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 …

Effect of crop diversity on predation activity and population dynamics of the mirid predator Nesidiocoris tenuis

E Thomine, E Jeavons, A Rusch, P Bearez… - Journal of Pest …, 2020 - Springer
A considerable body of evidence has demonstrated the positive impact of the diversity of
plant species on biological control of pests at the field scale. However, very few studies have …

Using Calendula officinalis as a floral resource to enhance aphid and thrips suppression by the flower bug Orius sauteri (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)

J Zhao, X Guo, X Tan, N Desneux… - Pest Management …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The flower bug Orius sauteri (Poppius)(Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) is widely
used as a biocontrol agent against thrips and aphids infesting greenhouse vegetables in …

[PDF][PDF] Are we ready for the invasion of Tuta absoluta? Unanswered key questions for elaborating an Integrated Pest Management package in Xinjiang, China.

P Han, Y Zhang, Z Lu, S Wang, D Ma… - Entomologia …, 2018 - researchgate.net
The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is
an invasive destructive pest of tomato and other solanaceous plants. Since its first detection …

Yacon as an alternative host plant for Encarsia formosa mass‐rearing: validating a multinomial theorem for bootstrap technique in life table research

Y Zhao, CL Zhao, X Yang, H Chi, P Dai… - Pest Management …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is a broadleaf host plant suitable for
rearing the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood). Here, the …

Sublethal effects of beta-cypermethrin modulate interspecific interactions between specialist and generalist aphid species on soybean

Y Qu, F Ullah, C Luo, LS Monticelli, AV Lavoir… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In agroecosystems, plant-pest interactions are at the basis of complex food webs, which can
be affected by both biotic and abiotic factors. In the present study, we evaluated the impact of …

Oviposition deterrent activity of basil plants and their essentials oils against Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

BB Yarou, T Bawin, A Boullis, S Heukin… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract The leafminer Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is one of the most
important pests of tomato, reducing crop yields by up to 100% in greenhouses and fields, in …

[PDF][PDF] Temporal synchrony mediates the outcome of indirect effects between prey via a shared predator

N Desneux, I Kaplan, HJS Yoo, S Wang, RJ O'Neil - Entomol Gen, 2019 - researchgate.net
The role of generalist predators in suppressing herbivores in complex food webs is
controversial because alternative prey can modulate predation on focal prey through various …

Nitrogen and water inputs to tomato plant do not trigger bottom‐up effects on a leafminer parasitoid through host and non‐host exposures

YC Dong, P Han, CY Niu, L Zappalà… - Pest Management …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Bottom‐up and top‐down forces are major components of biological control
against pests in an agro‐ecosystem. Understanding the multi‐trophic interactions between …

Mixed release of two parasitoids and a polyphagous ladybird as a potential strategy to control the tobacco whitefly Bemisia tabaci

X Tan, N Hu, F Zhang, R Ramirez-Romero… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
A mixed species release of parasitoids is used to suppress outbreaks of tobacco whitefly,
Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae); however, this biocontrol may be inhibited by …