Functional Response and Predation Rate of <i>Dicyphus cerastii</i> Wagner (Hemiptera: Miridae)

Functional Response and Predation Rate of <i>Dicyphus cerastii</i> Wagner (Hemiptera: Miridae)

Dicyphine mirids are important biological control agents (BCAs) in horticultural crops. <i>Dicyphus cerastii</i> Wagner can be found in protected tomato crops in Portugal, and has been observed feeding on several tomato pests. However, the predation capacity of this species is poorly stu...

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Main Authors: Gonçalo Abraços-Duarte, Susana Ramos, Fernanda Valente, Elsa Borges da Silva, Elisabete Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
biological control
dicyphini
<i>Bemisia tabaci</i>
<i>Ephestia kuehniella</i>
<i>Myzus persicae</i>
<i>Tuta absoluta</i>
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