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T1 The Zoophytophagous Predator Nesidiocoris tenuis: A Successful But Controversial Biocontrol Agent in Tomato Crops
A1 Pérez-Hedo, Mertixell
A1 Urbaneja, Alberto
A2 Rami HorowitzA.
K1 Tomato plant
K1 Tomato crop
K1 H10  Pests of plants
K1 Natural enemies
K1 Sweet peppers
K1 Integrated pest management
AB Protected tomatoes and sweet peppers are perhaps the crops whose use of augmentative biological control is the most established in the Mediterranean basin. In both crops, most phytophagous pests can be managed with the release and/or conservation of natural enemies; thus, the use of pesticides is rare. The lack of pesticide use has strengthened export markets, as they exert strong restrictions on pesticide residues. In the case of tomato crops, this change resulted from the development of integrated pest management (IPM) programs based on the use of mirid predators (Hemiptera: Miridae). There are several mirid species found in tomatoes in southern Europe, but Nesidiocoris tenuis is by far the most predominant. Primarily as a result of the use of N. tenuis in south-eastern Spain, IPM in tomatoes has considerably reduced pesticide use and increased the resilience of tomato crops against invasive pests. In this chapter, we present all of the attributes of N. tenuis that made these successes possible as well as the limitations that its use may pose.
PB Springer
SN 978-3-319-31798-4
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6954
UL http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6954
LA en
NO Pérez-Hedo, M. & Urbaneja, A. (2016). The Zoophytophagous Predator Nesidiocoris tenuis: A Successful But Controversial Biocontrol Agent in Tomato Crops. In: Rami Horowitz, A. & Ishaaya, I. (Eds.), Advances in Insect Control and Resistance Management, (121-138). Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
DS MINDS@UW
RD Dec 4, 2023