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 …

Ecology, Worldwide Spread, and Management of the Invasive South American Tomato Pinworm, Tuta absoluta: Past, Present, and Future

A Biondi, RNC Guedes, FH Wan… - Annual review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), is native to the western
Neotropics. After invading Spain in 2006, it spread rapidly throughout Afro-Eurasia and has …

From the Western Palaearctic region to beyond: Tuta absoluta 10 years after invading Europe

MR Campos, A Biondi, A Adiga, RNC Guedes… - Journal of Pest …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera:
Gelechiidae), is a devastating pest currently threatening the global tomato industry …

Citrus peel essential oil nanoformulations to control the tomato borer, Tuta absoluta: chemical properties and biological activity

O Campolo, A Cherif, M Ricupero, G Siscaro… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The repeated use of conventional synthetic pesticides in crop protection leads to resistance
development by pests along with a negative impact on the environment, particularly non …

Use of zoophytophagous mirid bugs in horticultural crops: current challenges and future perspectives

M Pérez‐Hedo, C Riahi… - Pest Management …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Botanical insecticide and natural enemies: a potential combination for pest management against Tuta absoluta

MA Soares, MR Campos, LC Passos… - Journal of Pest …, 2019 - Springer
The development of new strategies to control pest insects is required, in combination with
conventional pesticides or replacing them. Essential oils produced from botanical extracts …

Sublethal effects of plant essential oils toward the zoophytophagous mirid Nesidiocoris tenuis

LC Passos, M Ricupero, A Gugliuzzo, MA Soares… - Journal of pest …, 2022 - Springer
Zoophytophagous hemipteran predators provide relevant biological control services and
their applications are consolidated in greenhouse pest management. The use of plant …

Releasing natural enemies and applying microbial and botanical pesticides for managing Tuta absoluta in the MENA region

R Mansour, A Biondi - Phytoparasitica, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a key insect pest, seriously
damaging tomato crops and inducing tremendous yield and economic losses. The area of …

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 …

Predators and parasitoids-in-first: From inundative releases to preventative biological control in greenhouse crops

J Pijnakker, D Vangansbeke, M Duarte… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
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 …