The Zoophytophagous Predator Nesidiocoris tenuis: A Successful But Controversial Biocontrol Agent in Tomato Crops
Protected tomatoes and sweet peppers are perhaps the crops whose use of augmentative biological control is the most established in the Mediterranean basin. In both crops, most phytophagous pests can be managed with the release and/or conservation of natural enemies; thus, the use of pesticides is ra...
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| author | Pérez-Hedo, Mertixell Urbaneja, Alberto |
| author2 | Rami Horowitz, A. |
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| description | Protected tomatoes and sweet peppers are perhaps the crops whose use of augmentative biological control is the most established in the Mediterranean basin. In both crops, most phytophagous pests can be managed with the release and/or conservation of natural enemies; thus, the use of pesticides is rare. The lack of pesticide use has strengthened export markets, as they exert strong restrictions on pesticide residues. In the case of tomato crops, this change resulted from the development of integrated pest management (IPM) programs based on the use of mirid predators (Hemiptera: Miridae). There are several mirid species found in tomatoes in southern Europe, but Nesidiocoris tenuis is by far the most predominant. Primarily as a result of the use of N. tenuis in south-eastern Spain, IPM in tomatoes has considerably reduced pesticide use and increased the resilience of tomato crops against invasive pests. In this chapter, we present all of the attributes of N. tenuis that made these successes possible as well as the limitations that its use may pose. |
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| spelling | ReDivia69542025-04-25T14:50:33Z The Zoophytophagous Predator Nesidiocoris tenuis: A Successful But Controversial Biocontrol Agent in Tomato Crops Pérez-Hedo, Mertixell Urbaneja, Alberto Rami Horowitz, A. Tomato plant Tomato crop H10 Pests of plants Natural enemies Sweet peppers Integrated pest management Protected tomatoes and sweet peppers are perhaps the crops whose use of augmentative biological control is the most established in the Mediterranean basin. In both crops, most phytophagous pests can be managed with the release and/or conservation of natural enemies; thus, the use of pesticides is rare. The lack of pesticide use has strengthened export markets, as they exert strong restrictions on pesticide residues. In the case of tomato crops, this change resulted from the development of integrated pest management (IPM) programs based on the use of mirid predators (Hemiptera: Miridae). There are several mirid species found in tomatoes in southern Europe, but Nesidiocoris tenuis is by far the most predominant. Primarily as a result of the use of N. tenuis in south-eastern Spain, IPM in tomatoes has considerably reduced pesticide use and increased the resilience of tomato crops against invasive pests. In this chapter, we present all of the attributes of N. tenuis that made these successes possible as well as the limitations that its use may pose. 2021-01-12T08:06:23Z 2021-01-12T08:06:23Z 2016 bookPart Pérez-Hedo, M. & Urbaneja, A. (2016). The Zoophytophagous Predator Nesidiocoris tenuis: A Successful But Controversial Biocontrol Agent in Tomato Crops. In: Rami Horowitz, A. & Ishaaya, I. (Eds.), Advances in Insect Control and Resistance Management, (121-138). Springer International Publishing Switzerland. 978-3-319-31798-4 978-3-319-31800-4 (eBook) http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6954 10.1007/978-3-319-31800-4_7 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-31800-4_7 en Advances in Insect Control and Resistance Management Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ closedAccess Springer electronico |
| spellingShingle | Tomato plant Tomato crop H10 Pests of plants Natural enemies Sweet peppers Integrated pest management Pérez-Hedo, Mertixell Urbaneja, Alberto The Zoophytophagous Predator Nesidiocoris tenuis: A Successful But Controversial Biocontrol Agent in Tomato Crops |
| title | The Zoophytophagous Predator Nesidiocoris tenuis: A Successful But Controversial Biocontrol Agent in Tomato Crops |
| title_full | The Zoophytophagous Predator Nesidiocoris tenuis: A Successful But Controversial Biocontrol Agent in Tomato Crops |
| title_fullStr | The Zoophytophagous Predator Nesidiocoris tenuis: A Successful But Controversial Biocontrol Agent in Tomato Crops |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Zoophytophagous Predator Nesidiocoris tenuis: A Successful But Controversial Biocontrol Agent in Tomato Crops |
| title_short | The Zoophytophagous Predator Nesidiocoris tenuis: A Successful But Controversial Biocontrol Agent in Tomato Crops |
| title_sort | zoophytophagous predator nesidiocoris tenuis a successful but controversial biocontrol agent in tomato crops |
| topic | Tomato plant Tomato crop H10 Pests of plants Natural enemies Sweet peppers Integrated pest management |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6954 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-31800-4_7 |
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