Occurrence, biology, natural enemies and management of  Tuta absoluta  in Africa

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Abstract

The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is a devastating invasive pest of tomato crops in several areas around the world including Africa. Here, we comprehensively review and discuss the relevant scientific knowledge on its occurrence, biological and ecological aspects, fortuitous insect natural enemies, and potential advantages and constraints of pest management scenarios adopted against this pest in tomato crops in both Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa. We conclude the manuscript with a comprehensive research agenda providing future priorities towards sustainable control of this important tomato pest.

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Journal

Journal ID (publisher): entomologia

Title: Entomologia Generalis

Subtitle: Journal of General and Applied Entomology - Zeitschrift für Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie

Abbreviated Title: entomologia

Publisher: Schweizerbart Science Publishers (Stuttgart, Germany http://www.schweizerbart.com/ mail@ 123456schweizerbart.de )

ISSN: 0171-8177

Publication date (Print): 19 December 2018

Volume: 38

Issue: 2

Pages: 83-112

Affiliations

¹ Université de Carthage, Institut Supérieur des Études Préparatoires en Biologie-Géologie (ISEP-BG), Section des Sciences Biologiques, 2036 La Soukra, Tunis, Tunisia ² University of Catania, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, 95123 Catania, Italy ³ CIRAD, UPR AIDA, Centre commun ISRA-IRD, Dakar, Senegal ⁴ CIRAD, UPR HortSys, Centre commun ISRA-IRD, Dakar, Senegal ⁵ Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France ⁶ Université de Carthage, Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie, Laboratoire d’Entomologie-Acarologie, 1082 Cité Mahrajène, Tunis, Tunisia ⁷ Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900, Brazil ⁸ International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), PO Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya ⁹ Agricultural Research Council (ARC) – Plant Protection Research Institute, Private Bag X134, Queenswood 0121, South Africa ¹⁰ National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), PMB 5432, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria ¹¹ International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 08 BP 0932 -Trip Postal Cotonou, Benin ¹² CABI, 2800 Delémont, Switzerland ¹³ INRA (French National Institute for Agricultural Research), Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, UMR 1355-7254, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Sophia Antipolis, France ^# These authors contributed equally

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* Corresponding author: antonio.biondi@ 123456unict.it

Article

Publisher ID: 90159 Manuscript ID: 0749

DOI: 10.1127/entomologia/2018/0749

SO-VID: a8d43aa6-0a11-4b2e-8e09-5259b2a672c7

History

Date received : 30 July 2018

Date accepted : 01 October 2018

Page count

Figures: 1, Tables: 1, Pages: 30

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Entomology,Parasitology,Ecology,Molecular biology,Pests, Diseases & Weeds

Keywords: classical biological control,conservative biological control,South American tomato pinworm,Integrated Pest Management,invasive pest,augmentative biological control,Gelechiidae

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Entomology, Parasitology, Ecology, Molecular biology, Pests, Diseases & Weeds

Keywords: classical biological control, conservative biological control, South American tomato pinworm, Integrated Pest Management, invasive pest, augmentative biological control, Gelechiidae

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