Occurrence of Pyemotes sp. on Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)

The aim of this work was to study the population reduction of the tomato leafminer moth, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), by Pyemotes sp. in the laboratory. The mite became greenish when fed on caterpillars, pupae, and adults of T. absoluta. The caterpillars and adults of T. absoluta were quickly paralyzed...

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Main Authors: Carlos Romero Ferreira de Oliveira, Cláudia Helena Cysneiros Matos, Eduardo Hatano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2007-11-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132007000700003