Gerardo José de la Vega
Licenciado en Ciencias Biológicas (Universidad Nacional de San Juan) y Doctor en Ciencias Biológicas (Universidad de Buenos Aires)
Biologist (San Juan National University) and Doctor in Biology (University of Buenos Aires)
Es investigador asistente del CONICET. Su línea de trabajo se centra en la ecología química y fisiológica de insectos plaga y controladores biológicos, con especial énfasis en la mosca de alas pintadas, Drosophila suzukii.
He is assistant researcher at CONICET. His research interest are focused on the chemical ecology and physiology of pest insects and their biological control agents, with special emphasis on the Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii.
E-mail: delavega.gerardo@gmail.com
Publicaciones / Publications
Revistas científicas / Scientific journals
de la Vega, GJ, JC Corley (2024) Social Inclusion and Pest Management: a Route for Improved Food Production and well-being in the Global South. Neotrop Entomol, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-024-01179-w
Masagué, S., PC Fernández, F Devescovi, DF Segura, GJ Vega, JC Corley, JM Villacide, AS Martínez (2023) Oviposition substrate location by the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio: The combined effect of chemical cues emitted by its obligate symbiont Amylostereum areolatum and different host‐tree species. Pest Management Science. link
de la Vega, GJ, AC Falconaro, L Soria, J Corley (2022) Integrated Pest Management Education: a Video-Game to Improve Management of Drosophila suzukii, Soft-Skin Fruit Pest. Neotropical Entomology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-022-00977-4 link
de la Vega, GJ, F Triñanes, A González (2021) Effect of Drosophila suzukii on Blueberry VOCs: Chemical Cues for a Pupal Parasitoid, Trichopria anastrephae. J Chem Ecol, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-021-01294-7 link
de la Vega, GJ, JC Corley, C Soliani (2020) Genetic assessment of the invasion history of Drosophila suzukii in Argentina. Journal of Pest Science, 93: 63–75. link
Coulin, C, GJ de la Vega, L. Chifflet, LA Calcaterra, PE Schilman (2019) Linking thermo-tolerances of the highly invasive ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, to its current and potential distribution. Biol Invasions 21: 3491–3504. link
de la Vega, G , JC Corley (2019) Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) distribution modelling improves our understanding of pest range limits. International Journal of Pest Management, 65(3): 217-227. link
Lantschner, MV, G de la Vega, JC Corley (2019) Modelling the establishment, spread and distribution shifts of pests. International Journal of Pest Management, 65(3):187-189. link
Lantschner, MV, GJ de la Vega, JC Corley (2019) Predicting the distribution of harmful species and their natural enemies in agricultural, livestock and forestry systems: an overview. International Journal of Pest Management, 65(3): 190-206. link
De la Vega, GJ, PE Schilman (2017) Using eco-physiological traits to understand the realized niche: the role of desiccation tolerance in Chagas disease vectors. Oecologia, 185(4), 607-618. link
De la Vega, GJ, PE Schilman (2017) Ecological and physiological thermal niches to understand distribution of Chagas disease vectors in Latin America. Medical and veterinary entomology, 32(1):1-13. link
Fischbein, D, JM Villacide, GJ De la Vega, JC Corley (2017) Sex, life history and morphology drive individual variation in flight performance of an insect parasitoid. Ecological Entomology, DOI:10.1111/een.12469 link
Mensch, J, J Hurtado, PF Zermoglio, GJ de la Vega, C Rolandi, PE Schilman, TA Markow, E Hasson (2017) Enhanced fertility and chill tolerance after cold-induced reproductive arrest in females of temperate species of the Drosophila buzzatii complex. J Exp Biol. DOI:/doi/10.1242/jeb.150540. link
De la Vega GJ, P Medone, S Ceccarelli, J Rabinovich, PE Schilman (2015) Geographical distribution, climatic variability and thermo-tolerance of Chagas disease vectors. Ecography, 38(8): 851-860. link
De la Vega GJ, P Schilman (2015) La importancia de la fisiología en la distribución geográfica de los insectos. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. link
De la Vega GJ, E Sanabria (2011) Description of release call of Rhinella arenarum (Anura: Bufonidae). Biocell, 38.
De la Vega GJ, J Aguilera, A Puzzella, C Mallamaci (2007) An alternative strategy to teach biomechanics: The long jump Journals of Physics: Conference Series, 1 - 5.