Delia M. Pinto Zevallos
Senior Researcher
Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
My research focuses on understanding how atmospheric pollution (mainly by ozone) and climate change-related factors (drought and warming) can impact ecological (intra- and interspecific) interactions involving plants and insects that rely on volatile organic compounds, and the mechanisms behind them.
Education
- 2008– Ph.D. Environmental Sciences, University of Kuopio (UEF), Finland.
- 2004– M.Sc. Plant Sciences – Plant Pathology and Entomology, Wageningen University, Netherlands.
- 1998 – B.Sc. Agronomy, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Peru.
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Ozone‐driven degradation of sex pheromone in Plutella xylostella : Implications for reproductive communication and mating success
Sorrentino, Francesco; Pinto‐Zevallos, Delia M; Skaldina, Oksana; Blande, James D, 2026, Insect science, [Epub ahead of print 20 May 2026], 1-15. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Effects of Atmospheric Pollutants on Volatile‐Mediated Insect Ecosystem Services
Pinto‐Zevallos, Delia M; Skaldina, Oksana; Blande, James D, 2025, Global change biology, 31, 1, e70034. A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Two Seed Treatments with Methyl Jasmonate Differentially Alter the Emission of Volatile Organic Compounds in Broccoli Plants
Pinto-Zevallos, Delia M; Sorrentino, Francesco; Blande, James D, 2025, Journal of chemical ecology, 51, 6, 118. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Challenges of climate change and air pollution for volatile-mediated plant-parasitoid signalling
Pinto-Zevallos, Delia M; Blande, James D, 2024, Current opinion in insect science, 66, 101290. A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review