The tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta, is an invasive crop pest that has evolved resistance to
many of the insecticides used for its control. To facilitate the investigation of the …

Invasive arthropod pests hold great socio-economic and ecological importance, in the
current global agricultural scenario (Paini et al. 2016). A recent estimate of the economic …

Organisms possess photoperiodic timing mechanisms to detect variations in day length and
temperature as the seasons progress. The nature of the molecular mechanisms interpreting …

The potato tuberworm, Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, is an oligophagous pest feeding on
crops mainly belonging to the family Solanaceae. It is one of the most destructive pests of …

Abstract Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is native to South America but
has invaded the Afro-Eurasian supercontinent where it is currently the most devastating …

Invasive insects can cause catastrophic damage to ecosystems and cost billions of dollars
each year due to management expenses and lost revenue. Rapid detection is an important …

Rapid identification of organisms is essential for many biological and medical disciplines,
from understanding basic ecosystem processes, disease diagnosis, to the detection of …

Alternative host plants are among the key factors influencing the spread of invasive pests
because they are utilized as a food source and provide shelter in unfavorable conditions …

The tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta, or Phthorimaea absouta, is native to South America, but
quickly spread to other regions of world, including Europe, Africa, and Asia, devastating to …

The tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), one of the most economically destructive
pests of tomato, causes severe yields losses of tomato production globally. Rapid evolution …