Do releases of the mirid predator Macrolophus basicornis in tomato?

• Published in: Journal of economic entomology Vol. 116; no. 3; p. 733
• Main Authors: Bueno, Vanda H.P, Montes, Flavio C, Costaz, Thibault, de Jong, Peter W, Parra, Jose R.P, van Lenteren, Joop C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 01.06.2023
• Subjects: Biological control; Pests; Tomatoes; Brazil

During the past decade, the use of predatory mirids alone or combined with releases of egg parasitoids of the genus Trichogramma have been tested in Europe for biological control of the worldwide invasive pest, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick). Here, we evaluated the control of this pest by the release of th...