Natural mortality of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) eggs in Argentina and Italy, and first record of Encarsia porteri (Mercet) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) affecting its populations
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Tuta absoluta, oophagous, parasitoid, tomato, South America, EuropeAbstract
Oophagous biological control agents of T. absoluta naturally present in crops in South America (Buenos Aires and Tucumán Provinces, Argentina) and Europe (Lazio, Italia) were surveyed. A taxonomic list of species and the natural mortality rates caused by parasitism and predation are reported. Furthermore, the first record of Encarsia porteri (Mercet) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) parasitizing T. absoluta eggs is informed.
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