Violet light is the most effective wavelength for recruiting the predatory bug Nesidiocoris tenuis
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DOI: 10.1007/s10526-019-09926-4
Abstract: Nesidiocoris tenuis (Heteroptera: Miridae) is a zoophytophagous mirid bug that is used as a biological control agent for agricultural pests including whiteflies. N. tenuis is mass-reared commercially and can be easily bred on banker plants.… read more here.
Keywords: violet; nesidiocoris tenuis; light effective; violet light ... See more keywords
How does a predator find its prey? Nesidiocoris tenuis is able to detect Tuta absoluta by HIPVs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2020.10.006
Abstract: Abstract The Zoophytophagous predator, Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is one of the most important candidates for controlling Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in tomato crops. This predator uses different signals including morphological plant traits,… read more here.
Keywords: predator; nesidiocoris tenuis; tenuis; tuta absoluta ... See more keywords
Induction of glandular trichomes to control whitefly-transmitted viruses in tomato crops: modulation by the natural enemy Nesidiocoris tenuis.
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DOI: 10.1094/phyto-11-22-0440-v
Abstract: Whitefly-transmitted viruses are one of the biggest threats to tomato growing worldwide. Strategies based on the introgression of resistance traits from wild relatives are promoted to control tomato pests and diseases. Recently, a trichome-based resistance… read more here.
Keywords: nesidiocoris tenuis; transmitted viruses; whitefly transmitted; bc5s2 ... See more keywords
UV-LED lights enhance the establishment and biological control efficacy of Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Miridae)
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245165
Abstract: The zoophytophagous mirid Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) is one of the biological control agents against the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), a major pest of greenhouse crops. The successful establishment of a biological control agent… read more here.
Keywords: control; nesidiocoris tenuis; biological control; hemiptera ... See more keywords
Temperature-dependent functional response of Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) to different densities of pupae of cotton whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
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DOI: 10.14411/eje.2017.040
Abstract: The effect of temperature on the functional response of female adults of Nesidiocoris tenuis Reuter to different densities of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) pupae was assessed. Three constant temperatures (15, 25, and 35°C) and six prey… read more here.
Keywords: different densities; response; nesidiocoris tenuis; functional response ... See more keywords
Persistence of the Exotic Mirid Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) in South Texas
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DOI: 10.3390/insects12080715
Abstract: Simple Summary The Rio Grande Valley is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the U.S, located in the southernmost part of Texas. In October 2013, we detected an exotic species of plant bug… read more here.
Keywords: presence tenuis; grande valley; rio grande; nesidiocoris tenuis ... See more keywords