Publicaciones

Scientific Publications

Acta Tropica

(2026) 273

The dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi transmissibility in field-caught Mepraia spinolai (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) of contrasting seasons: A developmental stage-dependent study

Nicol Quiroga, Francisca Farías, Angélica Lopez, Carezza Botto-Mahan & Aldo Solari

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Molecular Ecology

(2025) 34:e17697

Genetic Architecture of the Thermal Tolerance Landscape in Drosophila melanogaster

Juan Soto, Francisco Pinilla, Patricio Olguín, Luis Castañeda

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Molecular Ecology

(2025) 34:e17697

Genetic Architecture of the Thermal Tolerance Landscape in Drosophila melanogaster

Juan Soto, Francisco Pinilla, Patricio Olguín, Luis Castañeda

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Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports

55 (2024) 101113

Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in lizards: Using non-lethal sampling techniques in a sylvantic species with zoonotic reservoir potential in Chile

Carla Ponce-Revello, Nicol Quiroga, Esteban San Juan, Juana P. Correa, Carezza Botto-Mahan.

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PeerJ

(2025)

Cross-tolerance evolution is driven by selection on heat tolerance in Drosophila subobscura

Luis Castañeda.

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Wellcome Open Research in the Tree of Life Gateway

(2025)

The genome sequence of the kissing bug, Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1834) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Antonella Bacigalupo, Esteban San Juan, Carla Ponce‑Revello, Martin S. Llewellyn, José A. Segura, Alonso Parra, Luis E. Castañeda, Carezza Botto‑Mahan

Journal of entomological science

(2025)

Geometric Morphometrics as a Diagnostic Tool for Cryptic Agricultural Pests: Insights from Nezarini Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

Alan Smith-Pardo, Rolan Lupoli, Hugo Benítez.

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Journal of Mathematical Biology

(2025)

Studying the role of phenotypic change in biological invasion success through mathematical modeling

Rivera-Estay, Viviana, Felipe N. Moreno-Gómez, Fernando Córdova-Lepe, Rodrigo Gutiérrez & Hugo Benítez

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Entomologia Generalis

(2025)

Integrated monitoring of Lobesia botrana using LED traps and allelochemicals in pheromone-disrupted vineyards

Islam, Yasir; Preti, Michele; Knight, Alan L.; Basoalto, Esteban; Bosch-Serra, Dolors; Peñalver-Cruz, Ainara; Rodríguez, Marcela A.; Fuentes-Contreras, Eduardo

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Frontiers in Insect Science

(2025)

Unlocking species identity: geometric morphometrics of head and thorax shapes in invasive and non-invasive quarantine-significant thrips (Thysanoptera: Terebrantia)

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Alan Smith-Pardo, Laura M. Pérez, Hugo Benítez.

Animals

(2024), 14, 2758

Wing Shape Fluctuating Asymmetry in Flies: Insights into Environmental and Public Health Risk

Hugo A. Benítez, Rocío Oróstica-Pinochet, Manuel J. Suazo, Laura M. Pérez ,Jordan Hernández-Martelo, Cristian Valdes, María Teresa Muñoz-Quezada & Margarita Correa

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Outreach publications

Sampling in action

Spotted-winged fly

( Drosophila suzukii )

In this short film, we tell you how to sample the spotted-wing fly, a pest that primarily affects fruit crops in Chile.

Horn fly

( Haematobia irritans )

In this short film, we tell you how we sample the horn fly, one of the four species in our ring project.

Kissing bug

( Triatoma infestans )

In this short film, we tell you how to sample the vinchuca, a species of great interest in the field of public health.

Videos

Basic Statistics Workshop - Dr. Luis Castañeda

"Butterflies in the Altiplano" - Dr. Hugo Benítez

Basic Statistics Workshop - Dr. Luis Castañeda

Press: Screwworm - CNN Chile

Infographics

Infographic: Drosophila suzukii

Ugas, N, Castañeda L, Irles P, Orrego F, Aguilar C, Botto-Mahan, C.

Open

Infographic: Triatoma infestans

Ugas, N., Aguilar, C, Orrego, F, Boto-Mahan, C.

Open

Infographic: Sitobion avenae

Ugas, N. Figueroa, C, Sepulveda D.

Open

Infographic: Mepraia spinolai

Ugas, N. Boto-Mahan, C.

Open

LED lights and pheromones vs. moths

Knight, A., Preti, M., Basoalto, E. and Fuentes-Contreras, E.

Open

500 years of insect invasion

López, D., Fuentes-Contreras, E., Ruiz, C., Ide, S. and Stay, S.

Open

Scientific Publications

​The dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi transmissibility in field-caught Mepraia spinolai (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) of contrasting seasons: A developmental stage-dependent study

Genetic Architecture of the Thermal Tolerance Landscape in Drosophila melanogaster

Genetic Architecture of the Thermal Tolerance Landscape in Drosophila melanogaster

Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in lizards: Using non-lethal sampling techniques in a sylvantic species with zoonotic reservoir potential in Chile

Cross-tolerance evolution is driven by selection on heat tolerance in Drosophila subobscura

The genome sequence of the kissing bug, Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1834) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Geometric Morphometrics as a Diagnostic Tool for Cryptic Agricultural Pests: Insights from Nezarini Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

Studying the role of phenotypic change in biological invasion success through mathematical modeling

Integrated monitoring of Lobesia botrana using LED traps and allelochemicals in pheromone-disrupted vineyards

Unlocking species identity: geometric morphometrics of head and thorax shapes in invasive and non-invasive quarantine-significant thrips (Thysanoptera: Terebrantia)

Wing Shape Fluctuating Asymmetry in Flies: Insights into Environmental and Public Health Risk

Outreach publications

Sampling in action

Videos

Infographics

Infographic: Drosophila suzukii

Infographic: Triatoma infestans

Infographic: Sitobion avenae

Infographic: Mepraia spinolai

LED lights and pheromones vs. moths

500 years of insect invasion

The dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi transmissibility in field-caught Mepraia spinolai (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) of contrasting seasons: A developmental stage-dependent study