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1. First Record of Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) (Heteroptera: Miridae), as a Predator of the Tomato Leaf Miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in Senegal.

Author

Sylla, S., Brévault, T., Streito, J.-C., and Diarra, K.

Subjects
*BIOLOGICAL control of tomato diseases & pests, *LEAFMINERS, *AGRICULTURAL productivity, *BIOLOGICAL pest control agents, *BIOLOGICAL assay
Abstract

The recent detection in Senegal of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) and its rapid geographic spread, is a real concern for tomato production in Africa south of the Sahara. Deployment of effective biological control in the newly invaded area is urgently needed. The predatory species, Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter, 1895) (Heteroptera: Miridae), was collected, for the first time in Senegal, from tomato fields infested with T. absoluta. Laboratory feeding bioassay confirmed a potential of N. tenuis as a biocontrol agent of T. absoluta. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2016

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