https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6459-1941
Publications in international peer-reviewed journals
2020
Litskas, V., Mandoulaki, A., Vogiatzakis, I.N., Tzortzakis, N., & Stavrinides, M. Sustainable viticulture: First determination of the Environmental Footprint of grapes. Sustainability, Accepted, October 2020.
Chrysargyris, A., Charalambous, S., Xylia, P., Litskas, V., Stavrinides, M., & Tzortzakis, N. (2020). Assessing the biostimulant effects of a novel plant-based formulation on tomato crop. Sustainability, 12, 8432. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12208432
Michael, C., Gil, E., Gallart, M., Kanetis, L., & Stavrinides, M. C. (2020). Evaluating the effectiveness of low volume spray application using air-assisted knapsack sprayers in wine vineyards. International Journal of Pest Management, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/09670874.2020.1807652
Grafton-Cardwell, E. E., Bentley, W., Bianchi, M., Cave, F. E., Elkins, R., Godfrey, L., Gu, P., Haviland, D., Headrick, D., Hoddle, M., McMurtry, J., Murrietta, M., Mills, N., Ouyang, Y., Pickel, C., Rill, S., Stavrinides, M. C., & Varela, L. G. (2020). Surveys of 12 California crops for phytoseiid predatory mites show changes compared to earlier studies. California Agriculture, 2–10. https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.2020a0010
Compton, S. G., Newton, H., Stavrinides, M., & Kaponas, C. 2020. First confirmed records of fig wasps ( Hymenoptera : Chalcidoidea ) associated with the Sycamore Fig Ficus sycomorus on a Mediterranean Island. Entomologist’s Gazette, 71, 121–124. https://doi.org/10.31184/G00138894.712.1735 (Note)
Chrysargyris, A., Xylia, P., Litskas, V., Stavrinides, M., Heyman, L., Demeestere, K., Höfte, M., & Tzortzakis, N. 2020. Assessing the Impact of Drought Stress and Soil Cultivation in Chardonnay and Xynisteri Grape Cultivars. Agronomy, 10, 670. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10050670
Litskas, V. D., Tzortzakis, N., & Stavrinides, M. C. (2020). Determining the carbon footprint and emission hotspots for the wine produced in cyprus. Atmosphere, 11, 463. https://doi.org/10.3390/ATMOS11050463
Varnava, A. I., Roberts, S. P. M., Michez, D., Ascher, J. S., Petanidou, T., Dimitriou, S., Devalez, J., Pittara, M., & Stavrinides, M. C. 2020. The wild bees (Hymenoptera, apoidea) of the island of cyprus. ZooKeys, 924, 1–114. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.924.38328
Cole, L.J.,…,Stavrinides, M.C, et al. 2020. A critical analysis of the potential for EU Common Agricultural Policy measures to support wild pollinators on farmland. Journal of Applied Ecology.https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13572
Vogiatzakis, I., Zotos, S., Litskas, V.D., Manolaki, P., Sarris, D., Stavrinides, M. 2020. Towards implementing Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Services in Cyprus: A first set of indicators for ecosystem management. One Ecosystem 5: e47715. https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.5.e47715
Compton, S., Stavrinides, M., Kaponas, C., Thomas, P. 2020. No escape: most insect colonizers of an introduced fig tree in Cyprus come from the plant’s native range. Biological Invasions. 22, 211-216 (Invasion Note). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-019-02132-4
2019
P1Breeze, T.D., Boreux, V., Cole, L. Dicks, L. Klein, A-M., Pufal, G., Balzan, M., Bevk, D., Bortolotti, L. Petanidou, T., Mand, M., Pinto, A., Scheper, J., Stanisavljević, L., Stavrinides, M.C., Tscheulin, T., Varnava, A., Kleijn, D. 2019. Linking farmer and beekeeper preferences with ecological knowledge to improve crop pollination. People and Nature. 1, 562–572. https://doi:10.1002/pan3.10055
Litskas, V.D., Migeon, A., Navajas, M., Tixier, M.-S., Stavrinides, M.C. (2019). Impacts of climate change on tomato, a notorious pest and its natural enemy: small scale agriculture at higher risk. Environmental Research Letters, 14, 084041. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab3313
Migeon, A., Tixier, M.-S., Navajas, M., Litskas, V.D., Stavrinides, M.C. (2019). A predator-prey system: Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae): worldwide occurrence datasets. Acarologia, 59, 301–307. https://doi.org/10.24349/ACAROLOGIA/20194322
Litskas, V., Chrysargyris, A., Stavrinides, M., Tzortzakis, N. (2019). Water-energy-food nexus: A case study on medicinal and aromatic plants. Journal of Cleaner Production 233, 1334-1343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.065
Moraiti, C.A., Kadis, C., Papayiannis, L.C., Stavrinides, M.C. (2019). Insects and mites feeding on berries of Juniperus foetidissima Willd. on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Phytoparasitica 47, 71-77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-019-00718-1
2018
Antoniou, C., Fragkoudi, I., Martinou, A., Stavrinides, M., Fotopoulos, V. (2018). Spatial response of Medicago truncatula plants to drought and spider mite attack. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 130, 658-662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.08.018
Chrysargyris, A., Xylia, P., Litskas, V., Mandoulaki, A., Antoniou, D., Boyias, T., Stavrinides, M., Tzortzakis, N. (2018). Drought stress and soil management practices in grapevines in Cyprus under the threat of climate change. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 9, 703-714. doi:10.2166/WCC.2018.135.
2017
Litskas, V.D., Irakleous, T., Tzortzakis, N., Stavrinides, M.C. (2017). Determining the carbon footprint of indigenous and introduced grape varieties through Life Cycle Assessment using the island of Cyprus as a case study. Journal of Cleaner Production 156, 418–425.
2016
Chrysargyris, A., Laoutari, S., Litskas, V.D., Stavrinides, M.C., and Tzortzakis, N. (2016). Effects of water stress on lavender and sage biomass production, essential oil composition and biocidal properties against Tetranychus urticae (Koch). Scientia Horticulturae 213, 96–103.
2015
Martinou, A.F., and Stavrinides, M.C. (2015). Effects of sublethal concentrations of insecticides on the functional response of two mirid generalist predators. PLoS ONE doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144413
2014
Martinou, A.F., Seraphides, N., Stavrinides, M.C., 2014. Lethal and behavioral effects of pesticides on the insect predator Macrolophus pygmaeus. Chemosphere 96, 167–173.
2013
Scranton, K., Stavrinides, M., Mills, N.J., de Valpine, P., 2013. Small-Scale Intraspecific life history variation in herbivorous spider mites (Tetranychus pacificus) is associated with host plant cultivar. PLoS ONE 8.
Zappalà, L., Biondi, A., Alma, A., Al-Jboory, I.J., Arnò, J., Bayram, A., Chailleux, A., El-Arnaouty, A., Gerling, D., Guenaoui, Y., Shaltiel-Harpaz, L., Siscaro, G., Stavrinides, M., Tavella, L., Vercher Aznar, R., Urbaneja, A., Desneux, N., 2013. Natural enemies of the South American moth, Tuta absoluta, in Europe, North Africa and Middle East, and their potential use in pest control strategies. Journal of Pest Science 86, 635–647.
2011 and before
Stavrinides, M.C., Mills, N.J., 2011. Influence of temperature on the reproductive and demographic parameters of two spider mite pests of vineyards and their natural predator. BioControl 56, 315–325.
Stavrinides, M.C., Lara, J.R., Mills, N.J., 2010a. Comparative influence of temperature on development and biological control of two common vineyard pests (Acari: Tetranychidae). Biological Control 55, 126–131.
Stavrinides, M.C., Daane, K.M., Lampinen, B.D., Mills, N.J., 2010b. Plant water stress, leaf temperature, and spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) outbreaks in California vineyards. Environmental Entomology 39, 1232–1241.
Stavrinides, M.C., van Nieuwenhuyse, P., van Leeuwen, T., Mills, N.J., 2010c. Development of acaricide resistance in Pacific spider mite (Tetranychus pacificus) from California vineyards. Experimental and Applied Acarology 50, 243–254.
Stavrinides, M.C., 2010. The effects of timing and rate of release on population growth of Phytoseiulus persimilis reared on Tetranychus urticae. Phytoparasitica 38, 349–354.
Stavrinides, M.C., Hadjistylli, M., 2009. Two-spotted spider mite in Cyprus: Ineffective acaricides, causes and considerations. Journal of Pest Science 82, 123–128.
Stavrinides, M.C., Mills, N.J., 2009. Demographic effects of pesticides on biological control of Pacific spider mite (Tetranychus pacificus) by the western predatory mite (Galendromus occidentalis). Biological Control 48, 267–273.
Stavrinides, M.C., Skirvin, D.J., 2003. The effect of chrysanthemum leaf trichome density and prey spatial distribution on predation of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) by Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 93, 343–350.
Kraaijeveld, K., Katsoyannos, B.I., Stavrinides, M., Kouloussis, N.A., Chapman, T., 2005. Remating in wild females of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. Animal Behaviour 69, 771–776.
Publications in international peer-reviewed journals
2020
Litskas, V., Mandoulaki, A., Vogiatzakis, I.N., Tzortzakis, N., & Stavrinides, M. Sustainable viticulture: First determination of the Environmental Footprint of grapes. Sustainability, Accepted, October 2020.
Chrysargyris, A., Charalambous, S., Xylia, P., Litskas, V., Stavrinides, M., & Tzortzakis, N. (2020). Assessing the biostimulant effects of a novel plant-based formulation on tomato crop. Sustainability, 12, 8432. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12208432
Michael, C., Gil, E., Gallart, M., Kanetis, L., & Stavrinides, M. C. (2020). Evaluating the effectiveness of low volume spray application using air-assisted knapsack sprayers in wine vineyards. International Journal of Pest Management, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/09670874.2020.1807652
Grafton-Cardwell, E. E., Bentley, W., Bianchi, M., Cave, F. E., Elkins, R., Godfrey, L., Gu, P., Haviland, D., Headrick, D., Hoddle, M., McMurtry, J., Murrietta, M., Mills, N., Ouyang, Y., Pickel, C., Rill, S., Stavrinides, M. C., & Varela, L. G. (2020). Surveys of 12 California crops for phytoseiid predatory mites show changes compared to earlier studies. California Agriculture, 2–10. https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.2020a0010
Compton, S. G., Newton, H., Stavrinides, M., & Kaponas, C. 2020. First confirmed records of fig wasps ( Hymenoptera : Chalcidoidea ) associated with the Sycamore Fig Ficus sycomorus on a Mediterranean Island. Entomologist’s Gazette, 71, 121–124. https://doi.org/10.31184/G00138894.712.1735 (Note)
Chrysargyris, A., Xylia, P., Litskas, V., Stavrinides, M., Heyman, L., Demeestere, K., Höfte, M., & Tzortzakis, N. 2020. Assessing the Impact of Drought Stress and Soil Cultivation in Chardonnay and Xynisteri Grape Cultivars. Agronomy, 10, 670. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10050670
Litskas, V. D., Tzortzakis, N., & Stavrinides, M. C. (2020). Determining the carbon footprint and emission hotspots for the wine produced in cyprus. Atmosphere, 11, 463. https://doi.org/10.3390/ATMOS11050463
Varnava, A. I., Roberts, S. P. M., Michez, D., Ascher, J. S., Petanidou, T., Dimitriou, S., Devalez, J., Pittara, M., & Stavrinides, M. C. 2020. The wild bees (Hymenoptera, apoidea) of the island of cyprus. ZooKeys, 924, 1–114. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.924.38328
Cole, L.J.,…,Stavrinides, M.C, et al. 2020. A critical analysis of the potential for EU Common Agricultural Policy measures to support wild pollinators on farmland. Journal of Applied Ecology.https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13572
Vogiatzakis, I., Zotos, S., Litskas, V.D., Manolaki, P., Sarris, D., Stavrinides, M. 2020. Towards implementing Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Services in Cyprus: A first set of indicators for ecosystem management. One Ecosystem 5: e47715. https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.5.e47715
Compton, S., Stavrinides, M., Kaponas, C., Thomas, P. 2020. No escape: most insect colonizers of an introduced fig tree in Cyprus come from the plant’s native range. Biological Invasions. 22, 211-216 (Invasion Note). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-019-02132-4
2019
P1Breeze, T.D., Boreux, V., Cole, L. Dicks, L. Klein, A-M., Pufal, G., Balzan, M., Bevk, D., Bortolotti, L. Petanidou, T., Mand, M., Pinto, A., Scheper, J., Stanisavljević, L., Stavrinides, M.C., Tscheulin, T., Varnava, A., Kleijn, D. 2019. Linking farmer and beekeeper preferences with ecological knowledge to improve crop pollination. People and Nature. 1, 562–572. https://doi:10.1002/pan3.10055
Litskas, V.D., Migeon, A., Navajas, M., Tixier, M.-S., Stavrinides, M.C. (2019). Impacts of climate change on tomato, a notorious pest and its natural enemy: small scale agriculture at higher risk. Environmental Research Letters, 14, 084041. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab3313
Migeon, A., Tixier, M.-S., Navajas, M., Litskas, V.D., Stavrinides, M.C. (2019). A predator-prey system: Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae): worldwide occurrence datasets. Acarologia, 59, 301–307. https://doi.org/10.24349/ACAROLOGIA/20194322
Litskas, V., Chrysargyris, A., Stavrinides, M., Tzortzakis, N. (2019). Water-energy-food nexus: A case study on medicinal and aromatic plants. Journal of Cleaner Production 233, 1334-1343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.065
Moraiti, C.A., Kadis, C., Papayiannis, L.C., Stavrinides, M.C. (2019). Insects and mites feeding on berries of Juniperus foetidissima Willd. on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Phytoparasitica 47, 71-77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-019-00718-1
2018
Antoniou, C., Fragkoudi, I., Martinou, A., Stavrinides, M., Fotopoulos, V. (2018). Spatial response of Medicago truncatula plants to drought and spider mite attack. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 130, 658-662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.08.018
Chrysargyris, A., Xylia, P., Litskas, V., Mandoulaki, A., Antoniou, D., Boyias, T., Stavrinides, M., Tzortzakis, N. (2018). Drought stress and soil management practices in grapevines in Cyprus under the threat of climate change. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 9, 703-714. doi:10.2166/WCC.2018.135.
2017
Litskas, V.D., Irakleous, T., Tzortzakis, N., Stavrinides, M.C. (2017). Determining the carbon footprint of indigenous and introduced grape varieties through Life Cycle Assessment using the island of Cyprus as a case study. Journal of Cleaner Production 156, 418–425.
2016
Chrysargyris, A., Laoutari, S., Litskas, V.D., Stavrinides, M.C., and Tzortzakis, N. (2016). Effects of water stress on lavender and sage biomass production, essential oil composition and biocidal properties against Tetranychus urticae (Koch). Scientia Horticulturae 213, 96–103.
2015
Martinou, A.F., and Stavrinides, M.C. (2015). Effects of sublethal concentrations of insecticides on the functional response of two mirid generalist predators. PLoS ONE doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144413
2014
Martinou, A.F., Seraphides, N., Stavrinides, M.C., 2014. Lethal and behavioral effects of pesticides on the insect predator Macrolophus pygmaeus. Chemosphere 96, 167–173.
2013
Scranton, K., Stavrinides, M., Mills, N.J., de Valpine, P., 2013. Small-Scale Intraspecific life history variation in herbivorous spider mites (Tetranychus pacificus) is associated with host plant cultivar. PLoS ONE 8.
Zappalà, L., Biondi, A., Alma, A., Al-Jboory, I.J., Arnò, J., Bayram, A., Chailleux, A., El-Arnaouty, A., Gerling, D., Guenaoui, Y., Shaltiel-Harpaz, L., Siscaro, G., Stavrinides, M., Tavella, L., Vercher Aznar, R., Urbaneja, A., Desneux, N., 2013. Natural enemies of the South American moth, Tuta absoluta, in Europe, North Africa and Middle East, and their potential use in pest control strategies. Journal of Pest Science 86, 635–647.
2011 and before
Stavrinides, M.C., Mills, N.J., 2011. Influence of temperature on the reproductive and demographic parameters of two spider mite pests of vineyards and their natural predator. BioControl 56, 315–325.
Stavrinides, M.C., Lara, J.R., Mills, N.J., 2010a. Comparative influence of temperature on development and biological control of two common vineyard pests (Acari: Tetranychidae). Biological Control 55, 126–131.
Stavrinides, M.C., Daane, K.M., Lampinen, B.D., Mills, N.J., 2010b. Plant water stress, leaf temperature, and spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) outbreaks in California vineyards. Environmental Entomology 39, 1232–1241.
Stavrinides, M.C., van Nieuwenhuyse, P., van Leeuwen, T., Mills, N.J., 2010c. Development of acaricide resistance in Pacific spider mite (Tetranychus pacificus) from California vineyards. Experimental and Applied Acarology 50, 243–254.
Stavrinides, M.C., 2010. The effects of timing and rate of release on population growth of Phytoseiulus persimilis reared on Tetranychus urticae. Phytoparasitica 38, 349–354.
Stavrinides, M.C., Hadjistylli, M., 2009. Two-spotted spider mite in Cyprus: Ineffective acaricides, causes and considerations. Journal of Pest Science 82, 123–128.
Stavrinides, M.C., Mills, N.J., 2009. Demographic effects of pesticides on biological control of Pacific spider mite (Tetranychus pacificus) by the western predatory mite (Galendromus occidentalis). Biological Control 48, 267–273.
Stavrinides, M.C., Skirvin, D.J., 2003. The effect of chrysanthemum leaf trichome density and prey spatial distribution on predation of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) by Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 93, 343–350.
Kraaijeveld, K., Katsoyannos, B.I., Stavrinides, M., Kouloussis, N.A., Chapman, T., 2005. Remating in wild females of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. Animal Behaviour 69, 771–776.
