Laboratory evaluation of the feeding behavior of the generalist predatory mirid bug Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (Hemiptera: Miridae) for the biological control of Phthorimaea absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Laboratory evaluation of the feeding behavior of the generalist predatory mirid bug Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (Hemiptera: Miridae) for the biological control of Phthorimaea absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

The use of predatory insects has gained interest for reliable and environmentally safe pest management to control the South American tomato leafminer, Phthorimaea absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a pest of tomato crops worldwide. Based on video tracking using EthoVision® software a...

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Main Authors: Rocío Isabel Montiel Cáceres, Margarita Rocca, María Gabriela Luna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo 2024-12-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
Subjects:
diet breath
mirid bug
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
Ephestia kuehniella
biocontrol
Online Access:https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/RFCA/article/view/7648
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