María G. Luna

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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María G. Luna is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, María G. Luna has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Insect Science, 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 14 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in María G. Luna's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (34 papers), Insect behavior and control techniques (14 papers) and Biological Control of Invasive Species (11 papers). María G. Luna is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (34 papers), Insect behavior and control techniques (14 papers) and Biological Control of Invasive Species (11 papers). María G. Luna collaborates with scholars based in Argentina, Italy and United States. María G. Luna's co-authors include Alberto Urbaneja, Nicolas Desneux, Thomas Guillemaud, Norma E. Sánchez, Jonas Bunikis, Jean I. Tsao, Alan G. Barbour, Durland Fish, J. Timothy Wootton and Patricia C. Pereyra and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

María G. Luna

36 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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The invasive South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta, continues to spread in Afro-Eurasia and beyond: the new threat to tomato world production

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
María G. Luna Argentina	16	987	548	359	325	306	40	1.4k
Raúl F. Medina United States	20	839 0.9×	432 0.8×	388 1.1×	212 0.7×	132 0.4×	64	1.2k
Wen‐Jer Wu Taiwan	19	954 1.0×	390 0.7×	462 1.3×	356 1.1×	231 0.8×	71	1.5k
Mohammad Ali Al-Deeb United Arab Emirates	17	384 0.4×	300 0.5×	177 0.5×	266 0.8×	233 0.8×	36	714
Hélène Henri France	18	1.0k 1.0×	299 0.5×	170 0.5×	241 0.7×	89 0.3×	48	1.3k
Roger A. LeBrun United States	16	489 0.5×	282 0.5×	96 0.3×	180 0.6×	285 0.9×	38	735
Véronique Douet Switzerland	16	222 0.2×	218 0.4×	319 0.9×	232 0.7×	665 2.2×	20	1.0k
Marten J. Edwards United States	17	524 0.5×	109 0.2×	211 0.6×	415 1.3×	196 0.6×	26	1.1k
R. U. Carcavallo Brazil	17	876 0.9×	326 0.6×	157 0.4×	204 0.6×	113 0.4×	51	1.4k
Sidney E. Kunz United States	19	1.1k 1.1×	438 0.8×	342 1.0×	245 0.8×	219 0.7×	74	1.4k
Jader de Oliveira Brazil	17	813 0.8×	332 0.6×	117 0.3×	168 0.5×	130 0.4×	147	1.3k

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Luna, María G., et al.. (2024). Laboratory evaluation of the feeding behavior of the generalist predatory mirid bug Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (Hemiptera: Miridae) for the biological control of Phthorimaea absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias UNCuyo. 56(2). 97–108.

Gokhman, Vladimir E., et al.. (2024). Chromosomes of Pseudapanteles dignus (Muesebeck, 1938) and a review of known karyotypes of the subfamily Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae). Comparative Cytogenetics. 18. 199–211.

Cichón, Liliana, et al.. (2023). Occurrence of Goniozus legneri (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) and its association to lepidopteran pests in Northern cultivated oasis of Mendoza province, Argentina. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 82(2).

Luna, María G., et al.. (2021). Functional response and egg distribution among hosts byPseudapanteles dignus, a larval endoparasitoid ofTuta absoluta. Journal of Applied Entomology. 145(7). 688–696. 1 indexed citations

Lenteren, J.C. van, Alberto Lanzoni, Lia Hemerik, et al.. (2021). The pest kill rate of thirteen natural enemies as aggregate evaluation criterion of their biological control potential of Tuta absoluta. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 10756–10756. 27 indexed citations

Luna, María G., et al.. (2019). Assessing inoculative releases of Pseudapanteles dignus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) for the biological control of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Crop Protection. 124. 104830–104830. 8 indexed citations

Ferracini, Chiara, Vanda Helena Paes Bueno, Maria Luisa Dindo, et al.. (2019). Natural enemies ofTuta absolutain the Mediterranean basin, Europe and South America. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 29(6). 578–609. 51 indexed citations

Aquino, Daniel A., et al.. (2017). Primer registro de Pseudapanteles dignus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) como parasitoide de Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) en el Alto Valle de Río Negro, Argentina. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 76(1-2). 46–49. 7 indexed citations

Luna, María G., Nicolas Desneux, & Marcela Inés Schneider. (2016). Encapsulation and Self-Superparasitism of Pseudapanteles dignus (Muesebeck) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a Parasitoid of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0163196–e0163196. 15 indexed citations

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Albarracín, Erica Luft, et al.. (2015). Mortalidad natural de huevos de la polilla del tomate, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) en Argentina e Italia, y primera mención de Encarsia porteri (Mercet) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) afectando sus poblaciones - Natural mortality of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) eggs in Argentina and Italy, and first record of Encarsia porteri (Mercet) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) affecting its populations. Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias UNCuyo. 1 indexed citations

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Albarracín, Erica Luft, et al.. (2015). Mortalidad natural de huevos de la polilla del tomate, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) en Argentina e Italia, y primera mención de Encarsia porteri (Mercet) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) afectando sus poblaciones. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Pereyra, Patricia C., et al.. (2015). Laboratory Population Parameters and Field Impact of the Larval EndoparasitoidPseudapanteles dignus(Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on its HostTuta absoluta(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Tomato Crops in Argentina. Journal of Economic Entomology. 108(4). 1553–1559. 15 indexed citations

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Luna, María G., Patricia C. Pereyra, Carlos Coviella, et al.. (2015). Potential of Biological Control Agents AgainstTuta absoluta(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): Current Knowledge in Argentina. Florida Entomologist. 98(2). 489–494. 16 indexed citations

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Luna, María G., et al.. (2012). Biological control of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in protected tomato crops in Argentina.. 80. 177–182. 1 indexed citations

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Coviella, Carlos, et al.. (2012). Reproductive Biology and Functional Response ofDineulophus phtorimaeae, a Natural Enemy of the Tomato Moth,Tuta absoluta. Journal of insect science. 12(153). 1–14. 72 indexed citations

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Sánchez, Norma E., Patricia C. Pereyra, & María G. Luna. (2009). Spatial Patterns of Parasitism of the Solitary ParasitoidPseudapanteles dignus(Hymenoptera: Braconidae) onTuta absoluta(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Environmental Entomology. 38(2). 365–374. 36 indexed citations

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Luna, María G., Norma E. Sánchez, & Patricia C. Pereyra. (2007). Parasitism of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) by Pseudapanteles dignus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) Under Laboratory Conditions. Environmental Entomology. 36(4). 887–893. 42 indexed citations

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Luna, María G., Norma E. Sánchez, & Patricia C. Pereyra. (2007). Parasitism ofTuta absoluta(Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) byPseudapanteles dignus(Hymenoptera, Braconidae) Under Laboratory Conditions. Environmental Entomology. 36(4). 887–893. 32 indexed citations

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Bunikis, Jonas, Jean I. Tsao, Catherine J. Luke, et al.. (2004). Borrelia burgdorferiInfection in a Natural Population ofPeromyscus LeucopusMice: A Longitudinal Study in an Area Where Lyme Borreliosis Is Highly Endemic. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 189(8). 1515–1523. 98 indexed citations

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Luna, María G., et al.. (1996). Parasitism, survivorship, sex ratio and developmental time of "Cotesia Marginiventris" (Cresson) (Hymenóptera: Braconidae), parasitizing "Rachiplusia Nu" (Guennée) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae in soybean crops in Argentina. 23–28. 7 indexed citations

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