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The authors are grateful to THE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (FCT, Portugal), for financial support through national funds FCT/MCTES to CIMO, grant number UIDB/00690/2020. Lara A. Pinheiro is grateful to FCT for PhD studentship SFRH/BD/103998/2014. Beatriz Dader is grateful to SPANISH MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION for fellowship IJC2018-035042-I and to UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID for funding, grant number PINV18XFWLGK24S2US6D.

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Side Effects of Pesticides on the Olive Fruit Fly Parasitoid Psyttalia concolor (Szepligeti): A Review

Publicated to:Agronomy-Basel. 10 (11): - 2020-01-01 10(11), DOI: 10.3390/agronomy10111755

Authors: Pinheiro, Lara A.; Dader, Beatriz; Wanumen, Andrea C.; Pereira, Jose Alberto; Santos, Sonia A. P.; Medina, Pilar;

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‎ Barreiro Sch Technol, Polytech Inst Setubal, CIQuiBio, Rua Americo, P-2839001 Lavradio, Portugal - Author
‎ Barreiro Sch Technol, Polytechn Inst Setubal, CIQuiBio, Rua Amer, P-2839001 Lavradio, Portugal - Author
‎ Inst Politecn Braganca, Centro Investigacao Montanha CIMO, ESA, Campus Santa Apolonia, P-5300253 Braganza, Portugal - Author
‎ Inst Super Agron, LEAF, P-1349017 Lisbon, Portugal - Author
‎ Univ Leon, Escuela Ingn Agr Forestal EIAF, Ave Portugal, Leon 24071, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Pesticide applications in olive orchards could alter the biological control of parasitoid Psyttalia concolor Szepligeti (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on the key pest Bactrocera oleae Rossi (Diptera: Tephritidae). Psyttalia concolor adults can be contaminated by exposure to spray droplets, contact with treated surfaces or oral uptake from contaminated food sources. Pesticides impact both pest and parasitoid populations when they coexist in time and space, as they reduce pest numbers available for parasitoids and might cause toxic effects to parasitoids from which they need to recover. Therefore, the appropriate timing and application of selective chemical treatments provides the opportunity to incorporate this parasitoid in the IPM of B. oleae. This manuscript reviews the current literature on lethal and sublethal effects of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and biopesticides on P. concolor. Insecticides were generally more toxic, particularly organophosphates and pyrethroids, while herbicides and biopesticides had less effects on mortality and reproductive parameters. Some fungicides were quite harmful. Most of the studies were conducted in laboratory conditions, focused on reproduction as the only sublethal effect, exclusively considered the effect of a single pesticide and persistence was hardly explored. Field studies, currently quite scarce, are absolutely needed to satisfactorily assess the impact of pesticides on P. concolor.

Keywords

Bactrocera oleaeBactrocera-oleae dipteraBeauveria-bassianaBiological controlBiological-controlBiopesticidesCeratitis-capitataEntomopathogenic fungiField-evaluationFungicidesHerbicidesHymenopteraInsect growth-regulatorsInsecticidesIntegrated pest managementLife-spanPseudococci girault

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Agronomy-Basel due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2020, it was in position 16/91, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Agronomy.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 1.27, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 4.83 (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-10, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 20
  • Google Scholar: 18
  • OpenCitations: 13

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-10:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 50 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Portugal.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (MEDINA VELEZ, MARIA PILAR).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been MEDINA VELEZ, MARIA PILAR.