EPPO Bulletin (2012) 42, 312-316

Abir Hafsi, Khaled Abbes, Brahim Chermiti and Bouzid Nasraoui (2012)
Response of the tomato miner Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) to thirteen insecticides in semi-natural conditions in Tunisia
EPPO Bulletin 42 (2), 312-316
Abstract: Experiments on larvicide and ovicide activity of 13 insecticides in semi-natural conditions showed a medium to low efficacy of bio-insecticides on all instars of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) except for Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner var. kurstaki which was distinguished by an average mortality of 72.5%. Spinosad and Spinetoram based insecticides showed high efficiency in controlling all instars of larvae with respectively an average mortality of 66.5% and 85.6%. However, this study revealed a unique ovicide effect of azadirachtin-neem oil based insecticide with 43.8% egg mortality.
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Database assignments for author(s): Khaled Abbes, Brahim Chermiti

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Phthorimaea absoluta	Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)	Tunisia