Abstract The bug Orius similis Zheng is a native generalist predator of insect pests in southern China. fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), notorious defoliator that now an economically important pest throughout To investigate the ability O. to control FAW, we evaluated predatory capacity, behavior, and functional response with respect FAW their olfactory response. Both fem...

Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is considered one of the main pests threatening tomato production worldwide. In Mediterranean, use predatory mirids widespread, and although several larval parasitoid species have been recorded in area, their contribution to biological control pest often neglected. With general objective improving T. absoluta, our field study aimed determine rela...

A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-021-01357-4