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...

Bu çalışmada beş farklı yabani domates türüne, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)’nın yumurta koyma tercihleri incelenmiştir. amaçla türleri olan Solanum arcanum (LA2152), habrochaites (LA0094), lycopersicum (LA0292), pimpinellifolium (LA0100) ve pennellii (LA0716) kontrol olarak seçilen hassas tür (S. cv Depar) ile birlikte denemeye alınmıştır. Çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçlara göre, içerisinde T. absolut...

Can specialist natural enemies persist in ecosystems when competing with omnivorous natural enemies for their shared prey? The consequences of omnivory have been studied theoretically, but empirical studies are still lacking. Omnivory is nevertheless common in nature and omnivorous predators coexist with specialists in many ecosystems, even when they are intraguild predators. This type of assoc...

The Neotropical parasitoid wasp Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris (Marsh, 1975) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), one of the most important biocontrol agents South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is reported for first time from Africa, grown in open fields and greenhouses several regions Algeria. Color photos specimens Algeria, Spain America, as well holo...