Integrated pest management of Tuta absoluta: practical implementations across different world regions
Abstract The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera:
Gelechiidae), has invaded most Afro-Eurasian countries and is threatening worldwide …
Gelechiidae), has invaded most Afro-Eurasian countries and is threatening worldwide …
Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) Management (WFM) Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture: A Review
The whitefly (Bemisia tabaci Gennadius) is a notorious devastating sap-sucking insect pest
that causes substantial crop damage and yield losses due to direct feeding by both nymphs …
that causes substantial crop damage and yield losses due to direct feeding by both nymphs …
Natural enemies of the South American moth, Tuta absoluta, in Europe, North Africa and Middle East, and their potential use in pest control strategies
Abstract The South American tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera:
Gelechiidae), is an invasive Neotropical pest. After its first detection in Europe, it rapidly …
Gelechiidae), is an invasive Neotropical pest. After its first detection in Europe, it rapidly …
Plant damage to vegetable crops by zoophytophagous mirid predators
The use of plant-feeding predators for biological pest control has traditionally been
neglected, mainly due to the risk of them feeding on crop plants and causing economically …
neglected, mainly due to the risk of them feeding on crop plants and causing economically …
Bemisia tabaci on Vegetables in the Southern United States: Incidence, Impact, and Management
Simple Summary The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, was initially discovered in the
United States in 1894 but was not considered an economic insect pest on various …
United States in 1894 but was not considered an economic insect pest on various …
Preplant release of Nesidiocoris tenuis and supplementary tactics for control of Tuta absoluta and Bemisa tabaci in greenhouse tomato
FJ Calvo, MJ Lorente, PA Stansly… - Entomologia …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
An early release system developed for Nesidiocoris tenuis Reuter (Heteroptera: Miridae)
could provide a good control of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in tomato …
could provide a good control of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in tomato …
Benefits and risks of exotic biological control agents
P De Clercq, PG Mason, D Babendreier - BioControl, 2011 - Springer
The use of exotic (= alien) arthropods in classical and augmentative biological control
programs has yielded huge economic and ecological benefits. Exotic species of arthropods …
programs has yielded huge economic and ecological benefits. Exotic species of arthropods …
Whiteflies: Biology, ecology, and management
In tomato production, both open field and greenhouse, management of whiteflies and the
viruses they transmit ranks among the highest priorities of growers. Largely driven by the …
viruses they transmit ranks among the highest priorities of growers. Largely driven by the …
Potential for combined use of parasitoids and generalist predators for biological control of the key invasive tomato pest Tuta absoluta
A Chailleux, P Bearez, J Pizzol… - Journal of Pest …, 2013 - Springer
The tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) has recently
invaded Mediterranean countries and is a major pest in tomato crops. Trichogrammatid …
invaded Mediterranean countries and is a major pest in tomato crops. Trichogrammatid …
A comparative life history study of two mirid bugs preying on Tuta absoluta and Ephestia kuehniella eggs on tomato crops: implications for biological control
The omnivorous predators Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) and Macrolophus pygmaeus
Rambur (Hemiptera: Miridae) are indigenous natural enemies that commonly inhabit tomato …
Rambur (Hemiptera: Miridae) are indigenous natural enemies that commonly inhabit tomato …