In recent years, the use of predatory mirid bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae) in horticultural crops
has increased considerably. Mirid bugs are zoophytophagous predators, that is, they display …

Repeated mass introductions of natural enemies have been widely used as a biological
control strategy in greenhouse systems when the resident population of natural enemies is …

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

Abstract Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter)(Hemiptera: Miridae) is an important natural enemy of
several key arthropod pests. However, in tomato crop this predator can cause economic …

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 …

Ephemeral cropping systems are characterized by frequent disturbances of ecological
processes, which may compromise the conservation of plant and arthropod diversity and the …

Dittrichia viscosa is a common plant species in the Mediterranean region which is adapted
to a wide range of environmental stresses. It is an important species that can be used for …

Macrolophus pygmaeus (Heteroptera: Miridae) is an omnivourus predator used to control
several pests of horticultural greenhouses. With the aim to explore the relationship between …

In this study the production of high surface area silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are reported
from the Dodonaea viscosa plant species under controlled condition. The reaction was …

It has been proved that the omnivorous predator Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) is
attracted to and can develop successfully on sesame (Sesamum indicum). In this study, the …