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Fernando E. Vega
Researcher at United States Department of Agriculture
Publications - 158
Citations - 7686
Fernando E. Vega is an academic researcher from United States Department of Agriculture. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coffea & Beauveria bassiana. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 155 publications receiving 6564 citations. Previous affiliations of Fernando E. Vega include University of Maryland, College Park & Agricultural Research Service.
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Fungal entomopathogens: new insights on their ecology
Fernando E. Vega,Mark S. Goettel,Meredith Blackwell,David Chandler,Mark A. Jackson,Siegfried Keller,Masanori Koike,Nguya K. Maniania,Arnulfo Monzón,Bonnie H. Ownley,Judith K. Pell,Drauzio E.N. Rangel,Helen E. Roy +12 more
TL;DR: The recently discovered roles played by many entomopathogenic fungi are reviewed and new research strategies focused on alternate uses for these fungi are proposed.
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Entomopathogenic fungal endophytes
Fernando E. Vega,Francisco Posada,M. Catherine Aime,Monica Pava-Ripoll,Francisco Infante,Stephen A. Rehner +5 more
TL;DR: The possible mode of action of entomopathogenic fungal endophytes is reviewed and two of them, B. bassiana and Clonostachys rosea, were tested against the coffee berry borer and were shown to be pathogenic.
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Endophytic fungal entomopathogens with activity against plant pathogens: ecology and evolution
TL;DR: Dual biological control, of both insect pests and plant pathogens, has been reported for the fungal entomopathogens, Beauveria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Vuill and Lecanicillium spp.
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Gut microbiota mediate caffeine detoxification in the primary insect pest of coffee
Javier A. Ceja-Navarro,Fernando E. Vega,Ulas Karaoz,Zhao Hao,Stefan Jenkins,Hsiao Chien Lim,Petr Kosina,Francisco Infante,Trent R. Northen,Eoin L. Brodie,Eoin L. Brodie +10 more
TL;DR: It is shown that caffeine is degraded in the gut of H. hampei, and that experimental inactivation of the gut microbiota eliminates this activity, and Pseudomonas caffeine demethylase genes are expressed in vivo in the intestine confirming their key role.
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Some like it hot: the influence and implications of climate change on coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) and coffee production in East Africa.
Juliana Jaramillo,Juliana Jaramillo,Eric Muchugu,Fernando E. Vega,Aaron P. Davis,Christian Borgemeister,Adenirin Chabi-Olaye +6 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that the best way to adapt to a rise of temperatures in coffee plantations could be via the introduction of shade trees in sun grown plantations as well as through the development of an adaptation strategy package for climate change on coffee production.