John Pulgarin Diaz
Doctoral Researcher
My research interest is in forest insect pests and forest ecology.
At the moment, my main research focuses on assessing the risk of Ips typographus damages under climate change projections in Finland.
School of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
alexander.pulgarin.diaz@uef.fi | +358 50 471 8055
Research groups
Other published papers
• LÓPEZ-GALÉ, Y., CARRASCAL-PÉREZ, F., PULGARÍN D., J.A., BURBANO-FIGUEROA, O., ARCILA C., A.M. 2022. Phytophagous insects associated with avocado orchards (Persea americana Mill.) in the Colombian Caribbean. Revista Colombiana De Entomología: Vol. 48 No. 2.
https://doi.org/10.25100/socolen.v48i2
• OROZCO O., L.F., GIRALDO S., C.E., PULGARÍN D., J.A., GRISALES V. N.Y. 2021. First record of Phidotricha erigens (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) feeding on Furcraea spp. in Colombia. Rev. Ceres 68(6): 624-627.
https://www.scielo.br/j/rceres/a/GdVhqzX4YZb764z6VgfsyVr/
• PULGARÍN D., J.A, GALLEGO, L.E., HERRERA-FLOREZ, A.F., & QUIROZ, J.A. 2018. First report of Zethus schadei (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) as natural enemy of Hypsipyla grandella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Colombia. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (NS), 34(1), 1-3.
http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?pid=S0065-17372018000100216&script=sci_arttext
• BURBANO-FIGUEROA, O., ARCILA, A., VASQUEZ, A. M., CARRASCAL, F., SALAZAR PERTUZ, K., MORENO-MORAN, M., ROMERO-FERRER, J., & PULGARÍN D., J.A. 2018. First report of Bionectria pseudochroleuca causing dieback and wilting on avocado in the Serrania de Perijá, Colombia. Plant Dis, 102, 238.
https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10.1094/PDIS-01-17-0010-PDN
• HERRERA-FLOREZ, A.F., PULGARÍN D., J.A. & QUIROZ-GAMBOA, J. A. 2017. A new species of Mesostenus Gravenhorst (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cryptinae) from Colombia. Zootaxa, 4306(4), 593-600.
https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4306.4.9
• PULGARÍN D., J.A. 2012. Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) associated to two woods in a premountain very humid forest (Antioquia, Colombia). Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía Medellín, 65(1), 6459-6466.
http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0304-28472012000100016
• PULGARÍN D., J.A. 2009. Damaging insects of the thirteen more commercialized woods in the Aburra’s Valley. Revista Colombia Forestal 12: 51-62.
http://www.scielo.org.co/pdf/cofo/v12n1/v12n1a05.pdf
• PULGARÍN D., J.A. 2004. Some observations on the nest structure and colony composition of Pseudomyrmex termitarius (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a locality in Bello (Antioquia, Colombia). Revista de la Facultad Nacional de Agronomía, Medellín, 57 (1): 2161-2175.
http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0304-28472004000100002&lng=en&nrm=iso
Recent presentations
- Pulgarín Díaz, J. A., Melin, M., Lyytikäinen‑Saarenmaa, P., Peltola, H. & Tikkanen, O.-P. Characterization of the stands damaged by Ips typographus in Finland. The International Boreal Forest Research Association. IBFRA Conference 28-31 August 2023.
- Tikkanen, O.-P., Pulgarín, J. A., & Melin, M. Spread of Panolis flammea, Lymantria monacha and L. dispar in Far North of Europe: old maps and new trapping results. IUFRO Conference Division 7 – Forest Health Pathology and Entomology. September 2022.
- Pulgarín D., J. A., Melin, M., Peltola, H. & Tikkanen, O.-P. Ips typographus damages nationwide patterns and causes in Finland. IUFRO Conference Division 7 – Forest Health Pathology and Entomology. September 2022.
- Pulgarín D., J. A., Melin, M., Peltola, H. & Tikkanen, O.-P. Characterization of the stands damaged by Ips typographus in Finland. Presentation in the Webinar UNITE WP2 cruise. February 2022.
Publications
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Relationship between stand and landscape attributes and Ips typographus salvage loggings in Finland
Pulgarin Diaz, John Alexander; Melin, Markus; Ylioja, Tiina; Lyytikäinen-Saarenmaa, Päivi; Peltola, Heli; Tikkanen, Olli-Pekka. 2024. Silva fennica. 58: -
Characterization of the stands damaged by Ips typographus in Finland
Pulgarín Díaz, J. A.; Melin, M.; Lyytikäinen‑Saarenmaa P.; Peltola, H.; Tikkanen, O.-P. 2023. Luonnonvarakeskus -
Evidence of two mitochondrial lineages and genetic variability in forensically important Lucilia eximia (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Colombia
Pérez-Pérez, Juliana; Pulgarín Díaz, John Alexander; López-Rubio, Andrés; Gómez-Piñerez, Luz M; Rúa-Uribe, Guillermo; Márquez, Edna J. 2023. Journal of medical entomology. 60: 656-663 -
Size and shape variation of Hypsipyla grandella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in two hosts: A morphometric approach
Pulgarín Díaz, John Alexander; Cañas Mesa, Verónica; Pérez-Pérez, Juliana; Márquez, Edna J. 2023. Zoologischer anzeiger. 302: 304-309 -
The Eucalyptus snout beetle in Colombia: selection and evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi as bioinsecticides against Gonipterus platensis
Mejía, Cindy; Barrera, Gloria; Alexander Pulgarín Díaz, John; Espinel, Carlos. 2023. Biological control. 2024; 188: -
Ips typographus damages nationwide patterns and causes in Finland
Pulgarín D., J. A.; Melin, M.; Peltola, H.: Tikkanen, O.-P.. 2022. International union of forest research organizations -
Spread of Panolis flammea, Lymantria monacha and L. dispar in Far North of Europe: old maps and new trapping results.
Tikkanen, O.-P.; Pulgarín D., J. A.; Melin, M.. 2022. IUFRO World Congress -
Thermal sum drives abundance and distribution range shift of Panolis flammea in Finland
Pulgarin Díaz, John Alexander; Melin, Markus; Tikkanen, Olli-Pekka. 2022. Scandinavian journal of forest research. 37: 93-98