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

The tomato borer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) is an invasive pest native to South America and
since its arrival in Europe the tomato production has faced severe yield loss. The complex of …

Bacteria in the genus Rickettsia are intracellular symbionts of disparate groups of
organisms. Some Rickettsia strains infect vertebrate animals and plants, where they cause …

Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a serious threat to tomato (Solanum
lycopersicum L.) crops in South America. In Europe, after its first detection in Spain in 2006 …

During the years after the invasion of Western Palaearctic tomato crops by the South
American tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), several …

Integrative taxonomy is a recently developed approach that uses multiple lines of evidence
such as molecular, morphological, ecological and geographical data to test species limits …

Parasitoids are parasitic insects that kill their insect hosts in immature pre-reproductive
stages. Parasitoids are employed in biological control programs worldwide to kill insect …

During the last few years following the invasion of European tomato crops by the invasive
South American tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) …

Neochrysocharis formosa (Westwood), an important biocontrol agent of agromyzid
leafminers worldwide, is a host-feeding, idiobiont parasitoid. Female wasps have three types …

Temperature, as a critical abiotic factor, might influence the effectiveness of biological
control by parasitoids in host-parasitoid systems. In this study, Neochrysocharis formosa …