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Macrolophus pygmaeus

open access: yes, 2013
Published as part of Ghahari, H., F, Amblytylus, R, Atomoscelis, D, Badezorus, K, Blepharidopterus & R, Brachynotocoris, 2013, A study on Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Golestan National Park, Northern Iran, pp.
Ghahari, H.   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The Role of Host Plants, Alternative Food Resources and Herbivore Induced Volatiles in Choice Behavior of an Omnivorous Predator

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Macrolophus pygmaeus, Rambur (Heteroptera, Miridae) is a generalist predator found on various plant species and has also the ability to feed both on animal and plant tissue. Foraging behavior of M.
Dionyssia A. Maselou   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Plant preference in the zoophytophagous generalist predator Macrolophus pygmaeus (Heteroptera: Miridae) [PDF]

open access: yesBiological Control, 2011
Abstract Macrolophus pygmaeus (Heteroptera: Miridae) is an omnivourus predator used to control several pests of horticultural greenhouses. With the aim to explore the relationship between M. pygmaeus and different host plants compared with tomato, plant preferences and bio-cycle traits were studied using: Capsicum annuum , Calendula officinalis
Barbara L. Ingegno   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Evaluation of Chrysoperla carnea and Macrolophus pygmaeus as biological control agents of Frankliniella occidentalis on Batavia lettuce under hydroponic cultivation

open access: yesJournal of Crop Protection, 2022
Few studies have investigated the efficacy of natural enemies against pests in hydroponic farming. We aimed to determine the effectiveness of two predators Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), and Macrolophus pygmaeus Rambur ...
Ahmed H. El Kenway   +2 more
doaj  

Preference and prey switching in a generalist predator attacking local and invasive alien pests. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Invasive pest species may strongly affect biotic interactions in agro-ecosystems. The ability of generalist predators to prey on new invasive pests may result in drastic changes in the population dynamics of local pest species owing to predator-mediated ...
Coline C Jaworski   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Macrolophus pygmaeus Rambur 1839

open access: yes, 2014
Published as part of Ghahari, Hassan & Chérot, Frédéric, 2014, An annotated catalog of the Iranian Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha), pp.
Ghahari, Hassan, Chérot, Frédéric
openaire   +2 more sources

How Safe Is It to Rely on Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) as a Biocontrol Agent in Tomato Crops?

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018
Omnivorous mirids (Hemiptera: Miridae) are unusual as biocontrol agents, as they feed on both plants and pests. Therefore, extensive knowledge of their ecological behavior is required to maximize their predatory side and to minimize crop damage ...
Juan A. Sanchez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Abundance of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) and its natural enemies on tomato crops in greenhouses of different production modes (Azores, Portugal) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

open access: yesSHILAP, 2023
Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a major pest of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) crops produced in the Azorean greenhouses.
Luísa Oliveira   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sublethal effects of two acaricides, propargite and fenpyroximate on life history of Macrolophus pygmaeus  (Hemiptera: Miridae) reared on the two-spotted spider mite eggs

open access: yesPersian Journal of Acarology, 2021
Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur) is a generalist predator that naturally colonizes and commercially is used as a biological control agent of various arthropod pests of agricultural crops.
Shima Rahmani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating astigmatid mites as supplemental food for Macrolophus pygmaeus: contrasting responses between commercial and wild populations

open access: yesPest Management Science, EarlyView.
Astigmatid mites provide low‐cost supplemental food for Macrolophus pygmaeus, supporting survival and development, with population‐specific responses and Acarus siro and Carpoglyphus lactis as the most promising alternatives. Abstract BACKGROUND Early establishment of Macrolophus pygmaeus in crops depends on the availability of supplemental food ...
María del Carmen Reche   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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