Tomato trichomes are deadly hurdles limiting the establishment of Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Amblyseius swirskii is a predatory mite widely used for the control of very important pest species, such as whiteflies and thrips, in organic farming and conventional agriculture. However, this species cannot establish on tomato crops, probably due to the toxic effects of plant trichomes and their e...

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Main Authors:	Paspati, Angeliki, Rambla, Jose L., López-Gresa, María P., Arbona, Vicent, Gómez-Cadenas, Aurelio, Granell, Antonio, González-Cabrera, Joel, Urbaneja, Alberto
Format:	article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Elsevier 2021
Subjects:	Acyl sugars Host plant defense H10 Pests of plants Toxicity Predatory mites
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7222 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1049964421000426