Pheromone-based management strategies to control the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). A review

Pheromone-based management strategies to control the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). A review

We here review pheromone control strategies for species-specific and environmentally safe management of the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). This insect pest originates from South America and is now considered to be one of the most damaging invasive pests of tomatoes in th...

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Main Authors: Caparros Megido, R., Haubruge, E., Verheggen, FJ.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2013-01-01
Series:Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement
Subjects:
Scrobipalpula absoluta
tomatoes
pheromone control
trapping
mating disruption
pheromone traps
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11006/94

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