Macrolophus basicornis (Stal) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a promising biological control agent against tomato pests, mainly the South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Nevertheless, the amount of pesticides used in tomato crops could compromise the effectiveness of M. basicornis in pest control. Thus, the...
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September 2019 (v1)Journal articleUploaded on: December 4, 2022
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January 20, 2022 (v1)Journal article
Abstract BACKGROUND Pesticides can be noxious to nonātarget beneficial arthropods and their negative effects have been recently recognized even at low doses. The predator Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Miridae) plays an important role in controlling insect pests in solanaceous crops, but its concurrent herbivory often poses relevant...
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September 2019 (v1)Journal article
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 used in management programs should be effective against pests and selective to natural enemies. Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is one of the...
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August 17, 2022 (v1)Journal article
Abstract Zoophytophagous hemipteran predators provide relevant biological control services and their applications are consolidated in greenhouse pest management. The use of plant essential oils (EOs) for sustainable crop protection is being currently promoted. However, further knowledge of the potential side effects of EOs on predatory mirids...
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September 2019 (v1)Journal article
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November 2020 (v1)Journal article
Background Bemisia tabaci(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) represents one of the greatest threats to agricultural crops. Chemical control is the primary tool used in integrated pest management (IPM) programs. However, release of the predatorNesidiocoris tenuis(Hemiptera: Miridae) on tomato plants is a highly recommended control tactic. The objective of...
Uploaded on: December 4, 2022