Integrated pest management of Tuta absoluta: practical implementations across different world regions

N Desneux, P Han, R Mansour, J Arnó, T Brévault… - Journal of Pest …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera:
Gelechiidae), has invaded most Afro-Eurasian countries and is threatening worldwide …

Insecticide resistance in the tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta: patterns, spread, mechanisms, management and outlook

RNC Guedes, E Roditakis, MR Campos, K Haddi… - Journal of Pest …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera:
Gelechiidae), is an invasive pest difficult to control. Insecticide application is quite common …

Tuta absoluta continues to disperse in Asia: damage, ongoing management and future challenges

P Han, Y Bayram, L Shaltiel-Harpaz, F Sohrabi… - Journal of Pest …, 2019 - Springer
Since its initial detection in Turkey in 2009, the invasive destructive pest South American
tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) has started its new …

Botanical insecticide and natural enemies: a potential combination for pest management against Tuta absoluta

MA Soares, MR Campos, LC Passos… - Journal of Pest …, 2019 - Springer
The development of new strategies to control pest insects is required, in combination with
conventional pesticides or replacing them. Essential oils produced from botanical extracts …

Target and non-target impact of systemic insecticides on a polyphagous aphid pest and its parasitoid

M Ricupero, N Desneux, L Zappalà, A Biondi - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Systemic insecticides are used to control agricultural pests globally and their non-target
impact at non-lethal doses on beneficial arthropods has been recognized. We assessed the …

First record of the invasive spotted wing Drosophila infesting berry crops in Africa

A Boughdad, K Haddi, A El Bouazzati, A Nassiri… - Journal of Pest …, 2021 - Springer
The spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae), is an
invasive pest native to Asia that has recently invaded Europe and the Americas. This pest …

Plant pest invasions, as seen through news and social media

LG Tateosian, A Saffer, C Walden-Schreiner… - … Environment and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Invasion by exotic pests into new geographic areas can cause major disturbances in forest
and agricultural systems. Early response can greatly improve containment efforts …

Releasing natural enemies and applying microbial and botanical pesticides for managing Tuta absoluta in the MENA region

R Mansour, A Biondi - Phytoparasitica, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a key insect pest, seriously
damaging tomato crops and inducing tremendous yield and economic losses. The area of …

First report of the South American tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), in China

G Zhang, Y WANG, Y GAO, W LIU, R ZHANG… - Journal of Integrative …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) originated in South America and is one of the most serious pests of
tomatoes. It is also known to attack other solanaceous crops, including potato, eggplant …

Natural enemies of Tuta absoluta in the Mediterranean basin, Europe and South America

C Ferracini, VHP Bueno, ML Dindo… - Biocontrol Science …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) represents a global
threat to commercial tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production, both in open field and …