Heteropterans preying on the trialeurores vaporariorum (Westwood), in particular tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (spinola) observed in Central Chile

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Published: Aug 31, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17163/lgr.n28.2018.01
Keywords:
Biological control, Macrolophus caliginosus, Macrolophus pygmaeus, greenhouse whitefly.

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Jaime Eduardo Araya Clericus
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8413-3534
Ricardo Cáceres
Departamento Sanidad Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Universidad de Chile
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8413-3534

Abstract

Updated information has been revised and is presented on heteropteran (Miridae) predators with potential in biological control of whiteflies, Macrolophus pygmaeus Rambur (formerly M. caliginosus Wagner), and mostly on Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (Spinola), which has been observed preying on the whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) (Trialeurodidae) on tobacco plants and greenhouse tomato in the Metropolitan region, central Chile.

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Vol. 28 No. 2: (September 2018-February 2019)
Section
Reviews

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