Chiara Ferracini

TL;DR: Preliminary results demonstrated a high suitability of these indigenous natural enemies for controlling T. absoluta in controlled conditions and their role as potential biological agents in commercial tomato plantations.

TL;DR: Biological invasions of exotic species pose a major threat to native biodiversity and the indirect impacts mediated through the integration of invaders into trophically linked communities are less well studied.

TL;DR: The suitability and effectiveness of the predatory bug Dicyphus errans (Wolff) (Hemiptera: Miridae), an indigenous species usually found in the IPM tomato crop of northwestern Italy, were evaluated on eggs and larvae of T. absoluta under controlled conditions and can be considered a promising potential candidate for controlling the pest.

TL;DR: An overview of predators and parasitoids of T. absoluta in South American and Euro-Mediterranean regions, and their biological control efficacy under laboratory, semi-field and field conditions is provided.

TL;DR: Investigation of T. sinensis’s host range in north-central Italy found that it has a broader ecological host range than reported in the literature and that it is attracted by non-target hosts other than D. kuriphilus.