MACBIOPEST - Botanical biopesticides from macaronesia: research and popular knowledge 
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José Silvino Santos da Rosa
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Sciences and Technology
University of the Azores
Rua da Mãe de Deus, 13A
9500-501 Ponta Delgada
Azores, Portugal
Email: jose.ss.rosa@uac.pt
José Silvino Rosa is an Assistant Professor at University of the Azores, PhD. In Biological Sciences – Insect Parasitology by the University of the Azores. He teaches Embryology and Animal Histology, and Animal Physiology courses. His main research interests include Biological and Toxicological Activities of Plant Extracts and others Natural Products – insect toxicity and anti-feeding properties, molluscicidal properties, and antimicrobial properties. He has published several articles in internationals journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Industrial Crops and Products, Journal of Pest Science, Integrative Pharmacology, Toxicology and Genotoxicology, among others.
Publications
Arruda, F., Lima, A., Janeiro, A., Rodrigues, T., Baptista, J., Rosa, J. S., Enes Dapkevicius, M. L. N., Surowiak, A. K., & Lima, E. M. C. (2025). Fractionation via hydrodistillation enhances the biological activity of essential oil from Cryptomeria japonica cones. Industrial Crops and Products, 234, 121633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.121633
Arruda, F., Lima, A., Janeiro, A., Rodrigues, T., Baptista, J., Rosa, J. S., Machado, A., Figueiredo, A. C., & Lima, E. (2025). Azorean Cryptomeria japonica immature female cones essential oil: Effect of hydrodistillation fractionation on the chemical composition and in vitro antifungal activity against Thielaviopsis paradoxa. Industrial Crops and Products, 231, 121182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.121182
Arruda F, Lima A, Wortham T, Janeiro A, Rodrigues T, Baptista J, Rosa JS, Lima E. 2024. Sequential Separation of Essential Oil Components during Hydrodistillation of Fresh Foliage from Azorean Cryptomeria japonica (Cupressaceae): Effects on Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Free Radical Scavenging Activities. Plants 13(13):1729. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13131729
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MACBIOPEST - Botanical biopesticides from macaronesia: research and popular knowledge 
IPM Popillia - Integrated Pest Management of the invasive Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica View archive
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