Publications

Ribeiro N., Costa R., Ameixa O.M.C.C. (2022) The Influence of Non-Optimal Rearing Conditions and Substrates on the Performance of the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens). Insects, 13(7), 639.  https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13070639

Lourenço, F.; Calado, R.;Medina, I.; Ameixa, O.M.C.C. The Potential Impacts by the Invasion of Insects Reared to Feed Livestock and Pet Animals in Europe and Other Regions: A Critical Review. Sustainability 2022, 14, 6361. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106361

Lourenço, F.D.S., Calado, R., Medina, I., Ameixa, O., & Meyer-Rochow, V.B. (2022, June 07). Alien Insect Species for Food and Feed. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/23800

Rodrigues, D.P.; Ameixa, O.M.C.C.; Vázquez, J.A.; Calado, R. (2022). Improving the Lipid Profile of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae for Marine Aquafeeds: Current State of Knowledge. Sustainability 2022, 14, 6472. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116472

Prado e Castro, C., Santos, V., Ameixa, O.M.C.C. (2022). Shore fly communities from Ria de Aveiro, with new records for Portugal (Diptera: Ephydridae). Fragmenta entomologica, 54(1), 95-100. https://doi.org/10.13133/2284-4880/715

Ameixa, OMCC, Rebelo, J., Silva, H., Pinto, D. (2022). Gall midge Baldratia salicorniae Kieffer, 1897 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) infestation on Salicornia europaea L. induces the production of specialized metabolites with biotechnological potential. Phytochemistry, 113207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113207

Rodrigues, D. P., Calado, R., Pinho, M., Domingues, M. R., Vázquez, J. A., Ameixa, O.M.C.C. (2022). Bioconversion and performance of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) in the recovery of nutrients from expired fish feeds. Waste Management, 141:183-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2022.01.035.

Prado e Castro, C.,  Ameixa, O.M.C.C. (2021). Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) promising candidates  as animal feed ingredients. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 7 (7): 1065 – 1076. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2021.0020.

Duarte, P., Maciel, E., Pinho, M., Domingues, R. Calado, R., Lillebo, A. I., Ameixa, O.M.C.C. (2021). Omega-3 on the fly: long-legged fly Machaerium maritimae as a potential source of eicosapentaenoic acid for aquafeeds. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2020.0112.

Rodrigues, DP, Calado, R, Ameixa, OMCC, Valcarcel, J, Vázquez, JA (2021) Valorisation of Atlantic codfish (Gadus morhua) frames from the cure-salting industry as fish protein hydrolysates with in vitro bioactive properties. LWT- Food Science And Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2021.111840.

Lourenço, F., Prado e Castro, C. & Ameixa, O.M.C.C. (2020) First record of Fucellia maritima (Haliday, 1838) (Diptera, Anthomyiidae) populations in Portugal. Norwegian Journal Of Entomology, 67 246-248. http://www.entomologi.no/journals/nje/2020-2/pdf/nje-vol67-no2-2020-246-248-lourenco.pdf.

Ameixa O.M.C.C., Duarte P.M., Rodrigues D.P. (2020) Insects, Food Security and Sustainable Aquaculture. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Wall T. (eds) Zero Hunger. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69626-3_111-1.

Oliveira M, Ameixa, OMCC Soares A (2019) Are ecosystem services provided by insects “bugged” by micro(nano) plastics? Trac-Trends in Analytical Chemistry, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2019.02.018.