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SD made its graduation in Biology Applied to Terrestrial Animals (15 out of 20) in 2005, with the final work done on oophagous parasitoids of tomato fruit worm (scored 19 out of 20). Following this, she worked for Instituto Superior de Agronomia/UL on an AGRO project (until 2007) collecting and identifying arthropods in various vineyards and pome fruit regions under different production systems. This project ended in 2007 and then SD had some other smaller works in pest management area and finished her Master in Ecology (2010). She is author of 6 papers in the area of agronomic pest management. Until being contracted as a fellowship by LNEC in 2008, starting her career in termite management strategies and wood and other biomaterials biological degradation agents. There it was possible to participate in several projects, and finally started her PhD (symbiotic flagellate protist of subterranean termites) in 2014. During her PhD several collaborations were made, to enable the accomplishment of the objectives defined, for example with: NIBIO (Norway); University of the Azores; cE3c; University of Evora. The PhD was finished in 2018 with appraise and honour by unanimity. During this time she specialized in biological degradation of wood and other biomaterials, contributing to the definition of those materials biosusceptibility (4 papers) and in the area of termite biology, ecology and management (7 articles), namely on symbiotic flagellate protists community and the challenges posed by this research field, that could be overcome with a more collaborative approach (Duarte et al. 2018). After the PhD, LNEC offered a small project scholarship, which she accepted and performed the tasks defined, regarding wood biological degradation. After that, she dedicated herself to education area, regarding termites management theme, and later environmental education, as opportunities to be contracted (or even of having a post doc fellowship) in her scientific area were not available. In 2019 she was awarded a FCT project contract as a Junior researcher in ISA, on stored products insect pests where worked diligently for 3.5 years, despite challenges posed by the pandemic. The project yielded numerous publications, oral communications, and posters, showcasing the team's dedication and SD's pivotal role. After this, she returned to LNEC, supported by the recognition of her prior work's importance to LNEC's activities. She's resumed her work, taking on remaining projects and planning future research directions. While the transition between research areas impacted her publication output, it proved to be a valuable experience, testing her capabilities, and enhancing her networking and organizational skills.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sónia Maria Pereira Duarte

Citation names

  • Duarte, Sónia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
501C-E814-6167
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7309-5440

Email addresses

  • sduarte@lnec.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Entomology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Plant Breeding and Plant Protection

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Advanced (C1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/12/19 - 2023/12/22
Concluded
 Segurança e saúde em laboratórios (Safety and health in laboratories) (Outros)
RELACRE - Associação de Laboratórios Acreditados de Portugal, Portugal
2022/09
Concluded
 Team's Management (Outros)
BestCenter, Portugal
 Approved
2022/07
Concluded
 Quality and behavioural aspects (Outros)
BestCenter, Portugal
 Approved
2022/04 - 2022/05
Concluded
 Communicating Science to the General Public I and II (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2018/12/12 - 2018/12/12
Concluded
 Workshop Introduction to Science Communication: from theory to practice (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013/05/01 - 2018/05/01
Concluded
 PhD in Agrarian Sciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Plant Protection
Universidade dos Açores Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e do Ambiente, Portugal
"Symbiotic flagellate protists as a target for subterranean termite control strategies" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with praise and distinction by unanimity
2018/02/20
Concluded
 Course on “The normalization process in Portugal” (Outros)
Instituto Português da Qualidade, Portugal
2015/02/16 - 2015/02/21
Concluded
 Advanced Course “Applied Methods in Biogeography” (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2014/01/09 - 2014/01/14
Concluded
 “Electron Microscopy Winter School: Module 6 – 3D Correlative Microscopy” (Outros)
Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zürich Institut für Geschichte, Switzerland
2013/12/09 - 2013/12/13
Concluded
 Advanced Course “R without fear: a course on evolutionary ecology” (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2010
Concluded
 Master in Ecology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Arthropods diversity and abundance on different production systems in apple and pear orchards, and in vineyards in Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom
2009/09/16 - 2009/09/20
Concluded
 ADRAM – Advanced Radiography Methods of Wood Research (Outros)
Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland
2009/03/16 - 2009/03/20
Concluded
 Wood-destroying insects and decay fungi and moulds on wooden cultural heritage objects and constructions (Outros)
Johann Heinrich von Thünen -Institut Institut für Agrarklimaschutz, Germany
2008/10/13 - 2008/10/17
Concluded
 Workshop “Populational genetics in malaria: parasites, vectors and humans” (Outros)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2004
Concluded
 Biology Applied to Animal Resources - Terrestrial Animals (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Biological control in processing tomato: insect fauna evaluation in fields submitted to different plant protection strategies and preliminary studies of oophagous parasitoids (19, out of 20)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15 (out of 20)
2003/05/09 - 2003/05/26
Concluded
 Course on Environmental Education (Outros)
Liga para a Protecção da Natureza, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/12/02 - Current Postdoc (Research) Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2019/03/18 - 2022/04/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2010/09/01 - 2016/07/31 Tutor (Polytechnic Teacher) Escola Superior de Artes Decorativas, Portugal
Escola Superior de Artes Decorativas, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2008/06/01 - 2008/10/31 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/12/04 - 2019/06/03 Research fellow Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2019/01/02 - 2019/03/15 Environmental Educator D.Office, Portugal
2018/08/30 - 2018/09/08 Teacher Universidade dos Açores Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e do Ambiente, Portugal
2013/05/01 - 2017/04/30 Doctoral Fellow Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2010/12/02 - 2013/04/30 Research fellow Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2008/11/15 - 2010/11/30 Research fellow Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2007/10/01 - 2007/11/30 Worker AmBioDiv, Portugal
AmBioDiv, Portugal
2005/05/01 - 2007/09/30 Research fellow Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/12/04 - 2018/06/03 ProTimber - Avaliação probabilística de estruturas de madeira em serviço (Probabilistic Assessment of Existing Timber Structures)
PTDC/ECM-EST/1072/2014
Research Fellow
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2013/05/01 - 2017/04/30 SYMBIOTIC FLAGELLATE PROTISTS AS A TARGET FOR SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES CONTROL STRATEGIES
SFRH/BD/84920/2012
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/12/02 - 2013/04/30 MONITOR – “Sustainability of timber structures by monitoring and control of degradation mechanisms”
FCT-PTDC/ECM/099121/2008
Research Fellow
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
Concluded
2005/05/02 - 2007 AGRO 545: Os indicadores ambientais para a prática da proteção integrada, da produção integrada e da agricultura biológica e o uso sustentável de pesticidas em Portugal
AGRO 545
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Laboratório para a Sustentabilidade do Uso da Terra e dos Serviços dos Ecossistemas
LA/P/0092/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0092/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Agronomia Alimentos Ambiente e Paisagem, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Geográficos, Portugal

Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Florestais, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/03/18 - 2022/09/30 SafeGrains (PTDC/ASP-PLA/28350/2017) Contamination of stored grain and derivatives by insect pests and fungi
PTDC/ASP-PLA/28350/2017
Post-doc
2021/01/01 - 2021/12/31 BugSnack - Development of innovative snacks using Tenebrio molitor flour
BugSnack
Researcher
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centro de Ecologia, Evolução e Alterações Ambientais
UID/BIA/00329/2019
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal

Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/02/01 - 2013/07/31 MONITOR Sustentabilidade de estruturas de madeira por via da monitorização e controlo de mecanismos de degradação
PTDC/ECM/099121/2008
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023 - Current ConstBio II - Development and optimization of biomaterials for construction
constbio II
Researcher
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
Ongoing
2013 - 2019 ConstBio - Desenvolvimento e otimização de biomateriais para a construção (Development and optimization of biomaterials for construction)
0302/112/20486
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Costa, C.A.; Godinho, M.C.; Duarte, S.; Mateus, C.; Figueiredo, E.; Mexia, A.. Functional biodiversity and farming techniques:How to measure impacts?. 2012.
    10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.933.59
Book chapter
  1. "Cryptotermes brevis Kalotermes flavicollis/ Reticulitermes flavipes/ Reticulitermes grassei". In Field Guide of Azorean Terrestrial Fauna. Instituto Açoreano da Cultura, 138-145. Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal: Instituto Açoreano da Cultura, 2019.
    Published
  2. Duarte, Sónia. "Luta biológica: para quando o tratamento biológico?". In Protecção integrada em tomate de indústria. 2006.
  3. Duarte, Sónia. "Pesticidas em protecção integrada – características e efeitos secundários". In Protecção integrada em tomate de indústria. 2006.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Duarte, Sónia; Pereira, Sílvia Raquel Morais; Menezes, Marluci. "A importância de sensibilizar para a geo e biodiversidade no património construído: conservação, sustentabilidade e capacitação social". Paper presented in IV Encontro Internacional da Rede Antropologia Ambiental “Desafios Ambientais mais do que Humanos em Tempos Acelerados: Existências, Incertezas e Futuros, Lisbon, 2024.
    Published
  2. Duarte, Sónia; Guerreiro, O.; Borges, Paulo AV. "Invasive Cryptotermes brevis: a growing concern for wooden structures in Portugal". Paper presented in NEOBIOTA 2024 - 13th International Conference on Biological Invasions, Lisbon, 2024.
    Published
  3. "The influence of T. castaneum secretive defensive secretions on maize flour micobiota and bacterial growth - an exploratory analysis". Paper presented in 2nd Edition of International Webinar on Food Science and Technology “Food Science Virtual 2020”, 2020.
Conference paper
  1. Duarte, Sónia; Hilário, Carolina; Tomás, Joana; Alvito, Paula; Boavida, Ricardo; Magro, Ana; Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "Interaction between T. castaneum and mycotoxin-producing fungi present in milled grains". 2022.
    Published
  2. Duarte, Sónia; Limão, João; Geirinhas, Henrique; Barros, Graça; Raymundo, Anabela; Sousa, Isabel; Martins, Luisa Louro; MOURATO, MIGUEL; Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "Nutritional composition of red flour beetle and its impact on wheat flour properties.". Paper presented in XVII Congresso Ibérico de Entomologia, 2021.
  3. Duarte, Sónia; Barros, Graça; Martins, Luisa Louro; MOURATO, MIGUEL; Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "Early-warning detection protocol of khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium Everts) and other insect pests associated with stored grains in Portugal - preliminary results.". Paper presented in The 11th International Conference on Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products, 2021.
  4. Duarte, Sónia; Magro, Ana; Alvito, Paula; Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "Interaction between Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and mycotoxigenic Aspergillus flavus Link on maize flour.". Paper presented in The 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology, 2021.
  5. Jones, Dennis; Nunes, Lina; Duarte, Sonia. "Improving performance of thermal modified wood against termites with bicine and tricine". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Bio-Based Building Materials, Barcelona, 2021.
  6. Jones, Dennis; Nunes, Lina; Duarte, Sonia. "The application of bicine or tricine for limiting termite attack of thermally modified wood". Paper presented in InnoRenew CoE International Conference 2021, Izola, 2021.
  7. "Térmitas em Portugal: uma ameaça ao património construído de madeira". Paper presented in ENCORE 2020 - 4.º Encontro sobre Conservação e Reabilitação de Edifícios, Lisboa, 2020.
  8. Duarte, Sónia. "SafeGrains: project to evaluate the contamination by insects and fungi on grains and derivatives in Portugal". Paper presented in 12th Conference of the Working Group “Integrated Protection of Stored Product” IOBC-WPRS, Pisa, 2019.
    Published
  9. Duarte, Sónia. "Challenges and opportunities in the assessment of stored grains insect pests". Paper presented in XVIII Congreso Ibérico de Entomología, Madrid, 2019.
    Published
  10. "A importância dos insetos de madeira seca na reabilitação de estruturas de madeira". Paper presented in Construção 2018 - Reabilitar e construir de forma sustentável, 2018.
  11. Duarte, Sónia. "Response of the symbiotic flagellate protists community of subterranean termites to sublethal amounts of biocides". Paper presented in 49th International Research Group on Wood Protection Annual Meeting, Johannesburg, 2018.
    Published
  12. Duarte, Sónia. "Knowledge transfer using termites as an educational model". Paper presented in inal Cost Action FP1303 International Scientific Conference “Building with bio-based materials: best practice and performance application”, Zagreb, 2017.
    Published
  13. Nunes, Lina; Duarte, Sónia. "Beetles and drywood termites: A hazard to buildings in southern Europe". Paper presented in XVII Congresso Ibérico de Entomologia, Lisboa, 2016.
    10.1603/ice.2016.93873
  14. "Drywood termites and wood-boring beetles as a hazard to buildings in Southern Europe". Paper presented in XVII Congresso Ibérico de Entomologia, Lisboa, 2016.
  15. Duarte, Sónia. "Are the invasion strategies of subterranean termites influenced by gut symbionts?". Paper presented in I International Conference on Island Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation – Island Biology 2016, Angra do Heroísmo, 2016.
    Published
  16. Duarte, Sónia. "Diversity of hindgut symbiotic flagellate protists communities of the European subterranean termite in Portugal". Paper presented in 47th IRG Annual Meeting, Lisboa, 2016.
    Published
  17. Duarte, Sónia. "The challenge of building with biobased materials in termite areas". Paper presented in joint technical workshop of the Cost Action FP1303 "Designing with bio-based building materials – Challenges and opportunities", Madrid, 2016.
    Published
  18. Duarte, Sónia. "Assessment of subterranean termite symbiotic fauna under different diets". Paper presented in joint Technical Workshop of Cost Action FP1303 and COST Action FP1404 - Performance Testing and Testing Methodologies of Non-wood biobased materials, Tallinn, 2015.
  19. Duarte, Sónia. "Effects of geographical and dietary variation on the symbiotic flagellate protists communities of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes grassei Clément". Paper presented in 46th IRG Annual Meeting, 2015.
  20. Duarte, Sónia. "Effects of starvation in Reticulitermes grassei symbiotic flagellate protists community". Paper presented in 8th Congress of the International Symbiosis Society, 2015.
  21. Duarte, Sónia. "Avaliação da atração de térmitas subterrâneas por extratos de madeira degradada por fungos de podridão". Paper presented in 7º Congresso Florestal Nacional, 2013.
  22. Duarte, Sónia. "Decay factors in termite in-ground baiting systems". Paper presented in 2012 IUFRO Conference – Division 5 – Forest Products, 2012.
  23. Duarte, Sónia. "Testing of non-destructive methods and wood natural and conferred durability for drywood termites detection and control". Paper presented in ECOWOOD 2012 - 6th international Conference & Exhibition on Environmentally-Compatible Forest Products, 2012.
  24. Duarte, Sónia. "Thermally modified timber (TMT) quality in terms of changes in feeding behaviour of subterranean termites Reticulitermes grassei (Clément)". Paper presented in 6th European Conference on Wood Modification, 2012.
  25. Nunes, Lina; Ribeiro, D.; Garrett, JA; Duarte, S.; Nunes, S.; Machado, J. S.. "Probability of damage in timber structures by monitoring of biological activity – Monitor project". Paper presented in ICDS12 - International Conference DURABLE STRUCTURES: from construction to rehabilitation, 2012.
    Published
  26. Duarte, Sónia. "Preferências alimentares de Reticulitermes grassei (Clément) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) relativamente a diferentes espécies de madeira". Paper presented in CIMAD 11 – 1º Congresso Ibero-LatinoAmericano da Madeira na Construção, 2011.
  27. Duarte, Sónia. "Protection of timber constructions by using electro osmotic pulsing technology (PLEOT)". Paper presented in International Conference on Structural Health Assessment of Timber Structures – SHATIS’11, 2011.
  28. Duarte, Sónia. "Decay in termite monitoring stations". Paper presented in 41th International Research Group on Wood Protection Annual Meeting, 2010.
  29. Duarte, Sónia. "Electro osmotic pulsing technology (PLEOT) – a new potential solution for protection of cultural heritage". Paper presented in 4th International Conference of Cost Action IE0601, 2010.
  30. Duarte, Sónia. "Drywood termites in the Azores: Problems and tentative solutions". Paper presented in 40th International Research Group on Wood Protection Meeting, 2009.
  31. Duarte, Sónia. "Effectiveness of sol-gel treatments coupled with copper and boron against subterranean termites". Paper presented in 40th International Research Group on Wood Protection Meeting., 2009.
  32. Duarte, Sónia. "Biodiversidade e modos de produção sustentáveis – protecção integrada e agricultura biológica". Paper presented in Produção e Protecção integrada, Ponte de Lima, 2008.
  33. Duarte, Sónia. "Dinâmica de Trichogramma em tomate de indústria, no Ribatejo". Paper presented in IV Congreso Nacional de Entomología Aplicada, I Jornadas Portuguesas de Entomologia Aplicada, 2005.
  34. Duarte, Sónia. "Influência da estratégia de protecção sobre a fauna de artrópodes em campos de tomate para indústria". Paper presented in V Congresso Ibérico de Ciências Hortícolas, 2005.
Conference poster
  1. Duarte, Sónia; Magro, Ana; Tomás, Joanna; Hilário, Carolina; Alvito, Paula; Ferreira, Ricardo Boavida; Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "The interaction between fungi and insects and its contribute to maize flour food safety.". Paper presented in International Conference on Food Contaminants: challenges on early-life exposure (ICFC 2021), 2021.
  2. "SafeGrains - Contamination of stored grain and derivatives by insect pests and fungi (PTDC/ASP-PLA/28350/2017)". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2021 – Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, 2021.
  3. Duarte, Sónia. "Evaluation of the effect of zwitterionic buffers on termite gut protists". Paper presented in 49th International Research Group on Wood Protection Annual Meeting, 2018.
  4. "Geographical variation effects on the symbiotic flagellate protists communities of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes grassei Clément". Paper presented in Ciência 2016 – Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, 2016.
  5. DUARTE, MARTA; Nunes, Lina; Duarte, Sónia. "Avaliação da atração de térmitas subterrâneas por extractos de madeira degradada por fungos de podridão". Paper presented in 7º Congresso Florestal Nacional ¿Florestas - Conhecimento e Inovação", 2013.
  6. Duarte, Sónia. "Viabilidade de criação laboratorial de um parasitóide oófago (Hym.: Scelionidae) da lagarta do tomate (Lep.: Noctuidae)". Paper presented in IV Congreso Nacional de Entomología Aplicada, I Jornadas Portuguesas de Entomologia Aplicada, 2005.
  7. Duarte, Sónia. "Índices de biodiversidade em campos de tomate de indústria sujeitos a diferentes estratégias de protecção". Paper presented in VII Encontro Nacional de Protecção Integrada, 2005.
Edited book
  1. Borges, PAV; Melo, Cecília; Pereira, Carlos; Martins, António Manuel Frias; Vieira, Virgílio; Wallon, Sophie; Cardoso, Pedro; et al. Guia Prático da Fauna Terrestre dos Açores / Field Guide of Azorean Terrestrial Fauna. Ponta Delgada, Portugal: Instituto Açoriano de Cultura. 2023.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Léo Pinchard; João L. Parracha; Rosário Veiga; Luís Matias; António Santos Silva; Sónia Duarte; Lina Nunes. "Weather ageing effects on the long-term thermal conductivity and biological colonisation of thermal insulating mortars with EPS, cork and aerogel". Energy and Buildings (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114403.
    10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114403
  2. David Hernández-Teixidor; Sónia Duarte; Ahmed Taheri; Paulo A V Borges; Lina Nunes; Chow-Yang Lee. "Molecular identification of the invasive subterranean termite Reticulitermes grassei (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) outside its known distribution: introduction routes and implications for pest management strategies". Journal of Economic Entomology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae071.
    10.1093/jee/toae071
  3. Duarte, Sónia; Magro, Ana; Barros, Graça; Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "Stored products insects in Portugal: New data and overview". Journal of Stored Products Research 105 (2024): 102230. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2023.102230.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jspr.2023.102230
  4. Lina Nunes; Sónia Duarte; João L. Parracha; Dennis Jones; Ivan Paulmier; Magdalena Kutnik. "Insulation Materials Susceptibility to Biological Degradation Agents: Molds and Subterranean Termites". Applied Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/app132011311.
    10.3390/app132011311
  5. Maria Otilia Carvalho; Henrique Geirinhas; Sónia Duarte; Carla Graça; Isabel de Sousa. "Impact of red flour beetle infestations in wheat flour and their effects on dough and bread physical, chemical, and color properties". Journal of Stored Products Research 102 (2023): 102095-102095. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2023.102095.
    10.1016/j.jspr.2023.102095
  6. Duarte, Sónia; Magro, Ana; Tomás, Joanna; Hilário, Carolina; Ferreira, Ricardo Boavida; Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "Antifungal Activity of Benzoquinones Produced by Tribolium castaneum in Maize-Associated Fungi". Insects (2022):
    Published
  7. Sónia Duarte; Ana Magro; Joanna Tomás; Carolina Hilário; Ricardo Boavida Ferreira; Maria Otília Carvalho. "Antifungal Activity of Benzoquinones Produced by Tribolium castaneum in Maize-Associated Fungi". Insects (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13100868.
    10.3390/insects13100868
  8. Sequeira, João G. N.; Nobre, Tânia; Duarte, Sónia; Jones, Dennis; Esteves, Bruno; Nunes, Lina. "Proof-of-Principle That Cellular Automata Can Be Used to Predict Infestation Risk by Reticulitermes grassei (Blattodea: Isoptera)". Forests 13 2 (2022): 237. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f13020237.
    10.3390/f13020237
  9. Duarte, Sónia. "Nutritional and chemical composition of different life stages of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)". Journal of Stored Products Research 93 (2021): 101826-101826. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2021.101826.
    10.1016/j.jspr.2021.101826
  10. Duarte, Sónia; Magro, Ana; Tomás, Joanna; Hilário, Carolina; Alvito, Paula; Ferreira, Ricardo Boavida; Carvalho, Maria Otília. "The Interaction between Tribolium castaneum and Mycotoxigenic Aspergillus flavus in Maize Flour". Insects 12 8 (2021): 730. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects12080730.
    10.3390/insects12080730
  11. Sónia Duarte; Lina Nunes; Davor Kržišnik; Miha Humar; Dennis Jones. "Influence of Zwitterionic Buffer Effects with Thermal Modification Treatments of Wood on Symbiotic Protists in Reticulitermes grassei Clément". Insects 12 2 (2021): 139-139. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12020139.
    10.3390/insects12020139
  12. Elisabete Figueiredo; Catarina Gonçalves; Sónia Duarte; Maria C. Godinho; António Mexia; Laura Torres. "Risk Assessment for Tomato Fruitworm in Processing Tomato Crop-Egg Location and Sequential Sampling". Insects (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12010013.
    10.3390/insects12010013
  13. Duarte, Sónia; Nunes, Lina; Borges, Paulo A. V.; Nobre, Tania. "A Bridge Too Far? An Integrative Framework Linking Classical Protist Taxonomy and Metabarcoding in Lower Termites". Frontiers in Microbiology 9 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02620.
    10.3389/fmicb.2018.02620
  14. Sónia Duarte; Tânia Nobre; Paulo A. V. Borges; Lina Nunes. "Symbiotic flagellate protists as cryptic drivers of adaptation and invasiveness of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes grassei Clément". Ecology and Evolution 8 11 (2018): 5242-5253. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3819.
    10.1002/ece3.3819
  15. Bajraktari, A.; Nunes, L.; Knapic, S.; Pimenta, R.; Pinto, T.; Duarte, S.; Miranda, I.; Pereira, H.. "Chemical characterization, hardness and termite resistance of Quercus cerris heartwood from Kosovo". Maderas. Ciencia y tecnología 20 ahead (2018): 0-0. http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/s0718-221x2018005003101.
    10.4067/s0718-221x2018005003101
  16. Duarte, Sónia; Nobre, Tânia; Paulo A. V. Borges; Nunes, Lina. "Living inside termites – an overview of symbiotic interactions, with emphasis on flagellate protists". Arquipelago. Life and Marine Sciences 34 (2017): 21-43.
    Published
  17. Esteves, B.; Ribeiro, F.; Cruz-Lopes, L.; Ferreira, J.; Domingos, I.; Duarte, M.; Duarte, S.; Nunes, L.; Duarte, Sónia. "Densification and heat treatment of maritime pine wood". Wood Research 62 3 (2017): 373-388. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85025814852&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published
  18. Duarte, S.; Duarte, M.; Borges, P. A. V.; Nunes, L.. "Dietary-driven variation effects on the symbiotic flagellate protist communities of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes grassei Clément". Journal of Applied Entomology 141 4 (2016): 300-307. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jen.12331.
    Published • 10.1111/jen.12331
  19. Duarte, S.; Taylor, A.M.; Lloyd, J.D.; Duarte, M.; Nunes, L.; Duarte, Sónia; Taylor, Adam M; et al. "Optimization of termite in-ground monitoring stations: An evaluation trial". Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnologia 18 1 (2016): 191-206. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84994137735&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.4067/S0718-221X2016005000019
  20. Henriques, Dulce; de Brito, Jorge; Duarte, Sónia; Nunes, Lina. "Consolidating preservative-treated wood: Combined mechanical performance of boron and polymeric products in wood degraded by Coniophora puteana". Journal of Cultural Heritage 15 1 (2014): 10-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2012.11.008.
    10.1016/j.culher.2012.11.008
  21. Costa, C.A.; Godinho, M.C.; Duarte, S.; Mateus, C.; Figueiredo, E.; Mexia, A.. "FUNCTIONAL BIODIVERSITY AND FARMING TECHNIQUES:HOW TO MEASURE IMPACTS?". Acta Horticulturae 933 (2012): 455-462. http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2012.933.59.
    10.17660/actahortic.2012.933.59
  22. Albano, S.; Salvado, E.; Duarte, S.; Mexia, A.; Borges, P.A.V.; Duarte, Sónia. "Pollination effectiveness of different strawberry floral visitors in Ribatejo, Portugal: Selection of potential pollinators. Part 2". Advances in Horticultural Science 23 4 (2009): 246-253. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951752184&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published
  23. Duarte, Sónia; Fernanda Amaro; António Mexia. "Tomate para indústria: biodiversidade e infra-estruturas ecológicas". Revista de Ciências Agrárias 31 2 (2008): 43-49.
    Published
  24. Gonçalves, Catarina I.; Huigens, Martinus E.; Verbaarschot, Patrick; Duarte, Sónia; Mexia, António; Tavares, João. "Natural occurrence of Wolbachia-infected and uninfected Trichogramma species in tomato fields in Portugal". Biological Control 37 3 (2006): 375-381. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.11.015.
    10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.11.015
  25. Duarte, Sónia. "Viability of rearing Telenomus sp. (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae), an egg parasitoid of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), under laboratory conditions". Boletín de Sanidad Vegetal y Plagas 32 4.1 (2006): 513-522.
    Published
Report
  1. Duarte, S, Cruz, H, Nunes, L.. 2023. Report no. 249/2023 LNEC.
  2. Cruz, H, Duarte, S, Nunes, L. 2023. Report no. 272/2023 LNEC.
  3. Nunes, L, Duarte, M, Duarte, S. 2023. boletins de ensaio nºs 02UPB2023 e 03UPB2023 LNEC.
  4. Nunes, L, Duarte, M, Duarte, S. 2023. boletins de ensaio nºs 01UAPM2023 e 04UPB2023 LNEC.
  5. Nunes, L, Duarte, M, Duarte, S. 2023. Report no. 89/2023 LNEC.
  6. Duarte, S., Barros, G., Carvalho, M.O. 2022. Report of the detection campaign of Trogoderma granarium at AVEIPORT - Sociedade Operadora Portuária de Aveiro, Lda, facilities located at Aveiro.
  7. Duarte, S., Barros, G., Carvalho, M.O. 2022. Report of the detection campaign of Trogoderma granarium at Finançor Agro-Alimentar, S.A., facilities located at the Azores.
  8. Duarte, S., Barros, G., Carvalho, M.O. 2022. Report of the detection campaign of Trogoderma granarium at Silos de Leixões, Lda., at Porto.
  9. Duarte, S., Barros, G., Carvalho, M.O. 2022. Report of the detection campaign of Trogoderma granarium at Terminal de granéis alimentares da Trafaria, Silopor - Empresa de Silos Portuários, S.A., facilities located at Almada.
  10. Duarte, S., Barros, G., Carvalho, M.O. 2022. Report of the detection campaign of Trogoderma granarium at Terminal de granéis alimentares do Beato, Silopor - Empresa de Silos Portuários, S.A., facilities located at Lisbon.
  11. Duarte, S., Barros, G., Carvalho, M.O. 2020. Report of the detection campaign of Trogoderma granarium at AVEIPORT - Sociedade Operadora Portuária de Aveiro, Lda, facilities located at Aveiro 2019.
  12. Duarte, S., Barros, G., Carvalho, M.O. 2020. Report of the detection campaign of Trogoderma granarium at Finançor Agro-Alimentar, S.A., facilities located at the Azores, in 2019.
  13. Duarte, S., Barros, G., Carvalho, M.O. 2020. Report of the detection campaign of Trogoderma granarium at Silos de Leixões, Lda., facilities located at Porto, in 2019.
  14. Duarte, S., Barros, G., Carvalho, M.O. 2020. Report of the detection campaign of Trogoderma granarium at Fábricas Lusitana - Produtos Alimentares, S.A., facilities located at Castelo Branco, in 2019.
  15. Duarte, S., Barros, G., Carvalho, M.O. 2020. Report of the detection campaign of Trogoderma granarium at Terminal de granéis alimentares da Trafaria, Silopor - Empresa de Silos Portuários, S.A., facilities located at Almada, in 2019.
  16. Duarte, S., Barros, G., Carvalho, M.O. 2020. Report of the detection campaign of Trogoderma granarium at Terminal de Granéis Agro-alimentares - SOGRAIN (Socarpor, Aveiro), facilities located at Aveiro, in 2019.
  17. Borges, P.A.V., Duarte, S., Guerreiro, O., García, F., Nunes, L.. 2016. Relatório do plano para recolha de informação e controle de espécies de térmitas subterrâneas nas ilhas Terceira (Lajes) e Faial (Horta).
  18. Nunes, L., Duarte, S.. 2015. Report no. 269/2015.
  19. Nunes, Lina; Duarte, M.; Borges, P.A.V.; Duarte, S.; Guerreiro, O.; Garcia, F.; Machado, J.S.. 2015. Ensaio de durabilidade natural e adquirida de madeira de criptoméria contra térmitas subterrâneas. Caracterização da madeira de criptoméria açoriana. Relatório 228/2015 – DE/NCE.
  20. Cruz, H., Nunes, L., Duarte, S., Alves, M.. 2014. Report no. 459/2014 LNEC.
  21. Nunes, L., Duarte, S., Machado, J.S.. 2014. MONITOR – Project PTDC/ECM/099121/2008. Final Report.
  22. Nunes, Lina; Duarte, S.; Duarte, M.. 2014. Installation of subterranean termites in the scope of the project: ¿Ontological of ecology of echoes: when nature takes back, a social story¿. Relatório 165/2014.
  23. Nunes, Lina; Cruz, H.; Duarte, S.. 2014. Parecer sobre o estado de conservação e a segurança de estrutura de cobertura do edifício do coração do Hospital de Santa Marta. Relatório 459/2014 – DE/NCE.
  24. Nunes, L., Duarte, S.. 2013. Report no. 306/2013 LNEC.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Symbiotic flagellate protists as a target for subterranean termite control strategies". PhD, Universidade dos Açores Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e do Ambiente, 2018.
  2. Duarte, Sónia. "Arthropods diversity and abundance on different production systems in apple and pear orchards, and in vineyards in Portugal". Master, 2009.
  3. Duarte, Sónia. "Luta biológica em tomate de indústria: Avaliação da entomofauna em campos sujeitos a diferentes estratégias de protecção e estudos preliminares da biologia de oófagos". Degree, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2004.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/09/22 Deteção de Trogoderma granarium Everts em portos e armazéns de cereais em Portugal. (Detection campaign of T. granarium in ports and warehouses in Portugal) Final seminar of the Project SafeGrains - Contamination of stored grain and derivatives by insect pests and fungi (PTDC/ASP-PLA/28350/2017)
Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal)
2016/06/27 Are the invasion strategies of subterranean termites influenced by gut symbionts? 2nd cE3c annual meeting – Frontiers in E3
FCUL, Lisboa (Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2020/01/01 - 2021/03/01 Interação entre Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) com fungos associados a farinha de milho armazenado. [Interaction between Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) and fungi associated with stored corn flour]. 18 out of 20
Co-supervisor
 Master in Food Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2016/09/05 - 2016/09/08 Member of the organizing committee of XVII Iberian Congress of Entomology (2016/09/05)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2016/05/15 - 2016/05/19 Member of the organizing committee of 47th Annual Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Protection (2016/05/15)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
2014/03/10 - 2014/03/12 Member of the organizing committee of 7th European Conference on Wood Modification - ECWM7 (2014/03/10)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27 Demonstration practical game "Small in size, huge in impacts" about endangered, invasive and common insect species.
Festival
 European Researcher's Night
Sociedade Portuguesa de Entomologia, Portugal
2021/11/23 - 2021/11/23 Online lecture "Insetos na nossa comida: praga ou panaceia?" (Insects on our food: pest or panacea?" https://www.cienciaviva.pt/semanact/2021/eventos.php?accao=showactivities&id_activity=1326#evento
Festival
 Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia 2021
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Agronomia Alimentos Ambiente e Paisagem, Portugal
2021/10/17 - 2021/10/17 Participation in FIC.A - International Festival of Science, held in Oeiras, on 17 October 2021, with a hands-on activity: “Are pests edible?”, representing LEAF research center (ISA/UL)
Festival
 FIC.A - Festival Internacional de Ciência de Oeiras 2021
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Agronomia Alimentos Ambiente e Paisagem, Portugal
2020/11/23 - 2020/11/23 BeeShelter – Keeping an eye on the pollinators (Quizz and video about pollinators). Participation in outreach activities (through the Portuguese Society for Entomology) for the European Researcher's Night, held at the National Museum of Natural History and Science, in Lisbon
Workshop
 Noite dos Investigadores 2020
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Agronomia Alimentos Ambiente e Paisagem, Portugal
2019/09/27 - 2019/09/27 Legendary endemisms (Board game about the endemic species of S. Tomé Island). Participation in outreach activities (through the Portuguese Society for Entomology) for the European Researcher's Night, held at the National Museum of Natural History and Science, in Lisbon
Festival
 Noite dos Investigadores 2019
2018/09/28 - 2018/09/28 Natura non grata: the strange case of the pine processionary moth (exposition and board game). Participation in outreach activities (through the Portuguese Society for Entomology) for the European Researcher's Night, held at the National Museum of Natural History and Science, in Lisbon
Festival
 Noite dos Investigadores 2018
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2017/09/29 - 2017/09/29 X-bugs: superheroes of six legs (interactive game between the public and the researchers). Participation in outreach activities (through the Portuguese Society for Entomology) for the European Researcher's Night, held at the National Museum of Natural History and Science, in Lisbon
Festival
 Noite dos Investigadores 2017
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2015/07/12 - 2015/07/18 Flagellate protists of termites. Model display in the session "Teaching symbiosis: look at successful strategies" Lisbon, Portugal, 12-18 July 2015, 8th Congress of the International Symbiosis Society:
Congress
 8th Congress of the International Symbiosis Society
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/02/01 Valor nutricional de Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) em farinha de trigo. [Nutritional value of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) fed with wheat flour]
(Thesis) Arguer
 Liliana Pires (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021/05/17 - Current Insects (2075-4450)
2018/11/01 - Current Revista de Ciências Agrárias (Agrarian Sciences Journal, Portuguese)
2024 - 2024 Journal of Stored Products Research

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024/01 - Current International Research Group on Wood Protection
2023/12 - Current Portuguese Society for Entomology Elected member of the Governing Board of the Portuguese Society for Entomology, as a treasurer since December 2023

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2013 - Current Member of the Sub-Commission 3: Wood Preservation, of the National Technical Committee 14 - Wood, since 2016.
Member
2021/09/21 - 2021/09/24 XIX Iberian Congress of Entomology, at Coimbra, Portugal, Coimbra (Online). Scientific Committee member.
Member
2013 - 2017 Integration in two working groups (WG) of Cost Action FP 1303 – Performance of bio-based building materials: WG1: Material capability and enhancement, and WG2: Functionality and performance (2013-2017)
Member
2016/05/15 - 2016/05/19 47th Annual Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Protection, LNEC, Lisbon, Portugal. 15 to 19 May 2016. 230 participants
Member
2013 - 2015 Integration of WG 1: Wood surface modification and functionalization, of the COST Action FPS/FP1006: Forest, their products and services: Bringing new functions to wood through surface modification (2013-2015)
Member
2014/03/10 - 2014/03/12 7th European Conference on Wood Modification - ECWM7, LNEC, Lisbon, Portugal. 10 to 12 March 2014.
Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2018/09/03 - 2018/09/08 Integrated Pest Management (1h) Termites Identification (lab; 16h) Formação de peritos qualificados no Sistema Certificação de Infestação Térmitas (SCIT) (Outros) Universidade dos Açores - Campus de Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2016/09/02 Integrated Pest Management (1h) Controlo integrado de térmitas em edifícios (Outros) Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2010 - 2016 Materiais e Patologias I (Materials and its pathologies I) Conservação e Restauro (Conservation and restoration) (Licenciatura)
2010 - 2016 Biology Conservação e Restauro (Conservation and restoration) (Licenciatura)
2014/06/23 - 2014/06/28 Cellulose digestion in termites Curso de Formação de peritos qualificados no Sistema Certificação de Infestação Térmitas (SCIT) - 2014 (Outros) Universidade dos Açores - Campus de Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Frontiers in Protistology
Distinctions

Award

2018 Ron Cockford Award
2018 Rich Ziobro Award
Koppers Inc, United States

Other distinction

2014 Short-Term Scientific Mission