Investigaciones ZamoCiencia

Dr. Eric van den Berghe, Associate Professor in the Department of Environment and Development Engineering, and his collaborators provided the first complete and annotated list of Tortricidae (leaf-roller moths) of Honduras. The research team documented 109 specimens. Seventy specimens were identified to the species level and 39 to the genus level, reflecting both the advancements and challenges involved in studying such a diverse family. The results were published in the journal Zootaxa.

Dr. Eric van den Berghe, Associate Professor in the Department of Environment and Development Engineering, and his team published a study in the journal Plants, People, Planet highlighting the fundamental role of herbarium collections in the development of effective conservation strategies.

Researchers from Zamorano University documented, for the first time in Honduras, the presence of the Asian lady beetle Cheilomenes sexmaculata. The finding identifies five morphotypes and provides key evidence of the expansion of this invasive species in Central America.