60 documents found, page 1 of 6
The Festivity in Honour of Our Lady of Antime in Fafe: An emerging tourist reso...
Braga, José Luís; Mota, Catarina; Brás, Sandra; Borges, IsabelThe aim of this study was to analyse the motivations of the participants of the festivity in honour of Our Lady of Antime in Fafe (located in the north of Portugal) and provide an overview of the tourism opportunities and impacts associated with the event. To this end, the study analysed the main events on the programme for the 2024 edition of this religious festivity. According to the interviews and participan...
Development of risk management plan during a global pandemic: The case of Simpl...
Gudovic, Nikola; Braga, José Luís; Mota , Catarina; Borges, IsabelThe outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic has had a severe impact on people's ability to move around in space. The index of consumer confidence also suffered a serious setback during the health crisis. As the pandemic showed the first signs of giving way to increased vaccination, the planning and organisation of events became increasingly common. Nevertheless, new waves of the coronavirus, constant ch...
Sustainable Innovation and Management in Hospitality and Tourism [editorial]
Borges, Isabel; Silva, Fátima MatosThe Special Issue on “Sustainable Innovation and Management in Hospitality and Tourism” aims to explore innovative strategies and practices that promote long-term sustainability within the hospitality and tourism sectors. The focus is on integrating environmental, socio-economic, and governance considerations into tourism and hospitality practices. The scope includes research on sustainable practices, policies,...
Population Growth Parameters of Scymnus nubilus Fed Single-Aphid Diets of Aphis...
Borges, Isabel; Dury, Guillaume J.; Soares, António O.Life tables are an important tool to forecast the performance of biological control agents used in pest management programs, and they are often assessed in terms of population growth. In the present study, the suitability of the aphids Aphis fabae Scopoli and Myzus persicae (Sulzer) for the ladybird predator Scymnus nubilus Mulsant was assessed for the first time. For this, we evaluated and compared the life hi...
Prey consumption and conversion efficiency in females of two feral populations ...
Borges, Isabel; Oliveira, Luísa; Barbosa, Francisco; Figueiredo, Elisabete; Franco, José Carlos; Durão, Ana; Soares, António O.Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur, 1839) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a polyphagous predator used in programs of biological control and integrated pest management as a natural enemy against small arthropod pests including whiteflies, thrips, spider mites and aphid. This mirid is also successfully mass reared under factitious prey for commercial purposes. In the present study we assessed and compared the prey consumption,...
Prey consumption and conversion efficiency in females of two feral populations ...
Borges, Isabel; Oliveira, Luísa; Barbosa ·, Francisco; Figueiredo, Elisabete; Franco, José Carlos; Durão, Ana C.; Soares, António OnofreMacrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur, 1839) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a polyphagous predator used in programs of biological control and integrated pest management as a natural enemy against small arthropod pests including whiteflies, thrips, spi- der mites and aphid. This mirid is also successfully mass reared under factitious prey for commercial purposes. In the present study we assessed and com- pared the prey consumpt...
Fichas de Espécies - Arthropoda
Borges, Paulo A. V.; Vieira, Virgilio; Wallon, Sophie; Cardoso, Pedro; Picanço, Ana; Lamelas-López, Lucas; Amorim do Rosário, Isabel; Serrano, ArturABSTRACT: Arthropods, and especially certain groupsof insects, due to their enormous specificrichness, abundance and fidelity tocertain habitats, among other factors, area fundamental tool in studies of ecologicalbio-indicators and biodiversity.
First report of fatty acid-derived alkaloids produced by species of the ladybir...
Magro, Alexandra; RAMON PORTUGAL, Felipe; Touboul, David; Borges, Isabel; Hemptinne, Jean Louis RGMABSTRACT: Species in the genus Scymnus Kugelann are common, but there is little information available on their defence compounds. Pupae are covered with setae on tips of which there are small droplets of liquid. This study explored the patterns of the distribution of the droplets and the influence of diet on their production in five species of Scymnus. GC-MS analyses were used to determine the chemical identity...
Economic and financial model to the mass‐rearing of Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambu...
Dutra, Tiago M.; Batista, Maria Da Graça; Teixeira, João; Todorova, Silvia; Oliveira, Luísa; Tavares, João; Borges, Isabel; Soares, António O.ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND - Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) is a major pest of tomato produced in glasshouses and open field, causing severe damages to crops, reducing the quality of tomato fruits. The current maintenance of the pest populations below the economic threshold is not achieved by natural and classical control, thus requiring the continuous application of biological control agents (BCAs), under an augmentative o...
A roadmap for ladybird conservation and recovery
Soares, António O.; Haelewaters, Danny; Ameixa, Olga M. C. C.; Borges, Isabel; Brown, Peter M. J.; Cardoso, Pedro; de Groot, Michiel D.Ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) provide services that are critical to food production, and they fulfill an ecological role as a food source for predators. The richness, abundance, and distribution of ladybirds, however, are compromised by many anthropogenic threats. Meanwhile, a lack of knowledge of the conservation status of most species and the factors driving their population dynamics hinders the devel...