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 …

Ecology, Worldwide Spread, and Management of the Invasive South American Tomato Pinworm, Tuta absoluta: Past, Present, and Future

A Biondi, RNC Guedes, FH Wan… - Annual review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), is native to the western
Neotropics. After invading Spain in 2006, it spread rapidly throughout Afro-Eurasia and has …

[PDF][PDF] Occurrence, biology, natural enemies and management of Tuta absoluta in Africa.

R Mansour, T Brévault, A Chailleux, A Cherif… - Entomologia …, 2018 - biblio.iita.org
The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is
a devastating invasive pest of tomato crops in several areas around the world including …

From the Western Palaearctic region to beyond: Tuta absoluta 10 years after invading Europe

MR Campos, A Biondi, A Adiga, RNC Guedes… - Journal of Pest …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera:
Gelechiidae), is a devastating pest currently threatening the global tomato industry …

Natural enemies of the South American moth, Tuta absoluta, in Europe, North Africa and Middle East, and their potential use in pest control strategies

L Zappala, A Biondi, A Alma, IJ Al-Jboory, J Arno… - Journal of Pest …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The South American tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera:
Gelechiidae), is an invasive Neotropical pest. After its first detection in Europe, it rapidly …

Nitrogen and water availability to tomato plants triggers bottom-up effects on the leafminer Tuta absoluta

P Han, AV Lavoir, J Le Bot, E Amiens-Desneux… - Scientific Reports, 2014 - nature.com
This study examined the effects of various levels of nitrogen inputs (optimal, insufficient and
excessive) and water inputs (optimal, low drought and high drought) to tomato plants …

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 …

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 …

Preference and prey switching in a generalist predator attacking local and invasive alien pests

CC Jaworski, A Bompard, L Genies… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Invasive pest species may strongly affect biotic interactions in agro-ecosystems. The ability
of generalist predators to prey on new invasive pests may result in drastic changes in the …

The egg parasitoids Trichogramma: from laboratory mass rearing to biological control of lepidopteran pests

A Cherif, R Mansour, K Grissa-Lebdi - Biocontrol Science and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Trichogramma egg parasitoids are successfully used for biological control of a wide range of
lepidopteran pests worldwide. However, the field success depends upon their performance …