Integrated pest management of Tuta absoluta: practical implementations across different world regions

N Desneux, P Han, R Mansour, J Arnó, T Brévault… - Journal of Pest …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera:
Gelechiidae), has invaded most Afro-Eurasian countries and is threatening worldwide …

Prospects for the biological control of Tuta absoluta in tomatoes of the Mediterranean basin

A Urbaneja, J González‐Cabrera… - Pest management …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Since its detection in the Mediterranean basin at the end of 2006 and later in other
European countries, the South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), has …

Biological invasion of European tomato crops by Tuta absoluta: ecology, geographic expansion and prospects for biological control

N Desneux, E Wajnberg, KAG Wyckhuys, G Burgio… - Journal of pest …, 2010 - Springer
The tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a devastating
pest of tomato originating from South America. After its initial detection in eastern Spain in …

Natural enemies of the South American moth, Tuta absoluta, in Europe, North Africa and Middle East, and their potential use in pest control strategies

L Zappala, A Biondi, A Alma, IJ Al-Jboory, J Arno… - Journal of Pest …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The South American tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera:
Gelechiidae), is an invasive Neotropical pest. After its first detection in Europe, it rapidly …

Plant damage to vegetable crops by zoophytophagous mirid predators

C Castañé, J Arnó, R Gabarra, O Alomar - Biological control, 2011 - Elsevier
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 …

Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) in controlling the tomato borer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

J González-Cabrera, O Mollá, H Montón, A Urbaneja - BioControl, 2011 - Springer
The tomato borer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is considered to be
one of the most devastating pests affecting tomato crops in South America, where crop …

Side effects of selected insecticides on the Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) predators Macrolophus pygmaeus and Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae …

J Arnó, R Gabarra - Journal of Pest Science, 2011 - Springer
Tuta absoluta is a pest native to South America that produces significant damage to tomato
crops and was first detected in Europe in late 2006. Data obtained during 2008 from …

A comparative life history study of two mirid bugs preying on Tuta absoluta and Ephestia kuehniella eggs on tomato crops: implications for biological control

O Mollá, A Biondi, M Alonso-Valiente, A Urbaneja - BioControl, 2014 - Springer
The omnivorous predators Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) and Macrolophus pygmaeus
Rambur (Hemiptera: Miridae) are indigenous natural enemies that commonly inhabit tomato …

The combined use of Bacillus thuringiensis and Nesidiocoris tenuis against the tomato borer Tuta absoluta

O Mollá, J González-Cabrera, A Urbaneja - BioControl, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Since Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) was first detected at the
end of 2006 in the Mediterranean Basin, several endemic natural enemies have been …

Natural enemies of Tuta absoluta in the Mediterranean basin, Europe and South America

C Ferracini, VHP Bueno, ML Dindo… - Biocontrol Science …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) represents a global
threat to commercial tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production, both in open field and …