ASSESSING EUROPEAN EGG PARASITOIDS AS A MEAN OF CONTROLLING THE INVASIVE SOUTH AMERICAN TOMATO PINWORM TUTA ABSOLUTA.

Assessing European egg parasitoids as a mean of controlling the invasive South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta.

The South American tomato pinworm (Tuta absoluta) has recently invaded Europe and is rapidly spreading in the Afro-Eurasian continent where it is becoming a major pest on tomato crops.Laboratory tests were undertaken to evaluate the potential of 29 European strains of Trichogramma parasitoids to control T.absoluta.In addition to the host itself, th

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