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 …

The use of exotic (= alien) arthropods in classical and augmentative biological control
programs has yielded huge economic and ecological benefits. Exotic species of arthropods …

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

The South American tomato moth Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) is a devastating pest of tomato. In
the present study Tuta-adapted strains of Trichogramma were evaluated. Amongst the three …

As non-chemical methods are not always effective to manage pests, the search for chemical
solutions that efficiently combat pest species, while safeguarding the environment and …

Abstract Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) is an important biocontrol agent of several
key arthropod pests, including the South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta …

Abstract Zoophytophagous mirids (Hemiptera: Miridae) are one of the most studied and
successful group of natural enemies used as biological control agents in horticultural crops …

The effect of temperature on the functional response of female adults of Nesidiocoris tenuis
Reuter to different densities of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) pupae was assessed. Three …

Abstract Nesidiocoris tenuis Reuter (Heteroptera: Miridae) is widely distributed in the
Mediterranean area, where it is used as an augmentative biological control agent of several …

Tuta absoluta and Bemisia tabaci are two key worldwide tomato pests. In response to
chemical control limits, the use of zoophytophagous mirid predators as biocontrol agents is …