Tuta absoluta in Tunisia: ten years of invasion and pest management

Mansour, R.; Cherif, Asma; Attia-Barhoumi, S.; Zappalà, L.; Grissa-Lebdi, K.

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Tuta absoluta in Tunisia: ten years of invasion and pest management

Mansour, R.; Cherif, Asma; Attia-Barhoumi, S. et al.

2019 • In Phytoparasitica, 47 (4), p. 461-474

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Biology; Integrated pest management; Invasive insect pest; Natural enemies; North Africa; South American tomato pinworm

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[en] Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a pinworm native to South America, has invaded Tunisia, as well as the whole African continent, since 2008 inducing severe crop damages and substantial economic losses in all tomato-producing areas. During the last decade, several research studies and management efforts have been performed in an attempt to find out the most effective and sustainable pest control options against this devastating pest. Herein we explore, comprehensively summarize and discuss the most up-to-date state of scientific knowledge regarding bio-ecological aspects of the pest, its indigenous natural enemies and all categories of management strategies adopted so far against this economic pest in Tunisia. © 2019, Springer Nature B.V.

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Entomology & pest control

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Mansour, R.; Institut Supérieur des Études Préparatoires en Biologie-Géologie (ISEP-BG), Section des Sciences Biologiques, Université de Carthage, 6 Avenue 13 août, 2036 La Soukra, Tunis, Tunisia

Cherif, Asma ; Université de Liège - ULg

Attia-Barhoumi, S.; Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie, Laboratoire d’Entomologie-Acarologie, Université de Carthage, 43 Avenue Charles Nicolle, Cité Mahrajène, Tunis, 1082, Tunisia

Zappalà, L.; Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Section of Applied Entomology, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, Catania, 95123, Italy

Grissa-Lebdi, K.; Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie, Laboratoire d’Entomologie-Acarologie, Université de Carthage, 43 Avenue Charles Nicolle, Cité Mahrajène, Tunis, 1082, Tunisia

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Tuta absoluta in Tunisia: ten years of invasion and pest management

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2019

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Phytoparasitica

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461-474

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