Lethal and sublethal effects of insecticides on Engytatus varians (Heteroptera: Miridae), a predator of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10646-018-1954-0
Abstract: The mirid Engytatus varians (Distant) is a promising biological control agent of the tomato borer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), one of the most destructive pests of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). The effects of five… read more here.
Keywords: lepidoptera gelechiidae; tuta absoluta; caused mortality; mortality ... See more keywords
Foliar persistence and residual activity of four insecticides of different mode of action on the predator Engytatus varians (Hemiptera: Miridae).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.163
Abstract: A greenhouse study was conducted to investigate the degradation kinetics of spinosad, flufenoxuron, dimethoate and imidacloprid in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) foliage and their residual toxicity on Engytatus varians (Distant) (Hemiptera: Miridae), a predator of… read more here.
Keywords: dimethoate; hemiptera miridae; engytatus varians; flufenoxuron ... See more keywords