Biologist and PhD student at the University of Évora, Portugal, I am interested in studying the biological control of agricultural pests by arthropods, especially ants. In my academic career, I was involved both in projects related to the reduced use of pesticides and herbicides in super-intensive agricultural crops, and in activities related to education, environmental and in the school curriculum context.  I have experience in identifying ants and plants from Western Europe, as well as familiarity with the experimental design of projects involving epigeal arthropods in agricultural crops.