Adriano Gomes Garcia

Verified @gmail.com

My research focuses on the use of theoretical and quantitative ecology to understand insect
dynamics in agricultural and forest ecosystems. I enjoy generating new ideas and devising
computational models to support IPM (Integrated Pest Management) implementation. Specific
fields of interest include computational modeling, biomathematics, quantitative ecology, data
science, GIS, integrated pest management and insect ecology.

EDUCATION

• 2017 Ph.D., Entomology, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.
“Computational modeling to describe the dynamics of fall armyworm Spodoptera
frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Bt crop areas”.
• 2014 M.S., Biometry (Mathematical Modeling and Biosystems Informatics), São Paulo
State University (Unesp), São Paulo, Brazil. “Landscape Ecology and control of insect
pests”.
• 2011 B.S., Biological Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Insect Ecology; Quantitative Ecology; Theoretical Ecology; Integrated Pest Management; Invasive species
32

Scopus Publications

679

Scholar Citations

14

Scholar h-index

22

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Integrating management tactics to mitigate Spodoptera frugiperda resistance in Bt corn: refuge proportions, natural parasitoids, and selective insecticide application
    MP Tomé, ID Weber, AG Garcia, WAC Godoy
    Pest Management Science 81 (4), 1873-1881 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Desenvolvimento de uma dieta artificial para Sphenophorus levis Vaurie, 1978 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) com base em um modelo multidimensional
    LV Faria
    Universidade de São Paulo , 2025
    2025
  • Artificial Diet for Immatures of Sphenophorus levis Vaurie, 1978 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Based on a Multidimensional Model
    LV Faria, TA Takahashi, AG Garcia, JRP Parra
    Insects 15 (12), 944 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • Mass rearing requirements and ecological zoning of Telenomus remus estimated through life table in different temperatures and relative humidities
    MC de Melo, A Coelho Jr, AG Garcia, JRP Parra
    Biological Control 195, 105546 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5
  • Optimizing the releasing strategy used for the biological control of the sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis by Trichogramma galloi with computer modeling and …
    A Gomes Garcia, E Wajnberg, JRP Parra
    Scientific Reports 14 (1), 9535 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 10
  • Representing Insect Movement in Agricultural Areas using Spatially Explicit Models
    AG Garcia, ID Weber, MP Tomé
    Modelling Insect Populations in Agricultural Landscapes, 49-68 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Mass rearing requirements and ecological zoning of Telenomus remus estimated through life table in different temperatures and relative humidities
    MC Melo, A Coelho, AG Garcia, JRP Parra
    Biological Control 195, 1-10 , 2024
    2024
  • Modeling fall armyworm resistance in Bt-maize areas during crop and off-seasons
    MP Tomé, ID Weber, AG Garcia, JA Jamielniak, E Wajnberg, ...
    Journal of Pest Science 96 (4), 1539-1550 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 7
  • Density and Dispersal Radius of Tamarixia radiata for Control of Diaphorina citri in Citrus Groves
    DR Marin, WI Eduardo, AJF Diniz, MP Miranda, OZ Zanardi, AF Tomaseto, ...
    Neotropical Entomology 52 (4), 742-749 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 8
  • Ecological zoning of Euschistus heros in Brazil based on the net reproductive rate at different temperatures and relative-humidity levels
    LM Rodrigues, AG Garcia, JRP Parra
    Journal of Economic Entomology 116 (4), 1178-1184 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 12
  • Alternative stable ecological states observed after a biological invasion
    AG Garcia, W Mesquita Filho, CAH Flechtmann, JL Lockwood, ...
    Scientific reports 12 (1), 20830 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 12
  • Detailed look at paralysis of hosts by the ectoparasitoid Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): does more efficient paralysis mean more effective parasitism?
    LV Cantori, AG Garcia, AS Pinto, WAC Godoy, JRP Parra
    BioControl 67 (6), 555-562 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 10
  • Release strategies of Telenomus podisi for control of Euschistus heros : a computational modeling approach
    ID Weber, AG Garcia, A de Freitas Bueno, RC de Oliveira, WAC Godoy
    Pest management science 78 (11), 4544-4556 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 14
  • Sustainability in Brazilian citriculture: three decades of successful biological control of insect pests
    JRP Parra, AG Garcia, AJF Diniz, JMS Bento
    Frontiers in Agronomy 4, 874188 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 14
  • Effect of Different Wheat-Based Diets and Corn Meal Addition on Development Parameters of Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller, 1879) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
    LM Parra, AG Garcia, GR Alves, SR Magro, JRP Parra
    Journal of Insect Science 22 (3), 10 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 2
  • The importance of Integrated Pest Management to flatten the huanglongbing (HLB) curve and limit its vector, the Asian citrus psyllid.
    AG Garcia, JA Jamielniak, AJF Diniz, JRP Parra
    Entomologia Generalis 42 (3) , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 15
  • Métodos de determinação de limites térmicos e constante térmica para insetos
    AG Garcia, JRP Parra
    Esalq: Piracicaba, Brazil, 1-25 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 3
  • Important pest species of the Spodoptera complex: Biology, thermal requirements and ecological zoning
    JRP Parra, A Coelho Jr, JB Cuervo-Rugno, AG Garcia, ...
    Journal of Pest Science 95 (1), 169-186 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 61
  • Abundance and diversity of lacewings in grower operated organic and conventional pest management programs for Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)
    GR Rugno, JGB Cuervo, AG Garcia, J Qureshi, PT Yamamoto
    Crop Protection 146, 105682 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 7
  • Climatic and edaphic characteristics constrain the distribution of the quarantine pest Anastrepha grandis
    W Mesquita Filho, MF de Souza‐Filho, A Raga, AS de Oliveira, ...
    Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 169 (7), 586-596 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 6

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Delimiting strategic zones for the development of fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on corn in the state of Florida
    AG Garcia, WAC Godoy, JMG Thomas, RN Nagoshi, RL Meagher
    Journal of economic entomology 111 (1), 120-126 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 80
  • A computational model to predict the population dynamics of Spodoptera frugiperda
    AG Garcia, CP Ferreira, WAC Godoy, RL Meagher
    Journal of Pest Science 92 (2), 429-441 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 62
  • Important pest species of the Spodoptera complex: Biology, thermal requirements and ecological zoning
    JRP Parra, A Coelho Jr, JB Cuervo-Rugno, AG Garcia, ...
    Journal of Pest Science 95 (1), 169-186 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 61
  • Biology, Thermal Requirements, and Estimation of the Number of Generations of Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari, 1867) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the State of …
    M Giraldo-Jaramillo, AG Garcia, JR Parra
    Journal of Economic Entomology 111 (5), 2192-2200 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 53
  • Larval Dispersal of Spodoptera frugiperda Strains on Bt Cotton: A Model for Understanding Resistance Evolution and Consequences for its Management
    JB Malaquias, WAC Godoy, AG Garcia, FS Ramalho, C Omoto
    Scientific reports 7 (1), 16109 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 49
  • The Enemy is Outside: Releasing the Parasitoid Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in External Sources of HLB Inocula to Control the Asian Citrus Psyllid Diaphorina …
    AJF Diniz, AG Garcia, GR Alves, C Reigada, JM Vieira, JRP Parra
    Neotropical Entomology 49 (2), 250-257 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 39
  • Predicting evolution of insect resistance to transgenic crops in within-field refuge configurations, based on larval movement
    AG Garcia, CP Ferreira, FL Consoli, WAC Godoy
    Ecological Complexity 28, 94-103 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 39
  • Geostatistics and Geographic Information System to Analyze the Spatial Distribution of the Diversity of Anastrepha Species (Diptera: Tephritidae): the Effect of …
    AG Garcia, MR Araujo, K Uramoto, JMM Walder, RA Zucchi
    Environmental Entomology 46 (6), 1189-1194 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 22
  • A mathematical approach to simulate spatio-temporal patterns of an insect-pest, the corn rootworm Diabrotica speciosa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in intercropping systems
    A Garcia, F Luís Cônsoli, WAC Godoy, CP Ferreira
    Landscape ecology 29 (9), 1531-1540 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 21
  • A fuzzy-based index to identify suitable areas for host-parasitoid interactions: Case study of the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri and its natural enemy Tamarixia radiata
    AG Garcia, AJF Diniz, JRP Parra
    Biological Control 135, 135-140 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 18
  • Ecological Modelling of Insect Movement in Cropping Systems: Garcia et al
    AG Garcia, JB Malaquias, CP Ferreira, MP Tomé, ID Weber, WAC Godoy
    Neotropical Entomology 50 (3), 321-334 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 16
  • Modelling movement and stage-specific habitat preferences of a polyphagous insect pest
    AG Garcia, WAC Godoy, FL Cônsoli, CP Ferreira
    Movement Ecology 8 (1), 13 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 16
  • The importance of Integrated Pest Management to flatten the huanglongbing (HLB) curve and limit its vector, the Asian citrus psyllid.
    AG Garcia, JA Jamielniak, AJF Diniz, JRP Parra
    Entomologia Generalis 42 (3) , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 15
  • Biology at Different Temperatures, Thermal Requirements, and Ecological Zoning of Opogona sacchari (Lepidoptera: Tineidae)
    L Fonseca Lacerda, A Coelho Jr, A Gomes Garcia, PC Sentelhas, ...
    Journal of economic entomology 112 (4), 1676-1682 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 15
  • Release strategies of Telenomus podisi for control of Euschistus heros : a computational modeling approach
    ID Weber, AG Garcia, A de Freitas Bueno, RC de Oliveira, WAC Godoy
    Pest management science 78 (11), 4544-4556 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 14
  • Sustainability in Brazilian citriculture: three decades of successful biological control of insect pests
    JRP Parra, AG Garcia, AJF Diniz, JMS Bento
    Frontiers in Agronomy 4, 874188 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 14
  • A Theoretical Approach to Analyze the Parametric Influence on Spatial Patterns of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Populations: Garcia …
    AG Garcia, WAC Godoy
    Neotropical Entomology 46 (3), 283-288 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 13
  • Ecological zoning of Euschistus heros in Brazil based on the net reproductive rate at different temperatures and relative-humidity levels
    LM Rodrigues, AG Garcia, JRP Parra
    Journal of Economic Entomology 116 (4), 1178-1184 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 12
  • Alternative stable ecological states observed after a biological invasion
    AG Garcia, W Mesquita Filho, CAH Flechtmann, JL Lockwood, ...
    Scientific reports 12 (1), 20830 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 12
  • Larval dispersal of Spodoptera frugiperda strains on Bt cotton: a model for understanding resistance evolution and consequences for its management. Sci Rep 7: 16109
    JB Malaquias, WAC Godoy, AG Garcia, FS Ramalho, C Omoto
    2017
    Citations: 11