Greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is a serious pest of numerous crops grown in greenhouses and field-grown strawberry yr-round production areas California, USA. Problems with insecticide resistance have prompted the search for more sustainable methods their management. Here, we applied UV-C light treatments nightly 16 s (19.2 J m–2) over 6-wk pe...

BACKGROUND Biological control plays a key role in reducing crop damage by Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood), which cause huge yield losses tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). The mirid predator Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) preys heavily on these pests, with satisfying levels greenhouses. Although N. is known to be attracted volatiles of plants infested T. whitefly, ...