Effectiveness of Repellent Plants for Controlling Potato Tuber Moth (Symmetrischema tangolias) in the Andean Highlands

Postharvest losses from potato tuber moth severely constrain seed quality in Andean smallholder systems. This study evaluated four locally available repellent plants—Ambrosia peruviana, Eucalyptus globulus, Artemisia absinthium, and Minthostachys mollis—applied as dried leaves layered within seed ba...

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Main Authors:	Villanueva Spelucín, Alex, Escobal Valencia, Fernando, Cabrera Hoyos, Héctor Antonio, Cántaro Segura, Héctor Baroni, Diaz Morales, Luis Alberto, Matsusaka Quiliano, Daniel Claudio
Format:	Artículo
Language:	Inglés
Published:	MDPI 2026
Subjects:	Potato tuber moth Symmetrischema tangolias Botanical repellents Minthostachys mollis Artemisia absinthium Seed potato storage Integrated pest management Polilla del tubérculo de la patata Tangolias simetrisquema Repelentes botánicos Almacenamiento de semilla de papa Manejo integrado de plagas https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.06 Papa¸ Potatoes; Control de plagas; Pest control; Región andina; Andean región; Lepidoptera; Tubérculo; Tubers
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12955/2997 https://doi.org/10.3390/insects17010024