Native parasitoids associated with Tuta absoluta in the tomato production areas of the Spanish Mediterranean Coast

The tomato borer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is an invasive pest that produces significant damage to tomato crops in the Mediterranean area. Although several species of predatory bugs are successfully being used for biological control of the pest, little is known about the par...

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Autores principales: Gabarra, Rosa, Arnó, Judit, Lara Acedo, Lidia, Verdú, María J., Ribes, Antoni, Beitia, Francisco J., Urbaneja, Alberto, Téllez-Navarro, María M., Mollá-Hernández, Óscar, Riudavets, Jordi
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5218
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author Gabarra, Rosa
Arnó, Judit
Lara Acedo, Lidia
Verdú, María J.
Ribes, Antoni
Beitia, Francisco J.
Urbaneja, Alberto
Téllez-Navarro, María M.
Mollá-Hernández, Óscar
Riudavets, Jordi
author_browse Arnó, Judit
Beitia, Francisco J.
Gabarra, Rosa
Lara Acedo, Lidia
Mollá-Hernández, Óscar
Ribes, Antoni
Riudavets, Jordi
Téllez-Navarro, María M.
Urbaneja, Alberto
Verdú, María J.
author_facet Gabarra, Rosa
Arnó, Judit
Lara Acedo, Lidia
Verdú, María J.
Ribes, Antoni
Beitia, Francisco J.
Urbaneja, Alberto
Téllez-Navarro, María M.
Mollá-Hernández, Óscar
Riudavets, Jordi
author_sort Gabarra, Rosa
collection ReDivia
description The tomato borer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is an invasive pest that produces significant damage to tomato crops in the Mediterranean area. Although several species of predatory bugs are successfully being used for biological control of the pest, little is known about the parasitoids that are able to exploit T. absoluta as a host. With the aim of better understanding parasitoid species richness of T. absoluta along the Mediterranean Spanish Coast, we conducted an extensive survey to determine distribution, host plants and habitats where parasitoids are present. Our results indicated that egg parasitoids are naturally scarce but that the species richness of larval/pupal parasitoids is high and includes 20 different species. Seven of these had not been previously reported as T. absoluta parasitoids. The most frequent parasitoid species recovered were Necremnus sp. nr. artynes (Walker), Stenomesius cf. japonicus (Ashmead) and Neochrysocharis formosa (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae).
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spelling ReDivia52182025-04-25T14:45:41Z Native parasitoids associated with Tuta absoluta in the tomato production areas of the Spanish Mediterranean Coast Gabarra, Rosa Arnó, Judit Lara Acedo, Lidia Verdú, María J. Ribes, Antoni Beitia, Francisco J. Urbaneja, Alberto Téllez-Navarro, María M. Mollá-Hernández, Óscar Riudavets, Jordi The tomato borer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is an invasive pest that produces significant damage to tomato crops in the Mediterranean area. Although several species of predatory bugs are successfully being used for biological control of the pest, little is known about the parasitoids that are able to exploit T. absoluta as a host. With the aim of better understanding parasitoid species richness of T. absoluta along the Mediterranean Spanish Coast, we conducted an extensive survey to determine distribution, host plants and habitats where parasitoids are present. Our results indicated that egg parasitoids are naturally scarce but that the species richness of larval/pupal parasitoids is high and includes 20 different species. Seven of these had not been previously reported as T. absoluta parasitoids. The most frequent parasitoid species recovered were Necremnus sp. nr. artynes (Walker), Stenomesius cf. japonicus (Ashmead) and Neochrysocharis formosa (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). 2017-06-01T10:11:54Z 2017-06-01T10:11:54Z 2014 FEB 2014 article Gabarra, Rosa, Arno, Judit, Lara, Lidia, Jesus Verdu, M., Ribes, Antoni, Beitia, F., Urbaneja, A., del Mar Tellez, M., Molla, O., Riudavets, Jordi (2014). Native parasitoids associated with Tuta absoluta in the tomato production areas of the Spanish Mediterranean Coast. Biocontrol, 59(1), 45-54. 1386-6141 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5218 10.1007/s10526-013-9545-8 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Gabarra, Rosa
Arnó, Judit
Lara Acedo, Lidia
Verdú, María J.
Ribes, Antoni
Beitia, Francisco J.
Urbaneja, Alberto
Téllez-Navarro, María M.
Mollá-Hernández, Óscar
Riudavets, Jordi
Native parasitoids associated with Tuta absoluta in the tomato production areas of the Spanish Mediterranean Coast
title Native parasitoids associated with Tuta absoluta in the tomato production areas of the Spanish Mediterranean Coast
title_full Native parasitoids associated with Tuta absoluta in the tomato production areas of the Spanish Mediterranean Coast
title_fullStr Native parasitoids associated with Tuta absoluta in the tomato production areas of the Spanish Mediterranean Coast
title_full_unstemmed Native parasitoids associated with Tuta absoluta in the tomato production areas of the Spanish Mediterranean Coast
title_short Native parasitoids associated with Tuta absoluta in the tomato production areas of the Spanish Mediterranean Coast
title_sort native parasitoids associated with tuta absoluta in the tomato production areas of the spanish mediterranean coast
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5218
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