tomato leaf miner moth, tuta absoluta has always been known as the most destructive pest of solanaceae family, especially tomatoes and it have had a lot annual losses to it. therefore, continuous efforts have continued to control it.the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of hibiscus extracts of  marshmallow, fenugreek and lusitanian oak in controlling this pest, in order to hel...

following the appearance of a quarantine pest, tomato leaf miner, tuta absoluta (povolny), in europe, monitoring of this species in iran was started by the cooperation of the plant protection organization of iran and the iranian research institute of plant protection. according to the surveys, the first emergence of this pest was detected in october 2010 in azerbaijan-e-gharbi province.

Tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a devastating pest of tomato originating from South America has been recorded in Serbia on three localities: in tomato main greenhouse and open field production area located in the vicinity of town Leskovac (South Serbia), in surroundings of the village Donji Vrtogoš (near town Vranje, South Serbia) and in a greenhouses...

The study of the leafmining moth chestnut miner (Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dymić, 1986) was carried out through planting common horse (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) in Main Botanical Garden Russian Academy Sciences. effect various degrees insolation plants on leaf morphology and composition secondary metabolites, as well relationship these parameters with number density C. populations duri...

Variation in resource inputs to plants may trigger bottom-up effects on herbivorous insects. We examined the effects of water input: optimal water vs. limited water; water salinity: with vs. without addition of 100 mM NaCl; and their interactions on tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum), and consequently, the bottom-up effects on the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meytick) (Lepidoptera: Gelec...

The tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta is one of the most destructive pests plant Solanum lycopersicum L worldwide. Synthetic chemical insecticides are mainly used to manage T. absoluta. However, their excessive use has led serious problems concerning human health, non-target organisms and environnement. Biological control, using bacteria, entomopathogenic fungi, animals plants remain an eco-frien...

Monitoring of diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella L) population on cabbage and Chinese cabbage over the past eight years has indicated that heavy rains from June to September limit the population of the insect. Therefore, during the dry period when diamondback moth is a serious pest, water was applied by sprinkler system placed 1.5 m over the cabbage crop rather than by traditional furrow irr...

Tomato is a major cash crop of farmers central plain Uttar Pradesh. Injudicious use chemicals invited too many number insect pests. Among them sucking problems were very serious in comparison to biting and chewing insects because these developed resistance insecticides. So, last five years pest scenario had changed. Some new seen on crops. In which, American serpentine leaf minor one them. Thei...

The total mortality of the leaf-miner horse-chestnut pest, Cameraria ohridella, collected in nature, and associated with mycoses were assessed under laboratory conditions stages: for eggs rates 9.78% 61.97% found, respectively; caterpillars, 45.25% 5.59%, pupae 21.22% 100%, respectively. At egg stage, Cladosporus cladosporioides caused mycosis most often (27% all mycoses); at caterpillar stage ...