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Side effects of pesticides used in organic and conventional tomato crops on Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris, a parasitoid of Tuta absoluta. [PDF]

open access: yesPest Manag Sci
This study reveals strong variability in the effects of eight tomato integrated pest management‐compatible pesticides on Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris, identifying harmful compounds such as spinosad and more selective ones such as sulfur and spiromesifen, depending on the exposure route.
Urbaneja-Bernat P   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Selection and Validation of Reference Genes for Gene Expression Analysis in Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

open access: yesInsects, 2021
Simple Summary Reference genes are critical for standardizing expression data of RT-qPCR across samples of organisms under different experimental conditions.
Xin Yan   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effect of temperature on rate of development, survival and adult longevity of Phthorimaea operculella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2017
The potato tuberworm, Phthorimaea operculella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is a major pest of potato, Solanum tuberosum L. (Solanales: Solanaceae), both in the field and storehouses. The rate of development and survival of P. operculella, reared on
Stefanos S. ANDREADIS   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and thermal requirements of the Nearctic predator Geocoris punctipes (Hemiptera: Geocoridae) reared at constant and alternating temperatures and fed on Anagasta kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) eggs

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2014
Knowledge of the optimal temperatures for development and survival of biological control agents is essential for efficient mass-rearing and introduction of natural enemies in augmentative biological control programs. We studied the effect of constant and
Ana M. CALIXTO   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparative study on the functional response of Wolbachia-infected and uninfected forms of the parasitoid wasp Trichogramma brassicae [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Trichogramma species (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) are haplo-diploid egg parasitoids that are frequently used as biological control agents against lepidopteran pests.
Farrokhi, S.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Taxonomic redescription and biological notes on Diaugia angusta (Diptera, Tachinidae): parasitoid of the palm boring weevils Metamasius ensirostris and M. hemipterus (Coleoptera, Dryophthoridae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Diaugia angusta Perty, 1833 is a Neotropical species of Tachinidae (Diptera) reported here as a parasitoid of Metamasius ensirostris (Germar, 1824) and M. hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) in Brazil.
Nihei, Silvio, Pavarini, Ronaldo
core   +2 more sources

Susceptibility of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Pupae to Soil Applied Entomopathogenic Fungal Biopesticides

open access: yesInsects, 2021
Simple Summary The invasive tomato pinworm is one of the most destructive insect pests of tomato in Africa. The majority of farmers respond to infestations by applying chemical insecticides.
Reynardt Erasmus   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An Inventory of Stored Grain Insects in Michigan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
(excerpt) The problems with insects in commercial and farm-stored corn, small grains, dry beans, and soybeans are reduced to a minimum by Michigan\u27s cool climate and usually short period of storage (Ruppel, 1976).
Ruppel, Robert F
core   +3 more sources

Effects of some bioinsecticides on the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

open access: yes, 2021
Background In this study, commercial bioinsecticides including entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana , Metarhizium anisopliae , and Verticillium lecanii , and Spinetoram active ingredient insecticide were evaluated against the tomato leaf miner ...
A. B. Erol, O. Erdoğan, I. Karaca
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Virulence of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae on different stages of the pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2021
Background The pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella , is the most destructive pests of the cotton plant in Egypt. Due to the several problems of insecticides, the present study was conducted to evaluate the toxicity effect of the entomopathogenic ...
Gamal Omar, A. Ibrahim, Kh. Hamadah
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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