Neotropical Regional Section (NTRS)

President

Germán A. Vargas (Sugarcane Research Center of Colombia – CENICAÑA, Colombia)

Ph.D. Entomology (Kansas State University, USA)

Head of the Entomology Section of Colombian Sugarcane Research Center (CENICAÑA).

Area of interest: IPM in sugarcane pests

E-mail: gavargas@cenicana.org

 

Vice-President 1

Rogerio Biaggioni Lopes (EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, EMBRAPA CENARGEN, Brazil)

Ph.D. Entomology (Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil)

Research position at CENARGEN-EMBRAPA (Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia-Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária)

Area of interest: entomopathogenic fungus and microbial agents of pests control.

E-mail: rogerio.lopes@embrapa.br

 

Vice-President 2

Rogelio Trabanino (Technical College of Zamorano, Honduras)

M.Sc. in Entomology (Mississippi State University, USA)

Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Biological Control Laboratory of the Panamerican Agricultural University (Zamorano, Honduras).

Area of interest: biocontrol pesticides, and commercial production of natural enemies.

E-mail: rtrabanino@zamorano.edu

 

Vice-President 1 (substitute)

Denise Návia Magalhães Ferreira (EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, EMBRAPA CENARGEN, Brasil)

Ph.D. Entomology (Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil)

Research position at CENARGEN-EMBRAPA (Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, EMBRAPA)

Area of interest: biological control of mite pests.

E-mail: denise.navia@embrapa.br

 

Vice-President 2 (substitute)

Regiane Cristina Oliveira de Freitas Bueno (Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Brazil)

Ph.D. Entomology (Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, ESALQ, Brazil)

Professor of Plant Protection Departmente, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas de Botucatu, Brazil.

Area of interest: oophagous parasitoids

E-mail: regiane.bueno@unesp.br

 

Secretary

M. Fernanda Cingolani (CEPAVE - Center for Parasitological and Vectors Study, Argentine)

Ph.D. Natural Sciences (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina). Researcher of CONICET (National Scientific and Technical Research Council – Argentina).

Teacher at Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (FCNyM, UNLP), Argentina

Area of interest: Biology and ecology of parasitoids. Interspecific interactions among parasitoids, with emphasis on oophagous parasitoids

E-mail: fernandacingolani@cepave.edu.ar

 

Secretary (substitute)

Lorena María Barra Bucarey. Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA), Chile

M.Sc. Quality Management Systems (Universidad de La Frontera, Chile)

Research position at Centro Tecnológico de Control Biológico (INIA, Chile)

Area of interest: endophytic fungi with applications as biocontrollers

E-mail: lbarra@inia.cl

 

Treasurer

Marcus Vinicius Sampaio (Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, UFU, Brazil)

Agronomic Engineer and PhD in Entomology (Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brasil).

Professor at the Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU). Currently responsible for the working group: "Parasitoids of the Neotropical Region"

Areas of interest: Biological control of insect pests, induction of resistance in plants to insects by silicon, biological control of aphids using aphid parasitoids.

E-mail: mvsampaio@ufu.br

 

Past-President

Yelitza Colmenarez (CABI South America- Brazil, Venezuela)

Agronomic Engineer (UCLA- Venezuela) and PhD in Plant Protection (UNESP- Brazil).

Coordinator of IPM and Sustainable Production, CABI Regional Representative South America.

Areas of interest: Integrated Pest Management, Entomology, Biological Control of agricultural pests, entomopathogens, use and identification of natural enemies.

E-mail: y.colmenarez@cabi.org