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https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/24.1.3718
Predatory mirid Nesidiocoris tenuis (Heteroptera: Miridae) as biological control agent in greenhouse tomato production
Aleksandar IVEZIĆ
; Center for Biosystems, Biosense Institute, Dr Zorana Đinđića 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
Branislav TRUDIĆ
; Forest Biodiversity and Restoration Team, Forestry Division, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy
Gordon DRAŠKIĆ
; Persida Inc., A Specialised Software Solutions Provider, 1180 46th Street, Brooklyn 11219, NY, United States
Miroslav ZORIĆ
; Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Novi Sad, Maksima Gorkog 30 21101 Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
Sažetak
Species of zoophytophagous genus Dicyphina, plant bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae: Bryocorinae) are among the most abundant and effective predators of tomato pests. Nesidiocoris tenuis Reuter, 1895 (Hemiptera: Miridae) is the predominant species of Dicyphina sp. and it is considered to be a major natural enemy of insect pests in tomato crops in the Mediterranean region. This predatory bug is proved to be particularly successful in suppressing Tuta absoluta Meadow, 1917 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a major pest of tomato in greenhouse production. Aims of the study were to 1) investigate the efficiency of the mirid predatory bug N. tenuis in greenhouse tomato production and 2) to estimate the possibilities of its application in commercial vegetable production in Western Balkan countries of Europe. The significance of the study results relies on the possibility of commercialisation and general promotion of biological agent N. tenuis in tomato production in South East part of Europe, where the usage of pesticides still dominates the field of plant protection, both in vegetables and other agricultural sectors. According to the obtained results, the biological agent N. tenuis represents a reliable tool for controlling the level of the tomato leaf miner population by keeping the pest below its economic and intervention threshold.
Ključne riječi
Tuta absoluta; biocontrol; Dicyphina sp.; integrated pest management
Hrčak ID:
296728
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Datum izdavanja:
29.3.2023.
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