. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107160.  I.F. 3.496.
  • Manrakhan, M.,  Daneel, JH.,  Beck, R.,  Love, CL.,  Gilbert, MJ.,  Virgilio, M. & De Meyer, M. 2020. ‘Effects of male lure dispensers and trap types for monitoring of Ceratitis capitata and Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)’. Pest Management Science. DOI: 10.1002/ps.6246. URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ps.6246  I.F. 3.75.
  • Canhanga, L.,  De Meyer, M.,  Cugala, D.,  Virgilio, M. & Mwatawala, M. 2020. ‘Economic injury level of the Oriental fruit fly , Bactrocera dorsalis ( Diptera : Tephritidae ), on commercial mango farms in Manica Province , Mozambique’. African Entomology 28: 2. ISSN: 1021-3589. DOI: 10.4001/003.028.0278. URL: https://doi.org/10.4001/003.028.0278  I.F. 0.59.
  • De Cock, M.,  Virgilio, M.,  Vandamme, P.,  Bourtzis, K.,  De Meyer, M. & Willems, A. 2020. ‘Comparative microbiomics of tephritid frugivorous pests (Diptera: Tephritidae) from the field: a tale of high variability across and within species’. Frontiers in Microbiology. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01890. URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01890/abstract  I.F. 4.235.
  • Mullens, N.,  Sonet, G.,  Decru, E.,  Virgilio, M.Snoeks, J. & Vreven, E. 2020. ‘Mitogenomic characterization and systematic placement of the Congo blind barb Caecobarbus geertsii (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)’. Aichun Dong, John F. Kennedy (eds), International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 161: 292-298. Elsevier B.V. ISSN: 01418130. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.05.248. URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.05.248  I.F. 4.784.
  • Bota, L.,  Fabião, B.,  De Meyer, M.,  Manuel, L.,  Mwatawala, M.,  Virgilio, M.,  Canhanga, L. & Cugala, D. 2020. ‘Fine-scale infestation pattern of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a mango orchard in Central Mozambique’. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. DOI: 10.1007/s42690-020-00152-5. URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-020-00152-5  I.F. 0.22.
  • Ruiz-Arce, R.,  Todd, TN.,  Deleon, R.,  Barr, NB.,  Virgilio, M.De Meyer, M. & Mcpheron, B. 2020. ‘Worldwide phylogeography of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) using mitochondrial DNA’. Journal of Economic Entomology. DOI: 10.1093/jee/toaa024. URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa024  I.F. 1.97.
  • De Cock, M.,  Virgilio, M.,  Vandamme, P.,  Augustinos, A.,  Bourtzis, K.,  Willems, A. & De Meyer, M. 2019. ‘Impact of sample preservation and manipulation on insect gut microbiome profiling. A test case with fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae)’. Frontiers in Microbiology. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02833. URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02833/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Microbiology&id=460687  I.F. 4.259.