date:Jun 19, 2017
Dicyphus errans has been shown to be a suitable biocontrol agent for Tuta absoluta, a harmful exotic lepidopter known as tomato leafminer. This generalist predator shares various host plants with T. absoluta and these interactions could be used to improve the strategy to control the leafminer.
The Disafa research group at the University of Turin coordinated by entomologist Luciana Tavella studied host plant preferences, survival rate and development times on different species.
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