Insect Ecology and Integrated Pest Management Lab, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Dr. Simone S. Prado B.S., M.Sc. (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil). Ph.D. (University of Hawaii)
Email: sprado@hawaii.edu

Current projects:
Biological and molecular characterization of caecum-associated symbionts in the Pentatomidae (under primary superivision by Rodrigo Almeida, UC Berkeley).

Research interests:
Ecology and insect-microbe interactions; Insect transmission of plant pathogens.

Publications:
Lopes, J.R.S., Perina, F. and Prado, S.S. 2003. Avaliação da passagem de afídeos vetores por telas usadas em viveiros de mudas cítricas. Laranja 24: 31-43.

Prado, S.S. , Rubinoff, D. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2006. Vertical transmission of a pentatomid caeca-associated symbiont. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 99: 577-585.

Prado, S.S. , Almeida, R.P.P . Phylogenetic placement of pentatomid stink bug gut symbionts. Current Microbiology. Submited.

Awards:
First Place in the Student Competition for the President's Prize for poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America in December 2005. Title: "Surface sterilization of egg masses eliminates a bacterium associated with the caeca of the stink bug Nezara viridula."

Published abstracts:
Hinde, J.; Pieske, O.R.; Prado, S.S. et al. 1997. Modelos de superdispersão para dados de resposta de tempo toxicológico. In: Simposio de iniciacao cientifica da USP, Piracicaba: ESALQ - USP, v. 1, p.467.

Prado, S.S. ; Lopes, J.R.S. 2002. Infectividade natural e eficiência de transmissão de fitoplasma do milho por machos e fêmeas do inseto vetor, Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadelldae). In: XXIV Congresso Nacional de Milho e Sorgo, Florianópolis, SC. Anais. Sete Lagoas, MG: EMBRAPA- Milho e Sorgo, v.1.

Prado, S.S. ; Lopes, J.R.S. 2003. Inoculação cruzada de estirpes de Xylella fastidiosa em citros e café. In: XXVI Congresso Paulista de Fitopatologia, 2003, Araras.

Prado, S.S. ; Lopes, J.R.S. 2003. Variações em morfologia e crescimento de colônias em meio de cultura entre estirpes de Xylella fastidiosa de citros e de cafeeiro. In: XXXVI Congresso Brasileiro de Fitopatologia, Uberlândia, MG.

Prado, S.S. ; Lopes, J.R.S. 2003. Avaliação da infectividade de estirpes de Xylella fastidiosa em plantas de citros e de café. In XXXVI Congresso Brasileiro de Fitopatologia, Uberlândia, MG.

Nascimento, F.E.; Prado, S.S.; Lopes, M.T.V.C.; Lopes, J.R.S. 2003. Sensitividade de oligonucleotideos na detecção de Xylella fastidiosa por PCR em citros e cafeeiro. In: Simposio Internacional de Iniciacao Cientifica da USP, Piracicaba: ESALQ – USP.

Prado, S.S. ; Almeida, R.P.P. 2005. Biology of Nezara viridula’s (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) caeca associated symbiont. In: 11th Pacific Entomology Conference, Honolulu , HI . February.

Prado, S.S. ; Almeida, R.P.P. 2005. Characterization of a caecum-associated bacterial symbiont of Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). In: 17 th UH CT AHR Student Symposium, Honolulu , HI . April. (oral presentarion)

Prado, S.S. ; Almeida, R.P.P. 2005. Surface sterilization of egg masses eliminates associated with the caeca of the stink bug Nezare viridula. In: 2005 Entomological Society of America Annual Metting, Fort Lauderdale , Florida . December.

Prado, S.S. , Rubinoff, D. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2006. Phylogenetic placement of six pentatomid caeca-associated symbionts. In: 2006 Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America , Maui , Hawaii . March.

Prado, S.S. ; Almeida, R.P.P. 2006. Surface sterilization of Acrosternun hilare (Say) eggs impacts insects fitness and presence of caeca-associated bacteria. In: 2006 Entomological Society of America Annual Metting, Indianapolis , Indiana . December.

Almeida, R.P.P.; Prado, S.S. 2006. Are pentatomid caeca-associated symbionts monophyletic? In: 2006 Entomological Society of America Annual Metting, Indianapolis , Indiana . December.

Prado, S.S. ; Almeida, R.P.P. 2007. Impact of gut-associated bacteria on the fitness of two pentatomid species. In: 2007 12th Pacific Entomology Conference, Honolulu , HI . February.

Prado, S.S. ; Almeida, R.P.P. 2007. Effect of temperature on the maintenance of petatomid gut-associated symbionts. In: 2007 Entomological Society of America Annual Metting, San Diego , California . December. (oral presentation)

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