20 research outputs found
Quality Control of Trichogramma atopovirilia and Trichogramma pretiosum (Hym.: Trichogrammatidae) adults reared under laboratory conditions
Full text linkBiological invasion of European tomato crops by Tuta absoluta: ecology, geographic expansion and prospects for biological control
Full text linkSampling and non-action levels for predators and parasitoids of virus vectors and leaf miners of tomato in Brazil
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New Distributional Record of Invasive Pest Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) in North-Western Himalayan Region of India
No full textPropensity of the Tomato Leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), to Develop on Four Potato Plant Varieties
Full text linkThe tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is now considered to be one of the most damaging invasive pests of tomatoes in the world. Tomato is regarded as the main host of T. absoluta, but the pest can also feed, develop and reproduce on other cultivated Solanaceae, such as potato (Solanum tuberosum L). In the present study, we examined the ability of T. absoluta to develop on four commonly cultivated varieties of potato, under laboratory conditions. The survival rate of T. absoluta did not differ between the five tested host plants (tomato: Solanum lycopersicum cv. Moneymaker; and potato: Solanum tuberosum cv. Spunta, Charlotte, Nicola, and Bintje), but its development time (egg to pupation) was significantly affected. Compared to tomato, development times were longer on Bintje and shorter on Nicola, Charlotte, and Spunta. These results show the high capacity of T. absoluta to develop on potato crops
Is the Performance of a Specialist Herbivore Affected by Female Choices and the Adaptability of the Offspring?
No full textThermal Requirements, Fertility, and Number of Generations of Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
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