%0 Journal Article
%T Trichogramma cacoeciae as a biological control agent of the tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta in Northeastern Tunisia
%A Asma Cherif
%A Lebdi Grissa Kaouthar
%J -
%D 2013
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/eh.11527 http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/eh.11527
%X Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is considered as key pest attacking tomato in Tunisia and in many other countries around the world. In order to investigate the efficacy of Trichogramma cacoeciae (Marchal) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) for biological control of this pest in Northeastern Tunisia, releases were performed in open field conditions. T. cacoeciae showed a good efficacy on reducing the number of T. absoluta eggs and larvae when releasing 30 adults/plant in plots covered with insect-proof netting in May 2012. The results showed that this parasitoid may be a promising agent for T. absoluta biological control in Tunisia
%K biological control
%K Trichogramma cacoeciae
%K Tuta absoluta
%U https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/entsoc/article/view/11527