BACKGROUND The tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta is a damaging pest of crops worldwide. In the UK T. controlled using an integrated management (IPM) strategy that includes pheromone-based mating disruption. However, some growers have reported loss efficacy this technology, and there are concerns may evolve resistance via changes in its capacity to reproduce asexually. study we investigated reprod...

The tomato is one of the most nutritious, economically important, and delicate vegetables grown in world. It highly susceptible to insect pests microbial pathogens. leafminer moth, Tuta absoluta Meyrick, current impediment production showed invasive notorious behavior was affecting production. To control this insect, application synthetic insecticides seen as primary solution. However, during f...

The groundnut leafminer (Aproaerema modicella), has been reported from east African countries since 1998 and from South Africa since 2000. The study aimed at determining the biology and management of groundnut leafminer (GLM) in South Africa. In a survey, 10 parasitic Hymenoptera species were identified. Two hyperparasitoids were also recorded for the first time in South Africa. GLM flight acti...

a survey was conducted to identify leafminer flies (diptera: agromyzidae) in shiraz from april 2004 to november 2005. among the collected specimens, five species are new records for iran. the identifications were confirmed by dr. civelek (turkey) and dr. henshaw (uk). all specimens were deposited in the insect collection of jahrom azad university.

Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), a leafminer that damages tomato leaves, terminal buds, flowers, and fruits, is destructive pest responsible for 80–100% of yield losses globally. Different insect species have different courtship responses phototropic flight rhythms. Improving the trapping effects sex pheromone light traps important constructing an IPM system T. absoluta. The present study explored hour...