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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Natural enemies of the South American moth, Tuta absoluta, in Europe, North Africa and Middle East, and their potential use in pest control strategies
Journal of Pest Science, Volume 86, No. 4, Year 2013
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The South American tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is an invasive Neotropical pest. After its first detection in Europe, it rapidly invaded more than 30 Western Palaearctic countries becoming a serious agricultural threat to tomato production in both protected and open-field crops. Among the pest control tactics against exotic pests, biological control using indigenous natural enemies is one of the most promising. Here, available data on the Afro-Eurasian natural enemies of T. absoluta are compiled. Then, their potential for inclusion in sustainable pest control packages is discussed providing relevant examples. Collections were conducted in 12 countries, both in open-field and protected susceptible crops, as well as in wild flora and/or using infested sentinel plants. More than 70 arthropod species, 20 % predators and 80 % parasitoids, were recorded attacking the new pest so far. Among the recovered indigenous natural enemies, only few parasitoid species, namely, some eulophid and braconid wasps, and especially mirid predators, have promising potential to be included in effective and environmentally friendly management strategies for the pest in the newly invaded areas. Finally, a brief outlook of the future research and applications of indigenous T. absoluta biological control agents are provided. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Authors & Co-Authors
Zappalà, Lucia
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
Biondi, Antonio
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
France, Avignon
Centre de Recherche Inrae Provence-alpes-côte D’azur
Alma, Alberto
Italy, Turin
Università Degli Studi Di Torino
Al-Jboory, Ibrahim J.
Iraq, Baghdad
University of Baghdad
Arnó, Judit
Spain, Caldes de Montbui
Institut de Recerca I Technologia Agroalimentaries
Bayram, Ahmet
Turkey, Diyarbakir
Dicle Üniversitesi
Chailleux, Anaïs
France, Avignon
Centre de Recherche Inrae Provence-alpes-côte D’azur
El-Arnaouty, Sayed A.
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Gerling, Dan
Israel, Tel Aviv-yafo
Tel Aviv University
Guenaoui, Yamina
Algeria, Mostaganem
Université Abdelhamid Ibn Badis Mostaganem
Shaltiel-Harpaz, Liora
Israel, Kiryat Shemona
Northern Research and Development
Siscaro, Gaetano
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
Stavrinides, Menelaos C.
Cyprus, Limassol
Cyprus University of Technology
Tavella, Luciana
Italy, Turin
Università Degli Studi Di Torino
Vercher Aznar, Rosa
Spain, Valencia
Universitat Politècnica de València
Urbaneja, Alberto
Spain, Moncada
Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias
Desneux, Nicolas
France, Avignon
Centre de Recherche Inrae Provence-alpes-côte D’azur
Statistics
Citations: 283
Authors: 17
Affiliations: 13
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10340-013-0531-9
ISSN:
16124758
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