ENTOMOL develops research at the interface of agricultural entomology and acarology, natural products, ecotoxicology, post-harvest protection and scientific innovation.
Research fronts
Plant-derived bioactive products
Evaluation of essential oils and bioactive compounds against agricultural pests, including toxicity, repellency, ovicidal effects and population-level responses.
Mites and crop protection
Biology and sustainable management of phytophagous mites in crops and forestry systems, with laboratory and semi-field approaches.
Stored-product protection
Biofumigation and innovative strategies for protecting stored grains, integrating efficacy, persistence and post-harvest applications.
Ecotoxicology and characterization
Assessment of environmental safety and physicochemical characterization to support more robust and reproducible pest-management technologies.
From experiments to collaboration
Our projects combine experimental biology, chemistry, data analysis and interinstitutional collaboration, while training undergraduate and graduate students in scientific practice.