Abstract The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera:
Gelechiidae), has invaded most Afro-Eurasian countries and is threatening worldwide …

In recent years, the use of predatory mirid bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae) in horticultural crops
has increased considerably. Mirid bugs are zoophytophagous predators, that is, they display …

In augmentative biological control (ABC), invertebrate and microbial organisms are
seasonally released in large numbers to reduce pests. Today it is applied on more than 30 …

Abstract The South American tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera:
Gelechiidae), is an invasive Neotropical pest. After its first detection in Europe, it rapidly …

Integrated pest management (IPM) programs emphasize the combination of tactics, such as
chemical and biological control, to maintain pest populations below economic thresholds …

Abstract Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a common generalist predator in
Mediterranean agro-ecosystems. We evaluated the lethal effects of six insecticides and a …

Biological control is an efficient pest control method but there are still limitations that are
hindering its wider adoption. Genetic improvement of biological control agents (BCAs) can …

The omnivorous predators Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) and Macrolophus pygmaeus
Rambur (Hemiptera: Miridae) are indigenous natural enemies that commonly inhabit tomato …

The tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) represents a global
threat to commercial tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production, both in open field and …

In the last decade, biological control programs for greenhouse tomatoes and other crops
have been successfully implemented using zoophytophagous plant bugs (Miridae), which …