Biological control strategies for the south American tomato moth (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in greenhouse tomatoes

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2085-2096

  Cabello, Tomas ^a   Gallego, Juan R ^a   Fernandez, Francisco J ^a   Gamez, Manuel ^a   Vila, Enric ^a   Pino, Modesto Del ^b   Hernandez Suarez, Estrella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO CANARIO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

cultivar; Nesidiocoris tenuis; release strategy; Trichogramma achaeae; Tuta absoluta

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; HETEROPTERA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; MOTH; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOMATO; WASP;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; HETEROPTERA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WASPS;

BEMISIA TABACI; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; GELECHIIDAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MIRIDAE; NAGARKATTI; TRICHOGRAMMA ACHAEAE; TUTA ABSOLUTA;

EID: 84871457586     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC12221     Document Type: Article

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