Economic and financial model to the mass‐rearing of Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur) (Heteroptera: Miridae), a biological control agent against the tomato moth Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in protected culture

BACKGROUND Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) is a major pest of tomato produced in glasshouses and open field, causing severe damages to crops, reducing the quality of tomato fruits. The current maintenance of the pest populations below the economic threshold is not achieved by natural and classical control,...

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Published in:Pest management science 2023-10, Vol.79 (10), p.3712-3720
Main Authors: Dutra, Tiago Mota, Graça Batista, Maria, Teixeira, João CA, Todorova, Silvia, Oliveira, Luísa, Tavares, João, Borges, Isabel, Soares, António Onofre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural economics
benefit–cost analysis
Biological control
biological control agents
Butterflies & moths
Chemical pest control
Cost analysis
Cost benefit analysis
Crop damage
economic feasibility analysis
Economic models
economic threshold
Economics
Farms
farm‐level impact analysis
Greenhouses
Impact analysis
Macrolophus pygmaeus
Mass production
Mass rearing
moths
Pest control
Pesticides
Pests
Plant protection
Populations
protected cultivation
risk
Sustainable use
Tomatoes
Tuta absoluta
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