With the invasion or local occurrence of Bemisia tabaci and Tuta absoluta in recent decades,
they both have become two major insect pests of tomato crops in many countries. The …

Simple Summary Biological control (BC) is an effective way to regulate pest populations in
horticultural crops, allowing the decrease of pesticide usage. On tomato, predatory insects …

BACKROUND Interactions among invertebrate predators could affect a pest suppression.
The hemipteran species Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur) and Nesidiocoris tenuis …

Functional responses–the relationships between consumer foraging rate and resource
(prey) density–provide key insights into consumer-resource interactions and predation …

Abstract Tomato bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) is known for its predatory habits on the
major insect pests. It preys on eggs and neonate larvae of fruit borer, leaf eating caterpillar …

Simple Summary The tomato bug is a generalist predator commonly used to control insect
pests. This exotic mirid was found in 2012 in South Texas and has been established in this …

Abstract Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter)(Heteroptera: Miridae) is a zoophytophagous bug that
can derive nutrients from 3 trophic levels: plants, herbivorous arthropods, and other …

Simple Summary The predatory insects Macrolophus pygmaeus Ramber (Heteroptera:
Miridae) and Nesidiocoris tenuis Reuter (Heteroptera: Miridae) are important biological …

The red cotton bug, Dysdercus koenigii Fab., and its specialized predator Antilochus
coquebertii (Fab.), are among the most abundant insects in Asian cotton agro-ecosystems …

Biological control is one of the strategies to reduce populations of diamondback moth,
Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus)(Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), the major pest of brassica …