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Virginia Balanza

Observed name: V. Balanza
ORCID: 0000-0003-0618-9951
Observed ORCID: 0000-0003-0618-9951
OpenAlex ID: A5071190297
Challenges facing arthropod biological control: identifying traits for genetic improvement of predators in protected crops
2020 · Pablo Bielza, Virginia Balanza, et al. · Pest Management Science · 100
Selection for resistance to pyrethroids in the predator Orius laevigatus
2021 · Virginia Balanza, José E Mendoza, et al. · Pest Management Science · 41
Genetic improvement of Orius laevigatus for better fitness feeding on pollen
2020 · José Enrique Mendoza, Virginia Balanza, et al. · Journal of Pest Science · 39
Selection for larger body size in Orius laevigatus: Intraspecific variability and effects on reproductive parameters
2020 · José Enrique Mendoza, Virginia Balanza, et al. · Biological Control · 39
Variation in susceptibility and selection for resistance to imidacloprid and thiamethoxam in Mediterranean populations of Orius laevigatus
2019 · Virginia Balanza, Jose Enrique Mendoza, et al. · Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata · 36
Enhanced biocontrol services in artificially selected strains of Orius laevigatus
2022 · José Enrique Mendoza, Virginia Balanza, et al. · Journal of Pest Science · 27
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Genetic improvement of spinosad resistance in the biocontrol agent Orius laevigatus
2021 · Virginia Balanza, José Enrique Mendoza, et al. · BioControl · 24
Effect of Pgpr Application and Nitrogen Doses on Baby Leaf Lettuce Grown in a Floating System
2012 · V. Balanza, J.A. Martínez, et al. · Acta Horticulturae · 16
Artificial selection for emamectin benzoate resistance in the biological control agent Orius laevigatus
2022 · Virginia Balanza, Estefanía Villafranca, et al. · Biological Control · 14
Effect of the Amount of Ephestia kuehniella Eggs for Rearing on Development, Survival, and Reproduction of Orius laevigatus
2022 · Francisco Javier Gallego, Amador Rodríguez-Gómez, et al. · Insects · 14
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Effects of novel and commercial phytochemicals on beneficial arthropods
2023 · Angeliki Paspati, Evangelia Karakosta, et al. · Crop Protection · 13
Comparative Genomics of Facultative Bacterial Symbionts Isolated from European Orius Species Reveals an Ancestral Symbiotic Association
2017 · Xiaorui Chen, Matthew D. Hitchings, et al. · Frontiers in Microbiology · 13
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Relevance of diet diversification in the coexistence between Orius laevigatus and Amblyseius swirskii: prey switching and intraguild predation
2024 · José Enrique Mendoza, Virginia Balanza, et al. · Journal of Pest Science · 9
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Effect of Parental Age and Mating Status on Reproductive Performance of Orius laevigatus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)
2022 · Amador Rodríguez-Gómez, Virginia Balanza, et al. · Insects · 6
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Critical nymphal stages of Orius laevigatus for suboptimal feeding with pollen: Regulated deficit feeding
2025 · María del Carmen Reche, Amador Rodríguez-Gómez, et al. · Biological Control · 4
Aberrant splicing of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha 6 subunit is associated with spinosad tolerance in the thrips predator Orius laevigatus
2024 · Bin Zeng, Benjamin J. Hunt, et al. · Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology · 4
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Inheritance and Biological Characterization of an Orange-nymph Mutant in Orius laevigatus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)
2022 · Amador Rodríguez-Gómez, Alberto Donate, et al. · Insects · 4
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Breeding cold‐tolerant Orius laevigatus lines improves thermal tolerance and body size: implications for biological control
2025 · Ana Belén Abelaira, María del Carmen Reche, et al. · Pest Management Science · 3
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Optimizing cold storage for Orius laevigatus: the role of genetic selection and fluctuating thermal regimes in enhancing survival and fecundity
2025 · Amador Rodríguez-Gómez, Adrián Sapiña-Solano, et al. · Journal of Pest Science · 3
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Evaluating astigmatid mites as alternative diets for Orius laevigatus: Effects on life history parameters
2026 · Amador Rodríguez-Gómez, Ana Belén Abelaira, et al. · Biological Control · 2
Cold ancestors, bigger predators: maternal and transgenerational temperature effects on Orius laevigatus body size
2026 · Ana Belén Abelaira, María del Carmen Reche, et al. · Journal of Pest Science
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Evaluating astigmatid mites as supplemental food for Macrolophus pygmaeus : contrasting responses between commercial and wild populations
2026 · María del Carmen Reche, Carolina Graválos, et al. · Pest Management Science
From suboptimal prey to optimal performance: selective breeding improves Orius laevigatus performance on a low-cost mite diet
2026 · Amador Rodríguez-Gómez, Virginia Balanza, et al. · Frontiers in Insect Science
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Inheritance Mode of a Red-Eye Mutation in Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae)
2025 · María del Carmen Reche, Carolina Grávalos, et al. · Insects
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Aplicación de rizobacterias para mejorar el rendimiento, calidad y contenido de nitratos en el cultivo de lechuga "baby leaf" en bandejas flotantes
2011 · Virginia Balanza, Diana Niñirola Campoy, et al. · Jornadas de introducción a la investigación de la UPCT
Works count: 25
Citation count: 410
H-index: 12
I10-index: 12
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