Combined Non-Target Effects of Insecticide and High Temperature on the Parasitoid Bracon nigricans.

We studied the acute toxicity and the sublethal effects, on reproduction and host-killing activity, of four widely used insecticides on the generalist parasitoid Bracon nigricans (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a natural enemy of the invasive tomato pest, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Laborat...

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Main Authors: Khaled Abbes, Antonio Biondi, Alican Kurtulus, Michele Ricupero, Agatino Russo, Gaetano Siscaro, Brahim Chermiti, Lucia Zappalà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4575060?pdf=render