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...

The tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta causing a huge economic problem in Egypt. effects of Agree 50% WG, Avaunt 15% EC, Excellent 1.9% Titan, Castor aqueous extract, K.Z oil, and Alboleum oil against the leaf- miner, T. (Meyrick) were evaluated. EC is succeeded management since it initially reduced infestation 80.42 78.29, respectively. Meanwhile, total mean reduction after 1, 3, 10, 15 days 79.2...

Abstract The capacity to assess invasion risk from potential crop pests before of new regions globally would be invaluable, but this requires the ability predict accurately their geographic range and relative abundance in novel areas. This may unachievable using de facto standard correlative methods as shown for South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta , a serious insect pest native America....

Acyl sugars are allelochemicals present at high concentrations in leaves of accessions of the wild tomato Solanum pennellii; they confer resistance to a large number of arthropod pests, including the tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Accession 'LA716', with high contents of acyl sugars in the leaves, was used as a source of resistance to start a genetic breeding program ...