Agenor Mafra-Neto
ISCA Technologies (United States) · United States
Agenor Mafra-Neto is the CEO of ISCA Technologies (United States). Mafra-Neto is based in the United States. Mafra-Neto was born in 1964 in Brazil and educated at Iowa State University and University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Recent developments
AI summary of recent coverageRecent coverage has focused on Agenor Mafra-Neto's work at ISCA Technologies on pheromone-based and semiochemical strategies for managing agricultural and invasive insect pests. Headlines document research and applications addressing fall armyworm, fruit flies, ambrosia beetles, and invasive weevils across various crops and regions, as well as a company merger aimed at commercializing next-generation insect control technologies.
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Key Facts
Source: Wikidata ↗- Born
- May 31, 1964 · Brazil
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Education
- Iowa State University, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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In the News
9 stories- Nature·
Insect pest management with sex pheromone precursors from engineered oilseed plants
- farmprogress.com·
Sustainable IPM efforts target insect pheromone use
- No-Till Farmer·
Controlling Fall Armyworm with Pheremones
- Nature·
Dispersal and competitive release affect the management of native and invasive tephritid fruit flies in large and smallholder farms in Ethiopia
- Nature·
Evaluation of semiochemical based push-pull strategy for population suppression of ambrosia beetle vectors of laurel wilt disease in avocado
- EurekAlert!·
Merger to bring the next generation of insect control to the global marketplace
- Los Angeles Daily News·
What UCR and a Riverside firm are doing to stop invasive weevil from decapitating Southern California’s iconic palm trees
- EurekAlert!·
Invasive weevil threatens California's palm trees and date industry
- USDA (.gov)·
SBIR Grantee's Response to Killer Beetles: SPLAT! - USDA (.gov)
Agenor Mafra-Neto: FAQ
- What company does Agenor Mafra-Neto lead?
- Agenor Mafra-Neto is CEO of ISCA Technologies (United States).
- Where was Agenor Mafra-Neto educated?
- Agenor Mafra-Neto studied at Iowa State University, University of Massachusetts Amherst.