Tuta absoluta, a destructive tomato pest worldwide, has recently invaded China. Neochrysocharis formosa, a host-feeding parasitoid wasp, has thelytokous (TH) and arrhenotokous (AR) strains with sympatric distributions in many regions of China. To clarify the biocontrol potential of the two strains, we evaluated the host-killing behaviors on...
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May 23, 2024 (v1)Journal articleUploaded on: August 29, 2024
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May 23, 2024 (v1)Journal article
The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), has invaded most Afro -Eurasian countries. Since its first detection in China in late 2017, this pest has been now present in nearly 20 provinces/prefectures in China and is threating tomato and other Solanaceous crops such as potato, eggplant, and tobacco....
Uploaded on: August 30, 2024