A comparative life history study of two mirid bugs preying on Tuta absoluta and Ephestia kuehniella eggs on tomato crops: Implications for biological control

BioControl

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 175-183

  Molla O ^a   Biondi, A ^b   Alonso Valiente, M ^a   Urbaneja, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Development time; Intrinsic rate of increase; Invasive pest; Macrolophus pygmaeus; Nesidiocoris tenuis; Tomato

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HERB; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY; MATURATION; MOTH; NATURAL ENEMY; OMNIVORY; WHITEFLY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALEYRODIDAE; ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; GELECHIIDAE; HEMIPTERA; KUEHNIELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MACROLOPHUS PYGMAEUS; MIRIDAE; PYRALIDAE; TUTA ABSOLUTA;

EID: 84891589830     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-013-9553-8     Document Type: Article

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