News
October 2025
Successful participation in FECI 2025
On October 5th, our team participated in the 2025 Science Festival (FECI), with activities in the Metropolitan Region and the O'Higgins Region.
In a family-friendly atmosphere celebrating knowledge, educational materials on Triatoma infestans and Drosophila suzukii were presented, generating great interest among children, young adults, and adults. The event was a valuable opportunity to bring science closer to the community and combat misinformation and fake news.
July 2025
Integrated Pest Management Course
On July 30th and 31st, the course "Advances in Integrated Pest Management" will be held at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Talca, taught by PIC2 researchers Eduardo Fuentes, Paula Irles, Margarita Correa, and postdoctoral researcher José Alruiz.
This course will cover current methods for detecting and monitoring agricultural pests, as well as new strategies for their integrated management, through theoretical lectures and practical activities.
April 2025
University of Chile News: PIC researcher discusses methods for detecting vinchuca
In this article from the University of Chile, PIC2 researcher Carezza Botto discusses the number of people infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the cause of Chagas disease.
She also discusses the detection of the vinchuca, where it typically takes refuge, and how both the distribution of this insect and our relationship with it have changed, in light of the urbanization processes that have dominated its range.
Source: U de Chile News.
January 2025
PIC2 researcher awarded regular Fondecyt project 2025
PIC2 researcher Christian Figueroa has been awarded a regular Fondecyt project that will incorporate predictive mathematical models to analyze how the population dynamics of the green ear aphid (Sitobion avenae) and its natural enemies vary under climate change conditions.
This study will consider the aphid's genetic and reproductive attributes, as well as its close relationship with endosymbiotic bacteria, which may provide protection against natural enemies or greater tolerance to rising temperatures.
