Influence of insect traps and insecticides sequential application as a tactic for management of tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Abstract Background Tomato crop, Lycopersicon esculentum L. (Solanaceae), usually attacked by many insect species, including the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), where its larvae cause damage up to 80–100% by due to its feeding habits by making tunnels in all tom...

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Main Authors: Nasr Mohamed Abdelmaksoud, Nahed Fawzy Abdel-Aziz, Elham Ahmed Sammour, Essam Abd El Maguied Agamy, Ahmed Mohamed El-Bakry, Mohamed Abdel-Hady Kandil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:Bulletin of the National Research Centre
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42269-020-00376-y