The use of plant-feeding predators for biological pest control has traditionally been
neglected, mainly due to the risk of them feeding on crop plants and causing economically …

Tomato is the most important vegetable crop in Spain. The mirid bug Nesidiocoris tenuis
(Reuter) commonly appears in large numbers in protected and open-air tomato crops where …

Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter)(Hem. Miridae) is a native zoophytophagous predator of the
Mediterranean region, and its populations colonize tomato crops when they are not heavily …

Zoophytophagy (true omnivory) is a ubiquitous behavior. It allows plant-feeding predators to
maximize their development by finding essential nutrients, and to survive when animal …

Abstract Nesidiocoris tenuis Reuter (Heteroptera: Miridae) is one of the most controversial
dicyphines because of the injuries it causes to tomato (Solanum esculentum) crops. The aim …

Solanaceous greenhouse crops are susceptible to infestation by a high number of insect
and mite pests that can cause serious yield losses. The most important of these pests are …

Zoophytophagous predators play an important, though sometimes controversial, role in pest
management programs in different crops. In tomato crops, damage caused by phytophagy of …

Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter)(Heteroptera: Miridae) is common in vegetable crops of the
Mediterranean area, with an increasing worldwide range of geographical distribution. This …

The development time for eggs and nymphs and female fertility were determined for
Nesidiocoris tenuis Reuter (Het., Miridae: Dicyphini) at 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40±1° C, using …

Belowground symbiosis of plants with beneficial microbes is known to confer resistance to
aboveground pests such as herbivorous arthropods and pathogens. Similarly, microbe …