EU-DLSU RESEARCH OUTPUTS
* Ehime University, Japan
^ De La Salle University, Philippines
PUBLISHED SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES
22.) 2. Abigaile Mia J. Hila^, Divina M. Amalin*^, and Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^. 2026. High-Throughput Image-Based Pupal Sex Classification in Aedes aegypti Using Convolutional Neural Network Models for Sterile Insect Technique Applications. Acta Tropica. 108080
21.) Cruz, Maria Criselda V. Dela^, Mary Angelique A. Tavera*^, Kris Lord T. Santos*^, Anna Karen C. Laserna*^, Kozo Watanabe*^, Divina M. Amalin*^, and Jose Isagani B. Janairo*^. 2025. "Feeding by the mirid bug Helopeltis bakeri Poppius alters the emission of host plant volatiles." Arthropod-Plant Interactions 19, no. 4: 1-10.
20.) Camba, Jamie C.^, Shaine Erin L. Lim^, Shekina Atalaya C. Lunas^, Alyssa Ashley^, Kris Lord T. Santos*^, Evian Bless B. Matira^, Divina M. Amalin*^, and Jose Isagani B. Janairo*^. 2025. Evaluation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Bacillus subtilis as Biolarvicides Against Aedes aegypti (L.). Manila Journal of Science 17, no. 1: 37-44.
19.) Frances Paula Laraya Miaral*^, Keisuke Suganuma, Claro N. Mingala, Jose Ma. M. Angeles, Derick Erl P. Sumalapao, Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, Adrian Miki C. Macalanda, Maria Angenica F. Regilme*^, Gabriel Alexis G. Tubalinal, Maria Luz B. Belleza, and Arlene G. Bertuso. 2025. Molecular Detection of Trypanosoma evansi and Theileria/Babesia sp. in Tabanus spp. populations (Diptera: Tabanidae) from Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 28 (3): 102439 [PDF]
18.) Leslie Ann C. Ormenita*^, Alberto T. Barrion^, Jose Isagani Janairo*^, Dionisio Alvindia, Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, Joeselle Serrana*^, and Divina M. Amalin*^. 2025. Copulation Behavior of Helopeltis bakeri Poppius (Hemiptera: Miridae) under Laboratory Conditions. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 115 (4) :405-412 [PDF]
17.) Micanaldo Ernesto Francisco*, Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, and Kozo Watanabe*. 2024. Hybrid Machine Learning Approach to Zero-Inflated Data Improves Accuracy of Dengue Prediction. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 18(10): e0012599. [PDF]
16.) Atikah Fitria Muharromah^, Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, Maria Angenica F. Regilme^ , and Kozo Watanabe*^. 2024. Fine-scale adaptive divergence and population genetic structure of Aedes aegypti in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Parasites & Vectors. 17: 233. [PDF]
15.) Albacete, S.C.*^, Amalin, D.M.*^, Carvajal, T.M.*^ and Wise, J.C., 2023. Evaluation of Philippine-sourced clay particles as coating agents of cacao pods and carrier of entomopathogen against cacao pest, Helopeltis bakeri Poppius. Frontiers in Agronomy, 5, p.1213131. [PDF]
14.) Serrana, J.M.*^, Almarinez, B.J.M.^, Barrion, A.T.^ and Amalin, D.M.*^. 2023. Ultrastructural characterization of the scale cover of cryptic Aspidiotus spp.(Hemiptera: Diaspididae) and the ovipositor of their parasitoids. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 29(2), pp.825-831. [PDF]
12.) Boumaza, M., Merabti, B., Adjami, Y., Ouakid, M.L. and Carvajal, T.M.*^. 2022. Geometric Morphometric Wing Analysis of Avian Malaria Vector, Culiseta longiareolata, from Two Locations in Algeria. Insects, 13(11), p.1031. [PDF]
11.) Faridah, L., N. Fauziah, D. Agustian, I. G. N. M. Jaya, R. E. Putra, S. Ekawardhani, N. Hidayath, I. D. Djati, T. M. Carvajal*^, R. Agoes, and K. Watanabe*^. 2022. Temporal Correlation between Urban Microclimate, Vector Mosquito Abundance, and Dengue Cases. Journal of Medical Entomology. 59 (3):1008-1018 [PDF]
10.) Serrana, J. M.*^, L. A. C. Ormenita^, B. J. M. Almarinez^, K. Watanabe*^, A. T. Barrion^, and D. M. Amalin^. 2021. Life History and Host Plant Assessment of the Cacao Mirid Bug Helopeltis bakeri Poppius (Hemiptera: Miridae). Phytoparasitica, 50:1-12 [PDF]
9.) Payumo, J. G., E. Alocilja, C. Boodoo, K. Luchini-Colbry, P. Ruegg, E. Mclamore, D. V. Gamboa, R. K. Briceno, A. Castaneda-Sabogal, K. Watanabe*, M. J. Gordoncillo, D. Amalin^, L. Fernando, and N. Bhusal. 2021. Next Generation of AMR Network. Encyclopedia, 1(3), 871-892 [PDF]
8.) Jerica Isabel L. Reyes*, Yasutsugu Suzuki*, Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, Maria Nilda M. Munoz^, and Kozo Watanabe*.2021. Intracellular Interactions between Arboviruses and Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 11: 690087 [PDF]
7.) Micanaldo Ernesto Francisco*, Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, Masahiro Ryo, Kei Nukazawa, Divina M. Amalin^ and Kozo Watanabe*.2021. Dengue Disease Dynamics are Modulated by Combinatory Influences of Precipitation and Landscapes using a Machine Learning-based Approach. Science of the Total Environment. 792: 148406 [PDF]
6.) Maria Angenica Fulo Regilme*, Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^ ,Ann-Christin Honnen, Divina Amalin^ and Kozo Watanabe*. 2021. The influence of roads on the fine-scale population genetic structure of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 15(2): e0009139 [PDF]
5.) Almarinez, B. J. M.^, M. J. A. Fadri, R. Lasina, T.M. Carvajal*^, K. Watanabe*, J. C. Legaspi and D. M. Amalin^. 2021. A Bioclimate-Based Maximum Entropy Model for Comperiella calauanica Barrion, Almarinez & Amalin (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in the Philippines. Insects. 12 (1): 26 [PDF]
4.) Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, Divina Amalin^, and Kozo Watanabe*. 2021. Wing Geometry and Genetic Analyses Reveal Contrasting Spatial Structures between Male and Female Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera; Culicidae) Populations in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 87:104676 [PDF]
3.) Almarinez, B. J. M.^, A. T. Barrion^, J. S. R. Carandang VI^, J. C. Legaspi, K. Watanabe*, and D. M. Amalin^. 2020. Biological Control a Major Component of the Pest Management Program for the Invasive Coconut Scale Insect, Aspidiotus rigidus Reyne, in the Philippines. Insects. 11(11): 745 [PDF]
2.) Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, Kohei Ogishi, Sakiko Yaegeshi*, Lara Fides T. Hernandez, Katherine M. Viacrusis, Howell T. Ho, Divina Amalin^, and Kozo Watanabe*. 2020. Fine-Scale Population Genetic Structure of Dengue Mosquito Vector, Aedes aegypti, in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14(5): e0008279 [PDF]
1.) Joeselle M. Serrana*, Naoto Ishitani*, Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, Billy Joel M. Almarinez^, Alberto T. Barrion^, Divina M. Amalin^ and Kozo Watanabe*. 2019. Unraveling the genetic structure of the coconut scale insect pest (Aspidiotus rigidus Reyne) outbreak populations in the Philippines. Insects, Vol. 10 (11): 374. [PDF]
22.) 2. Abigaile Mia J. Hila^, Divina M. Amalin*^, and Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^. 2026. High-Throughput Image-Based Pupal Sex Classification in Aedes aegypti Using Convolutional Neural Network Models for Sterile Insect Technique Applications. Acta Tropica. 108080
21.) Cruz, Maria Criselda V. Dela^, Mary Angelique A. Tavera*^, Kris Lord T. Santos*^, Anna Karen C. Laserna*^, Kozo Watanabe*^, Divina M. Amalin*^, and Jose Isagani B. Janairo*^. 2025. "Feeding by the mirid bug Helopeltis bakeri Poppius alters the emission of host plant volatiles." Arthropod-Plant Interactions 19, no. 4: 1-10.
20.) Camba, Jamie C.^, Shaine Erin L. Lim^, Shekina Atalaya C. Lunas^, Alyssa Ashley^, Kris Lord T. Santos*^, Evian Bless B. Matira^, Divina M. Amalin*^, and Jose Isagani B. Janairo*^. 2025. Evaluation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Bacillus subtilis as Biolarvicides Against Aedes aegypti (L.). Manila Journal of Science 17, no. 1: 37-44.
19.) Frances Paula Laraya Miaral*^, Keisuke Suganuma, Claro N. Mingala, Jose Ma. M. Angeles, Derick Erl P. Sumalapao, Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, Adrian Miki C. Macalanda, Maria Angenica F. Regilme*^, Gabriel Alexis G. Tubalinal, Maria Luz B. Belleza, and Arlene G. Bertuso. 2025. Molecular Detection of Trypanosoma evansi and Theileria/Babesia sp. in Tabanus spp. populations (Diptera: Tabanidae) from Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 28 (3): 102439 [PDF]
18.) Leslie Ann C. Ormenita*^, Alberto T. Barrion^, Jose Isagani Janairo*^, Dionisio Alvindia, Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, Joeselle Serrana*^, and Divina M. Amalin*^. 2025. Copulation Behavior of Helopeltis bakeri Poppius (Hemiptera: Miridae) under Laboratory Conditions. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 115 (4) :405-412 [PDF]
17.) Micanaldo Ernesto Francisco*, Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, and Kozo Watanabe*. 2024. Hybrid Machine Learning Approach to Zero-Inflated Data Improves Accuracy of Dengue Prediction. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 18(10): e0012599. [PDF]
16.) Atikah Fitria Muharromah^, Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, Maria Angenica F. Regilme^ , and Kozo Watanabe*^. 2024. Fine-scale adaptive divergence and population genetic structure of Aedes aegypti in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Parasites & Vectors. 17: 233. [PDF]
15.) Albacete, S.C.*^, Amalin, D.M.*^, Carvajal, T.M.*^ and Wise, J.C., 2023. Evaluation of Philippine-sourced clay particles as coating agents of cacao pods and carrier of entomopathogen against cacao pest, Helopeltis bakeri Poppius. Frontiers in Agronomy, 5, p.1213131. [PDF]
14.) Serrana, J.M.*^, Almarinez, B.J.M.^, Barrion, A.T.^ and Amalin, D.M.*^. 2023. Ultrastructural characterization of the scale cover of cryptic Aspidiotus spp.(Hemiptera: Diaspididae) and the ovipositor of their parasitoids. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 29(2), pp.825-831. [PDF]
12.) Boumaza, M., Merabti, B., Adjami, Y., Ouakid, M.L. and Carvajal, T.M.*^. 2022. Geometric Morphometric Wing Analysis of Avian Malaria Vector, Culiseta longiareolata, from Two Locations in Algeria. Insects, 13(11), p.1031. [PDF]
11.) Faridah, L., N. Fauziah, D. Agustian, I. G. N. M. Jaya, R. E. Putra, S. Ekawardhani, N. Hidayath, I. D. Djati, T. M. Carvajal*^, R. Agoes, and K. Watanabe*^. 2022. Temporal Correlation between Urban Microclimate, Vector Mosquito Abundance, and Dengue Cases. Journal of Medical Entomology. 59 (3):1008-1018 [PDF]
10.) Serrana, J. M.*^, L. A. C. Ormenita^, B. J. M. Almarinez^, K. Watanabe*^, A. T. Barrion^, and D. M. Amalin^. 2021. Life History and Host Plant Assessment of the Cacao Mirid Bug Helopeltis bakeri Poppius (Hemiptera: Miridae). Phytoparasitica, 50:1-12 [PDF]
9.) Payumo, J. G., E. Alocilja, C. Boodoo, K. Luchini-Colbry, P. Ruegg, E. Mclamore, D. V. Gamboa, R. K. Briceno, A. Castaneda-Sabogal, K. Watanabe*, M. J. Gordoncillo, D. Amalin^, L. Fernando, and N. Bhusal. 2021. Next Generation of AMR Network. Encyclopedia, 1(3), 871-892 [PDF]
8.) Jerica Isabel L. Reyes*, Yasutsugu Suzuki*, Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, Maria Nilda M. Munoz^, and Kozo Watanabe*.2021. Intracellular Interactions between Arboviruses and Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 11: 690087 [PDF]
7.) Micanaldo Ernesto Francisco*, Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, Masahiro Ryo, Kei Nukazawa, Divina M. Amalin^ and Kozo Watanabe*.2021. Dengue Disease Dynamics are Modulated by Combinatory Influences of Precipitation and Landscapes using a Machine Learning-based Approach. Science of the Total Environment. 792: 148406 [PDF]
6.) Maria Angenica Fulo Regilme*, Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^ ,Ann-Christin Honnen, Divina Amalin^ and Kozo Watanabe*. 2021. The influence of roads on the fine-scale population genetic structure of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 15(2): e0009139 [PDF]
5.) Almarinez, B. J. M.^, M. J. A. Fadri, R. Lasina, T.M. Carvajal*^, K. Watanabe*, J. C. Legaspi and D. M. Amalin^. 2021. A Bioclimate-Based Maximum Entropy Model for Comperiella calauanica Barrion, Almarinez & Amalin (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in the Philippines. Insects. 12 (1): 26 [PDF]
4.) Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, Divina Amalin^, and Kozo Watanabe*. 2021. Wing Geometry and Genetic Analyses Reveal Contrasting Spatial Structures between Male and Female Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera; Culicidae) Populations in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 87:104676 [PDF]
3.) Almarinez, B. J. M.^, A. T. Barrion^, J. S. R. Carandang VI^, J. C. Legaspi, K. Watanabe*, and D. M. Amalin^. 2020. Biological Control a Major Component of the Pest Management Program for the Invasive Coconut Scale Insect, Aspidiotus rigidus Reyne, in the Philippines. Insects. 11(11): 745 [PDF]
2.) Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, Kohei Ogishi, Sakiko Yaegeshi*, Lara Fides T. Hernandez, Katherine M. Viacrusis, Howell T. Ho, Divina Amalin^, and Kozo Watanabe*. 2020. Fine-Scale Population Genetic Structure of Dengue Mosquito Vector, Aedes aegypti, in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14(5): e0008279 [PDF]
1.) Joeselle M. Serrana*, Naoto Ishitani*, Thaddeus M. Carvajal*^, Billy Joel M. Almarinez^, Alberto T. Barrion^, Divina M. Amalin^ and Kozo Watanabe*. 2019. Unraveling the genetic structure of the coconut scale insect pest (Aspidiotus rigidus Reyne) outbreak populations in the Philippines. Insects, Vol. 10 (11): 374. [PDF]
