Biological Control Strategies for the South American Tomato Moth (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Greenhouse Tomatoes

2012 ◽  
Vol 105 (6) ◽  
pp. 2085-2096 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Cabello ◽  
Juan R. Gallego ◽  
Francisco J. Fernandez ◽  
Manuel Gamez ◽  
Enric Vila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
South American ◽  
The South ◽  
South American Tomato Moth ◽  
Greenhouse Tomatoes

scholarly journals First Record of the South American Leafminer Liriomyzα huidobrensis (Blanchard) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Greece

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Ν. Ε. Roditakis
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
First Record ◽  
Potential Method ◽  
Leaf Miner ◽  
Mass Trapping ◽  
South American ◽  
The South ◽  
Broad Beans ◽  
Pupal Parasitoids ◽  
Bean Leaves

In mid autumn 1992 the South American leaf-miner Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) was firstly recorded on greenhouse cucumbers, melons, beans and outdoor beans, broad beans and lettuce in the following locations of Crete: 1) Mires, Tymbaki, Antiskari at Messara valley of Southern Crete 2) Filissia in the midland and 3) Platanias and Kokini Chani in Northern Crete. The following year L. huidobrensis had spread all over Crete (Ierapetra, Stomion, Koutsoura, Chania etc.) while melon and potato leaves which were sent to our laboratory from mainland Greece, Pirgos (Peloponissos) and Chalkida (Evia island), were found heavily damaged by the same leafmincr. The different types of mines (it usually mines the leaf alongside the veins), the colour of pupae (blackish) and the sudden attack of some plants (lettuce, broad beans, onions) which have never been damaged by the known local leafminers as yet, indicated that it was a newly introduced species. The new leafminer alerted the growers due to the high crop losses on outdoor and greenhouse vegetables (lettuce, broad beans, beans etc) despite the frequent application of registered insecticides. In the following year an extensive survey started to investigate its distribution and host plant in the greenhouses and outdoor vegetables and ornamentals in Crete. L. huidobrensis, a quarantine insect, is a polyphagous leafminer distributed in most biogeographical regions. It is native in South American countries from which it was spread soon in North America, Asia and Europe. In Europe it was first noticed in Holland, England and France in 1989 causing considerable damage to vegetables and ornamentals. It mines the spongy mesophyll reducing the photosynthesis more than the other leafminers. This type of mines is not easily visible, unless the leaf is observed through transmitted sunlight or artificial light. This method was applied to ensure accurate detection of larvae and their parasitoids under a stereoscope. In our observations we found mines in leaves and cucumber fruits as well. Studies of its life cycle on greenhouse beans and melons revealed that most pupae (98%) remain on the bean leaves outside a hole in the autumn, while a few fall on the ground. The number of pupae collected from ten leaves per 24h was: 5.7±1.6 on lettuce, 17.07±4.1 on beans, 24.2±7.3 on melon, 6.0±2 on broad bean leaves. During the survey the following host plants were recorded: Chemical control could be effective by applying certain insecticides (abamectin, triazophos, imidacloprid, heptenophos etc.) while biological control seems to be rather effective by the known parasitoids, which are already used against the tomato leafminer Liriomyza bryoniae Kalt. Biological control of L. huidobrensis was effective on lettuce by means of repeated releases of Dacnusa sibirica Telenga and Diglyphus isaea (Walker) but so far native parasitoids proved to be able to control the pest. Mass trapping with coloured sticky traps seems to be also a potential method in IPM programmes. The mortality of pupae collected from heavily treated greenhouse plants with insecticides varied from 65 to 74% while that of untreated plants was between 18-25%. No pupal parasitoids were recorded but D. isaea and D. sibirica were both recorded as larval parasitoids. D. isaea was abundant all over the year while D. sibirica only in spring-summer period. These two parasitoids were able, in certain cases, to control sufficiently the leaf miner in untreated greenhouse cucumber and bean plants. The neem seed extract (Azadirachta indica) applied on outdoor tomatoes in Antiskari (Southern Crete) proved harmless both on hymenoptera and on the mirid predator Macrolophus caliginogus Wagner. Despite its weak larvicide action on L. huidobrensis it was very effective in conjuction with parasitoids consisting of a promising candidate in IPM programmes.

scholarly journals Южноамериканская томатная моль Tuta absoluta Meyrick новый опасный вредитель томата в Ростовской области

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.M. Mityushev ◽  
V.V. Ognev ◽  
E.I. Korsunov
Keyword(s):  
International Committee ◽  
Rostov Oblast ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Tuta Absoluta ◽  
South American ◽  
The South ◽  
Open Ground ◽  
South American Tomato Moth ◽  
Spatial Isolation ◽  
The Republic

В статье представлена информация о происхождении и распространении южноамериканской томатной моли Tuta absoluta Meyrick в мире. По состоянию на конец 2019 года, южноамериканская томатная моль распространена в большинстве стран Южной Америки, в Центральной Америке вредитель отмечен в КостаРике, Панаме и Гаити. В Африке вредитель отмечен в 25 странах. В Азии южноамериканская томатная моль отмечена в Ираке, Иране, Сирии, Турции, Узбекистане, Киргизии, Таджикистане, Азербайджане, Индии, Бангладеш и Непале. Проникнув впервые в Испанию в 2006 году, T. absoluta к настоящему времени широко распространилась в Европе. В России южноамериканская томатная моль была впервые выявлена в 2010 году в республике Адыгея. Дано описание морфологических и биологических особенностей вредителя. Показано распространение и вредоносность томатной моли в Ростовской области РФ. В 2019 году томатная моль распространилась по всей территории станицы Кривянская. Первые признаки повреждения томатов молью в 2019 году отмечали уже с июня, лишь на некоторых отдаленных фермерских участках с июля. Первые очаги в теплицах отмечаются, как правило, на боковых рядах и в углах теплиц. Предложены меры борьбы с вредителем для сдерживания его распространения. Необходим тщательный карантинный контроль продукции и рассады пасленовых культур из зон распространения вредителя, обеспечение пространственной изоляции теплиц от посадок пасленовых культур открытого грунта. Необходимо регулярно уничтожать поврежденные части растений (листьев с минами, плодов с ходами), послеуборочных остатков и пасленовых сорняков. Следует соблюдать плодосмен с выращиванием неповреждаемых промежуточных культур. В течение вегетации необходимо выявлять вредителя и проводить массовый вылов самцов с использованием феромонных ловушек. Международный комитет по предотвращению развития резистентности к инсектицидам рекомендует к применению против T. absoluta порядка 40 препаратов из 12 классов, включая бактериальные.The article deals with data on origin and world distribution of the South American tomato moth, Tuta absoluta Meyrick. At the end of 2019, the South American tomato moth is common pest in most of South America, in Central America, it is noted in Costa Rica, Panama and Haiti. In Africa, the pest has been recorded in 25 countries. In Asia, the South American tomato moth has been recorded in Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Having first penetrated Spain in 2006, T. absoluta has now spread widely in Europe. In Russia, the South American tomato moth was first identified in 2010 in the Republic of Adygea. The description of morphological and biological features of the pest is given. The distribution and harmfulness of tomato moth under conditions of the Rostov Oblast of Russia is shown. In 2019, the tomato moth spread throughout the Krivyanskaya village. The first signs of damage to tomatoes by moths in 2019 have been noted since June, only in some remote farm areas since July. The first foci in greenhouses are noted, as a rule, on the side rows and in the corners of greenhouses. The pest control measures to limit its further spreading are suggested. A thorough quarantine control of products and seedlings of nightshade crops from the pest distribution zones is necessary, ensuring the spatial isolation of greenhouses from planting nightshade crops in the open ground. It is necessary to destroy damaged parts of plants (leaves with mines, fruits with moves), postharvest residues and nightshade weeds regularly. It is necessary crop rotation with the growing of intact intermediate crops. During the growing season, it is necessary to identify the pest and conduct a mass catch of males using pheromone traps. The international Committee for the prevention of insecticide resistance recommends the use of about 40 preparations from 12 classes, including bacterial, against T. absoluta.

scholarly journals Can ants contribute to the conservative biological control of the south american fruit fly?

2019 ◽  
pp. 941-948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lenon Morales Abeijon ◽  
Alexandra Peter Kruger ◽  
Junir Antonio Lutinski ◽  
Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
South American ◽  
The South ◽  
South American Fruit Fly

scholarly journals Susceptibility of the egg parasitoid Trichogramma achaeae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) to selected insecticides used in tomato greenhouses

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. e1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan R. Gallego ◽  
Jesús Guerrero-Manzano ◽  
Francisco J. Fernández-Maldonado ◽  
Tomas Cabello
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Egg Parasitoid ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
South American ◽  
Pest Species ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
Great Economic Importance ◽  
South American Tomato Moth ◽  
Trichogramma Achaeae ◽  
High Degree

The South American tomato moth Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a pest species of great economic importance in tomatoes, both in greenhouses and in open-air crops. This importance has increased in recent years because it has been introduced in many countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia. Insecticides different active ingredients and biological control agents are being used in the control of this pest species. This implies the need to make both groups compatible within IPM programmes. Therefore, the objective of this work was to study the compatibility between different insecticides and the use of the egg parasitoid Trichogramma achaeae Nagaraja and Nagakartti (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Three groups of trials were carried out under laboratory and greenhouse conditions. Ten insecticides with the following active ingredient were evaluated: abamectin, azadirachtin, Bacillus thuringiensis, chlorantraniliprole, emamectin, flubendiamide, indoxacarb, methomyl, spinosad, and spiromesifen. In the results, three groups of insecticides were established based on their compatibility with the use of biological control: The first group (abamectin, B. thurigiensis, flubendiamide, indoxacarb and spiromesifen) showed a high degree of compatibility with egg parasitoid releases. The second group (azadirachtin and chlorantraniliprole, and methomyl) presented compatibility problems. Finally, the last group (emamectin, methomyl, and spinosad) did not apper to be compatible. The results found will allow a better application of IPM programmes in tomato crops for the control of this pest species.

scholarly journals Natural enemies of the South American moth, Tuta absoluta, in Europe, North Africa and Middle East, and their potential use in pest control strategies

2013 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 635-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia Zappalà ◽  
Antonio Biondi ◽  
Alberto Alma ◽  
Ibrahim J. Al-Jboory ◽  
Judit Arnò ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Pest Control ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Natural Enemies ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Tuta Absoluta ◽  
South American ◽  
The South ◽  
Potential Use

Trophic web associated with the South American tomato mothTuta absoluta: implications for its conservation biological control in Argentina

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia G. Salas Gervassio ◽  
María G. Luna ◽  
Sangmi Lee ◽  
Adriana Salvo ◽  
Norma E. Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Conservation Biological Control ◽  
South American ◽  
The South ◽  
Trophic Web

Allozyme markers to help define the South American origins ofMicroctonus hyperodae(Hymenoptera: Braconidae) established in New Zealand for biological control of Argentine stem weevil

2004 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.I. Iline ◽  
C.B. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Calcium Binding ◽  
South American ◽  
Isofemale Lines ◽  
The South ◽  
Morphometric Variation ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Dehydrogenase Isozyme ◽  
Listronotus Bonariensis

AbstractThe thelytokous parasitoid,Microctonus hyperodaeLoan, was collected from eight South American locations and introduced to New Zealand in 1991 for biological control of Argentine stem weevil,Listronotus bonariensis(Kuschel) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Parasitoids from each population were released in equal numbers at each New Zealand site to give them the same opportunities to establish. Population markers have been sought to identify the South American geographic populations that have become most successful in New Zealand. These would assist in determining the importance of concepts such as climate matching and host–parasitoid coevolution to the establishment of natural enemies in new regions for biological control. Vertical polyacrylamide electrophoresis was used to survey 16 enzymes and ten calcium binding proteins, and this paper reports variation at three putative loci. Malate dehydrogenase, a dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase isozyme and a calcium binding protein exhibited clear genetic variation, each with two alleles. AllM. hyperodaeisofemale lines from east of the Andes mountains shared one genotype, all but one from west of the Andes shared another, while a population from within the Andes contained both genotypes. This variation was highly congruent with previously described morphometric variation. At two loci, the maintenance of heterozygotes, and the absence of homozygotes, within isofemale lines suggestedM. hyperodaethelytoky is apomictic.

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