Publications

António Onofre Costa Miranda Soares

RESEARCH

Leite, A., Boieiro, M., Soares, A.O., Ros-Prieto, A., Costa, R., Pozsgai, G., Oyarzabal, G., Teixeira, M., Calado, H.R.M.G., Lago, A., Vounatsi, M., Gabriel, R., Wallon, S., Crespo, L. C., Gil de Gómez, J., Ferreira, M.T., Lhoumeau, S. & Borges, P.A.V. (2026). Monitoring of potential invasive arthropod species in Azores Islands (Corvo, Flores, Faial, Pico, Terceira, São Miguel and Santa Maria): The PRIBES Project.

Biodiversity Data Journal, 14, e188056. DOI:https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e188056 (IF2024 1,0; Q3 Biodiversity Conservation)

Lago, A., Petrone, A., Soares, A.O., Boieiro, M., Lopes, D.H., Freitas, T., Lhoumeau, S., Wallon, S. & Borges, P.A.V. (2026). Monitoring agroforest plots under the scope of the COMCHA project. 1. Baseline data for the vascular plants and arthropods of "Vale da Fonte Plot" in Pico Island (Azores Archipelago).

Biodiversity Data Journal, 14, e174244. DOI:10.3897/BDJ.14.e174244 (IF2024 1,0; Q3 Biodiversity Conservation)

Calado, H.R.M.G., Soares, A.O., Heleno, R. & Borges, P.A.V. (2025). Coastal grassland vegetation records from São Miguel Island (Azores) and the south-western coast of mainland Portugal.

Biodiversity Data Journal, 13, . DOI:10.3897/BDJ.13.e173529 (IF2024 1,0; Q3 Biodiversity Conservation)

Borges, P.A.V., Lago, A.D., Petrone, A., Soares, A.O., Lhoumeau, S., & Boieiro, M. (2025). Inventory of vascular plants and arthropods in Vale da Fonte agroforest plot. Version 1.0. Universidade dos Açores. Samplingevent dataset. DOI:10.15468/ag5j58.

Calado, H. R. M. G., Borges, P. A. V., Heleno, R., & Soares, A. O. (2025). Coastal Grassland Vegetation Records from São Miguel Island (Azores) and Mainland Portugal. Version 1.0. Universidade dos Açores. Samplingevent dataset. DOI:10.15468/yv9x8q

Soares, A. O., Vale, M., Borges, I., & Lucas, E. (2025). Influence of refuge availability on the oviposition strategy of anachoretic and non-anachoretic aphidophagous ladybirds.

Biocontrol, 70, 747-757. DOI:10.1007/s10526-025-10339-9 (IF2023 2,2; Q1 Entomology)

Teixeira, M. B., Lopes, D. H., Lamelas-Lopez, L., Borges, P. A. V., Mota, J. A., Simões, N., & Soares, A. O. (2025). Population dynamics of the Japanese beetle in the Azores: A 16-year long-term monitoring program. Microbial and Nematode Control of Invertebrate Pests. IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, 176, 165–168.

Teixeira, M. B., Soares, A. O., Borges, P. A. V., Monteiro, H., Frias, J., & Simões, N. (2025). Biocontrol potential of insect soil assemblages associated with Popillia japonica in the Azorean crop fields. Microbial and Nematode Control of Invertebrate Pests. IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, 176, 161–164.

Alloush, A.H.A., Omkar, Raposo, V., & Soares, A.O. (2025). Life-history attributes and biocontrol potential of the Purple coccidophagous ladybird, Rhyzobius lophanthae (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae).

Bulletin of Insectology, 78, 41-50. DOI:https://doi.org/10.3897/bi.78.e149555 (IF2023 1,3; Q2 Entomology)

Calado, H. R. M. G., Soares, A. O., Heleno, R., & Borges, P. A. V. (2025). Arthropod communities of insular (São Miguel Island, Azores) and mainland (Portugal) coastal grasslands.

Biodiversity Data Journal, 13, e1449152. DOI:10.3897/BDJ.13.e144915 (IF2024 1,0; Q3 Biodiversity Conservation)

Ameixa, O., Soares, A.O., Borges, I., Boieiro, M., Silva, L. & Castro, S. (2025). Guardiões das Flores: Polinizadores fora da caixa. Wilder: janeiro de 2025. https://wilder.pt/cronicas/guardioes-das-flores-polinizadores-fora-da-caixa 

Soares, A.O., Durão, A.C., Oliveira, L., Arruda, P. & Borges, I. (2025). Ephestia kuehniella Zeller eggs as a surrogate host to test feeding preference and intraguild interactions between Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur) and Trichogramma achaeae Nagaraja and Nagarkatti.

Crop Protection, 187, 106960. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2024.106960 (IF2023 2,5; Q1 Agronomy)

Teixeira, M., Soares, A.O., Lopes, D.H.L., Lamelas-Lopez, L., Borges, P.A.V., Mota, J. & Simões, N. (2024) Long-term monitoring data on Popillia japonica (Newman, 1838) (Coleoptera, Rutelidae) across the Azorean Islands.

Biodiversity Data Journal, 12, e138989. DOI:10.3897/BDJ.12.e138989 (IF2024 1,0; Q3 Biodiversity Conservation)

Boieiro, M., Varga-Szilay, Z., Costa, R., Crespo, L., Leite, A., Oliveira, R., Pozsgai, G., Rego, C., Calado, H., Teixeira, M., Lopes, D.H., Soares, A. & Borges, P.A.V. (2024) New findings of terrestrial arthropods from the Azorean Islands.

Biodiversity Data Journal, 12, e136391. DOI:10.3897/BDJ.12.e136391 (IF2024 1,0; Q3 Biodiversity Conservation)

Calado, H.R.M.G., Borges, P.A.V., Heleno, R. & Soares, A.O. (2024) A comparative analysis of island vs. mainland arthropod communities in coastal grasslands belonging to two distinct regions: São Miguel Island (Azores) and Mainland Portugal.

Diversity, 16(10), 624. DOI:10.3390/d16100624 (IF2024 2,1; Q3 Ecology)

Calado, H.R.M.G., Borges, P.A.V., Heleno, R. & Soares, A.O. (2024) Arthropod communities of island vs. mainland coastal grasslands: São Miguel Island (Azores) and Mainland Portugal. Version 1.0. Universidade dos Açores. Samplingevent dataset. DOI:10.15468/5jvtfw

Fauteux, A., Fournier, M., Soares, A.O. & Lucas, E. (2024) The right banker plant for the right application: comparison of three candidates for aphid biocontrol, barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), corn (Zea mays L.), and finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn).

Pest Management Science, 80(7), 3293-3300. DOI:10.1002/ps.8032 (IF2024 3,8; Q1 Entomology)

Teixeira, M.B., Soares, A.O., Lamelas-López, L., Lopes, D.H., Mota, J.A., Borges, P.A.V. & Simões, N. (2024) Monitoring populations of Popillia japonica (Newman, 1838) over 16 years in the Azorean Islands. Version 1.3. Universidade dos Açores. Occurrence dataset. DOI:10.15468/gk6p48.

Fauteux, A., Soares, A.O. & Lucas, E. (2024) Larval development and voracity of Eupeodes americanus (Diptera: Syrphidae): comparison of the focal prey Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and the banker prey Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae).

Insect Science, 31(2), 575-586. DOI:10.1111/1744-7917.13255 (IF2024 2,9; Q1 Entomology)

Borges, I., Oliveira, L., Barbosa, F., Figueiredo, E., Franco, J.C., Durão, A.C. & Soares, A.O. (2024) Prey consumption and conversion efficiency in females of two feral populations of Macrolophus pygmaeus, a biocontrol agent of Tuta absoluta.

Phytoparasitica, 52, 31. DOI:10.1007/s12600-024-01130-0 (IF2024 1,5; Q4 Plant Sciences)