I am Entomologist. I graduated in Agronomy and Crop protection Doctor. Editor-in-chief in EntomoBrasilis and Entolomogy Beginners journals. I am an Entrepreneur in Agricultural / Environmental Consulting and also in the area of on-demand system development.
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Agronomy and Crop protection Doctor
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Agronomy and Crop Science, Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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Ecosystem diversity of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in a remnant of Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil Jeronimo Alencar, Cecilia Ferreira de Mello, Lucía Rodríguez‐Planes, Júlia dos Santos Silva, Hélcio Reinaldo Gil‐Santana, Amanda Queiroz Bastos, Hermano Gomes Albuquerque, William Costa Rodrigues, Anthony Érico Guimarães Austral Entomology, 2021 Understanding mosquito biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest is important for assessing changes in the distribution of mosquito populations, which have been considered predominantly to be sylvatic. An observational study of Culicidae was conducted in a remnant of the Atlantic Forest in the Poço das Antas Biological Reserve, Silva Jardim municipality, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, to evaluate species diversity and the influence of climatic factors (temperature, relative humidity and rainfall) on species distribution. Two types of light trap were used: an automatic CDC trap baited with CO2 and a Shannon trap. Collections were also made using a manual suction tube. Overall, 15 700 Culicidae specimens were collected belonging to two subfamilies, 12 genera and 41 species. The most common species were Coquillettidia chrysonotum, Mansonia titillans and Coquillettidia venezuelensis. Principal component analyses indicated a major association between sampling site six and the species Anopheles albitarsis, Mansonia titilllans, Cq. chrysonotum and Cq. venezuelensis. Furthermore, diversity indices indicated that sampling sites 1, 6 and 4 displayed higher diversity and a more uniform species abundance. Culicidae abundance was positively correlated with temperature. Landscape units exhibited contrasting community compositions of mosquitoes at multiple scales, with the community composition more similar in sites with similar landscape parameters. The importance of constant entomological monitoring is underscored by the diversity of mosquito species in this reserve and their potential role in the transmission of pathogens, combined with intermittent flow of visitors to the area.
The dilemma of self-citation in taxonomy Douglas Zeppelini, Ana Dal Molin, Carlos J. E. Lamas, Carlos Sarmiento, Cristina A. Rheims, Daniell R. R. Fernandes, Elison F. B. Lima, Evandro N. Silva, Fernando Carvalho-Filho, Ľubomír Kováč, James Montoya-Lerma, Oana T. Moldovan, Pedro G. B. Souza-Dias, Peterson R. Demite, Rodrigo M. Feitosa, Sarah L. Boyer, Wanda M. Weiner, William C. Rodrigues Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Species diversity and abundance of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Cachoeiras de Macacu municipality, Rio de Janeiro State: An area of the Atlantic forest receptive and vulnerable to malaria Jean Ricardo Jules, Hermano Gomes Albuquerque, Martha Cecília Suárez-Mutis, Sandra Maria Pereira de Oliveira, Hélcio Reinaldo Gil-Santana, William Rodrigues, Jeronimo Alencar Journal of Medical Entomology, 2019 The present study evaluated the diversity of Anopheles Meigen, 1818 belonging to the subgenus Nyssorhynchus Blanchard, 1902 in four areas of Cachoeiras de Macacu municipality, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The immature collections were carried out during a rainy period and a post-rainy season. During the two periods, 3,932 specimens of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) were collected: 562 in the rainy period (14.29%) and 3,370 in the post-rainy period (85.70%). Among 3,932 specimens collected during both periods, 489 were identified, 50 (8.89%) in the rainy period and 439 (13.02%) in the post-rainy period. Nine Anopheles species were recorded: Anopheles albitarsis Lynch Arribálzaga, 1878 s.l. (76.86%), An. braziliensis (Chagas, 1907) (17%); An. evansae (Bréthes, 1926) (8, 48%); An. triannulatus (Neiva & Pinto, 1922) s.l. (8.23%); An. oswaldoi (Peryassú, 1922) (6.43%); An. strodei Root, 1926 (5.40%); An. argyritarsis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1827 (1.54%); An. rangeli Gabaldón et al., 1940 (1.28%); and An. aquasalis Curry, 1932 (0.51%). Among them, An. albitarsis was dominant and abundant in 93.75% of the collection points. Our results show a diverse Anopheles fauna in the municipality of Cachoeiras de Macacu, with a strong association of occurrence between An. rangeli and An. oswaldoi; An. rangeli and An. evansae; An. evansae and An. oswaldoi; and An. albitarsis s.l. and An. braziliensis during the rainy period. However, there was a weak correlation in the post-rainy period, except between An. rangeli and An. oswaldoi and between An. triannulatus and An. aquasalis, which displayed a moderate linear correlation. Our results suggest that following a potential reintroduction of malaria Cachoeiras de Macacu, local transmission of Plasmodium Marchiafava & Celli, 1885 may be enhanced by the presence of nine Nyssorhynchus species (all potential malaria vectors).
Oviposition behavior of Haemagogus leucocelaenus (Diptera: Culicidae), a vector of wild yellow fever in Brazil Aline Tátila-Ferreira, Daniele de Aguiar Maia, Filipe Vieira Santos de Abreu, William Costa Rodrigues, Jeronimo Alencar Revista do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De Sao Paulo, 2017 Haemagogus leucocelaenus, which is considered a major vector of wild yellow fever, exhibits acrodendrophilic habits and mainly deposits its eggs in treeholes and bamboo internodes. The selection of nursery sites is essential in the life history and reproductive success of mosquitoes. The present work investigated the preferred oviposition height and period of Hg. leucocelaenus in an Atlantic forest area in Rio de Janeiro. Sampling was performed using oviposition traps that were placed on plant material at 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 m above the ground, from August 2015 to July 2016. Eggs were more abundant during October and May, and the height of traps placement had no significant effect on the eggs number indicating that Hg. leucocelaenus explores different levels of forest habitats, a behavior that may favor the transmission of pathogens among arboreal animals including primates and humans. The findings of the present study are discussed from an ecological and epidemiological point of view.
Cryptococcus neoformans carried by Odontomachus bauri ants Mariana Santos de Jesus, William Costa Rodrigues, Glaucia Barbosa, Luciana Trilles, Bodo Wanke, Márcia dos Santos Lazéra, Manuela da Silva Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2012 Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common causative agent of cryptococcosis worldwide. Although this fungus has been isolated from a variety of organic substrates, several studies suggest that hollow trees constitute an important natural niche for C. neoformans. A previously surveyed hollow of a living pink shower tree (Cassia grandis) positive for C. neoformans in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was chosen for further investigation. Odontomachus bauri ants (trap-jaw ants) found inside the hollow were collected for evaluation as possible carriers of Cryptococcus spp. Two out of 10 ants were found to carry phenoloxidase-positive colonies identified as C. neoformans molecular types VNI and VNII. The ants may have acted as a mechanical vector of C. neoformans and possibly contributed to the dispersal of the fungi from one substrate to another. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the association of C. neoformans with ants of the genus Odontomachus.
Compulsory licensing of efavirenz in Brazil in 2007: Contextualization Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica Pan American Journal of Public Health, 2009
Diversity of fruit flies in citrus groves in the municipality of Araruama, RJ Jorge Ferreira de Souza, Silvana Aparecida da Silva Souza, Elen de Lima Aguiar - Menezes, Fernando Antônio Abrantes Ferrara, Stenilson Araújo Nascimento, William Costa Rodrigues, Paulo César Rodrigues Cassino Ciencia Rural, 2008 O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar as espécies de Tephritidae e Lonchaeidae (Diptera: Tephritoidea) de ocorrência em pomares de laranja doce (Citrus sinensis Osbeck) e tangerina (Citrus reticulata Blanco), no município de Araruama, RJ, durante o período de dezembro de 2002 a novembro de 2003. Os espécimes foram coletados em armadilhas McPhail contendo solução aquosa de proteína hidrolisada a 5% e em amostras de frutos de seis variedades de citros. Nas armadilhas, o total de 2.543 adultos de Tephritoidea (1.430 fêmeas e 1.023 machos) foi capturado, sendo dez espécies de Tephritidae, quatro espécies e dois morfotipos de Lonchaeidae. Dos Tephritidae e capturados nas McPhail, quatro espécies (Anastrepha fraterculus, A. obliqua, A. sororcula e Ceratitis capitata) infestaram frutos cítricos, enquanto que, dos Lonchaeidae, somente os morfotipos não infestaram as amostras de citros. Os resultados demonstram que a densidade populacional das moscas-das-frutas pode ser superestimada, quando baseada no número de moscas por armadilha, devido à captura de espécies que não infestam os frutos de interesse comercial.
Parasitoids of Polistes lanio lanio (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) larvae in the municipality of Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil Sociobiology, 2007
EXTENSÃO UNIVERSITÁRIA EA PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO NA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO AMAPÁ LMG SILVA, CA CARDOSO, W RODRIGUES, CR MIRANDA CAPIM DOURADO: DIÁLOGOS EM EXTENSÃO Учредители: Universidade Federal do … , 2024 2024
Por Que Os Acidentes Se Repetem? Um Estudo De Caso Em Unidades De Transferência e Armazenamento De Petróleo e Derivados e Navios Tanques L Marques, W França, P Fiuza, A Rodrigues, D Brito, L Esemann, ... 2023 Spring Meeting & 19th Global Congress on Process Safety , 2023 2023
Arte de guerrilha e sua poética de contestação na ditadura militar: os casos de Cildo Meireles e Artur Barrio W Rodrigues EntreLetras 13 (2), 52-62 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Ecosystem diversity of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in a remnant of Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil J Alencar, CF de Mello, L Rodríguez‐Planes, J dos Santos Silva, ... Austral Entomology 60 (1), 244-256 , 2021 2021 Citations: 14
The dilemma of self-citation in taxonomy Z Douglas, MA Dal, LC JE, C Sarmiento, CA Rheims, LE FB, EN Silva, ... Nature Ecology & Evolution 5 (1), 2-2 , 2021 2021
Levantamento de insetos com potencial bioindicador de qualidade ambiental em fragmento de floresta Atlântica no estado do Rio de Janeiro MP Mendes, MN Duarte, WC Rodrigues Entomology Beginners 1, e001-e001 , 2020 2020 Citations: 3
The dilemma of self-citation in taxonomy D Zeppelini, AD Molin, CJE Lamas, C Sarmiento, CA Rheims, ... Nature Ecology & Evolution 2020, 1 , 2020 2020 Citations: 25
Capa, Editorial e Sumário EntomoBrasilis v. 12, n. 2 WC Rodrigues EntomoBrasilis 12 (2), i-v , 2019 2019
Species Diversity and Abundance of Anopheles ( Nyssorhynchus ) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Cachoeiras de Macacu Municipality, Rio de Janeiro State: An Area of the … JR Jules, HG Albuquerque, MC Suárez-Mutis, SM Pereira de Oliveira, ... Journal of medical entomology 56 (3), 849-858 , 2019 2019 Citations: 8
Evaluation of the relationship between the breeder’s age, breed and the incubator types on quality and animal welfare in the hatchery CS Oro, FEZ De Souza, WC Rodrigues, JS Oro, E Guirro Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science 21, eRBCA-2019-1011 , 2019 2019 Citations: 2
Oviposition behavior of Haemagogus leucocelaenus (Diptera: Culicidae), a vector of wild yellow fever in Brazil A Tátila-Ferreira, DA Maia, FVS Abreu, WC Rodrigues, J Alencar Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 59, e60 , 2017 2017 Citations: 21
Efficiency of the aquatic macrophyte salvinia auriculata in purification of urban effluents, validated by allium test (Allium Cepa L.) PS Gonçalves, CSP Oliveira, MP Mendes, MN Duarte, WC Rodrigues Revista Eletrônica TECCEN 8 (2), 29-35 , 2015 2015 Citations: 5
Avaliação ambiental do Campus do Tangerinal (UniFOA) com enfoque na geração de resíduos sólidos WC Rodrigues CADERNOS UniFOA 28, 6-16 , 2015 2015 Citations: 1
APLICAÇÃO DE MODELO COMPUTACIONAL NA AVALIAÇÃO DE AVALIADOR AD HOC EM PERIÓDICO CIENTÍFICO ELETRÔ NICO WC Rodrigues VIII Workshop de Editoração Científica , 2014 2014
Incidência de parasitóides de adultos de percevejos praga da soja no Distrito Federal. MFS de AQUINO, M Laia, AC Lagoa, S SILVEIRA, W Rodrigues, ... 2014
Dives-diversidade de espécies v3.0-guia do usuário WC Rodrigues Entomologistas do Brasil. 30p. Disponível em: http://dives.ebras.bio.br , 2014 2014 Citations: 22
Avaliação da qualidade ambiental através do teste da cebola (Allium cepa L.) Exposta diretamente em leito de rios urbanos MN Duarte, MA de Araújo Nogueira, CJF Paschoal, AG Miranda, ... Revista Eletrônica TECCEN 7 (1/2), 05-10 , 2014 2014 Citations: 2
Coleus barbatus Benth and Ocimum basilicum L.(Lamiaceae), New Host Plants to Spodoptera cosmioides (Walker)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Sinop, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil WC Rodrigues EntomoBrasilis , 2014 2014 Citations: 4
Composição e Diversidade da Fauna de Grilos (Orthoptera: Grylloidea) em um Fragmento de Floresta Pluvial Atlântica do Estado do Rio de Janeiro CSP de Oliveira, MP Mendes, MN Duarte, WC Rodrigues EntomoBrasilis 6 (3), 184-192 , 2013 2013 Citations: 5
Composition and diversity of the crickets fauna (Orthoptera: Grylloidea) in a fragment of Atlantic rain forest in the Rio de Janeiro State. CSP Oliveira, MP Mendes, MN Duarte, WC Rodrigues 2013 Citations: 1
DivEs: Diversidade de espécies Version 2.0 WC Rodrigues 2007 Citations: 133
Fatores que influenciam no desenvolvimento dos insetos WC Rodrigues Info Insetos 1 (4), 1-4 , 2004 2004 Citations: 86
O Bisfenol A: sua utilização e a atual polêmica em relação aos possíveis danos à saúde humana MR Beserra, J de Araújo Schiavini, WC Rodrigues, CSS Pereira Revista eletrônica TECCEN 5 (1), 37-46 , 2012 2012 Citations: 38
The dilemma of self-citation in taxonomy D Zeppelini, AD Molin, CJE Lamas, C Sarmiento, CA Rheims, ... Nature Ecology & Evolution 2020, 1 , 2020 2020 Citations: 25
Cryptococcus neoformans carried by Odontomachus bauri ants MS Jesus, WC Rodrigues, G Barbosa, L Trilles, B Wanke, MS Lazéra, ... Memórias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 107 (4), 466-469 , 2012 2012 Citations: 25
Dives-diversidade de espécies v3.0-guia do usuário WC Rodrigues Entomologistas do Brasil. 30p. Disponível em: http://dives.ebras.bio.br , 2014 2014 Citations: 22
Oviposition behavior of Haemagogus leucocelaenus (Diptera: Culicidae), a vector of wild yellow fever in Brazil A Tátila-Ferreira, DA Maia, FVS Abreu, WC Rodrigues, J Alencar Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 59, e60 , 2017 2017 Citations: 21
Staphylinidae e Silphidae (Coleoptera) como potenciais famílias bioindicadoras de qualidade ambiental F dos Santos Fernandes, S da Silva Alves, HF Santos, WC Rodrigues Revista Eletrônica TECCEN 4 (3), 17-32 , 2011 2011 Citations: 19
Ecosystem diversity of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in a remnant of Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil J Alencar, CF de Mello, L Rodríguez‐Planes, J dos Santos Silva, ... Austral Entomology 60 (1), 244-256 , 2021 2021 Citations: 14
Homópteros (Homoptera: Sternorrhyncha) associados à tangerina cv. Poncã (Citrus reticulata Blanco) em cultivo orgânico e a interação com predadores e formigas WC Rodrigues Programa de Pós-graduação em Fitotecnia, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio … , 2004 2004 Citations: 14
Monitoramento de insetos fitófagos, ácaros e inimigos naturais PCR Cassino, WC Rodrigues PCR Cassino & WC Rodrigues (Coords.), Citricultura Fluminense: principais … , 2004 2004 Citations: 14
Desreguladores endócrinos no meio ambiente e o uso de potenciais bioindicadores J de Araújo Schiavini, CE Cardoso, WC Rodrigues Revista Eletrônica TECCEN 4 (3), 33-48 , 2011 2011 Citations: 13
Distribuição de insetos fitófagos (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) em plantas cítricas no estado do Rio de Janeiro PCR Cassino, WC Rodrigues Neotropical Entomology 34 (6), 1017-1021 , 2005 2005 Citations: 13
Estudo de áreas e depósitos preferenciais de Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) e Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) no Município de Paracambi–Rio de Janeiro, Brasil VARC Soares, WC Rodrigues, MM de Oliveira Cabral EntomoBrasilis 1 (3), 63-68 , 2008 2008 Citations: 12
Dinâmica Populacional de Pulgão Preto dos Citros (Sternorrhyncha) em Cultivo Orgânico de Tangerina (Citrus reticulata Blanco) em Seropédica-RJ WC Rodrigues, MV Spolidoro, MN Ruderman, PCR Cassino EntomoBrasilis 3 (2), 38-44 , 2010 2010 Citations: 11
Parasitoids of Polistes lanio lanio (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) larvae in the municipality of Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil R Silva-Filho, PC Rodrigues Cassino, OM Marques, AM Penteado-Dias, ... Sociobiology 50 (3), 1191-1198 , 2007 2007 Citations: 11
