Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
49(4), P. 12543 - 12543
Published: Dec. 8, 2021
For
integrated
pest
management
(IPM)
and
organic
farming,
breeding
resistant
varieties
is
one
of
the
most
eco-friendly
approaches,
that
goes
along
botanicals
other
different
cultural
practices,
as
use
companion
plants.
Among
many
species
invaded
whole
world
in
last
decades,
frightening
tomato
leafminer,
Tuta
absoluta
(Meyrick)
(Lepidoptera:
Gelechiidae),
a
devastating
cultivated
worldwide.
Tomato
important
agricultural
commodities,
including
main
mean
subsistence
countries
from
Africa
middle
East.
As
chemical
pesticides
failed
to
control
de
spread
led
reports
populations,
alternative
methods
for
leafminer
must
be
quickly
developed.
Many
such
alternatives
count
on
wide
range
compounds.
The
compounds
often
responsible
“constitutive
resistance”,
synthetized
by
are
methyl-ketones
(2-tridecanone),
sesquiterpenes
(zingiberene),
acyl
sugars
(acylglucose
acylsucrose)
while
produced
plants,
used
isolated
substances
or
mixtures,
which
have
antifeedant,
growth
inhibiting,
repellent,
insecticide
effects,
azadirachtin,
carvacrol,
cinnamaldehyde,
citronellal,
eugenol,
linalool,
nicotine,
pyrethrin,
rotenone,
thujone,
thymol,
α-terpineol,
1.8-cineol,
etc.
them
already
commercially
available
but
their
efficacy
differ
widely.
Therefore,
deeper
understanding
resistance
mechanism
solanaceous
related
IPM
plans
developed
against
T.
required
programs.
Environmental Entomology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(4), P. 665 - 676
Published: June 2, 2024
The
evolution
of
oviposition
preference
in
insects
is
considered
a
key
evolutionary
strategy
the
context
host-plant
interaction.
It
hypothesized
that
maximize
survival
and
fitness
subsequent
generations
by
preferring
specific
host
plant(s),
known
as
"preference-performance
hypothesis."
In
this
study,
we
tested
whether
adult
reflects
immature
performance
an
oligophagous
insect,
Phthorimaea
absoluta
Meyrick,
rapidly
emerging
invasive
pest
Asia,
Africa,
Europe.
Based
on
preliminary
survey
potential
plants
P.
absoluta,
selected
6
Solanaceae
species,
namely,
tomato,
potato,
eggplant,
black
nightshade,
sweet
pepper,
tobacco,
for
studies.
results
indicated
tomato
was
most
preferred
no-,
dual-
multiple-choice
assays,
followed
nightshade.
Subsequently,
insect
life-table
parameters
were
found
to
be
superior
compared
other
hosts.
order
strongly
correlated
with
absoluta.
Thus,
provide
clear
evidence
preference-performance
hypothesis
selection
behavior
We
also
emphasize
necessity
conducting
research
at
various
geographic
locations
develop
tailor-made
integrated
management
programs.
Insects,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(8), P. 754 - 754
Published: Aug. 22, 2022
Tuta
absoluta
(Meyrick,
1917)
(Lepidoptera:
Gelechiidae)
is
a
destructive
insect
pest
toward
crops
and
belongs
to
the
Solanaceae
family.
Since
it
was
first
recorded
in
South
Africa
2016,
has
spread
extensively
caused
tremendous
damage
field
tunnel-grown
tomato
crops.
This
study
aimed
investigate
how
T.
affects
growth
physiology
of
three
plant
species:
tomato,
potato,
eggplant.
These
were
infested
with
L1
instar
larvae,
their
assessed
during
feeding.
The
host
severe,
destroying
100%
plants.
plants
distorted
15
days
after
infestation,
that
is,
before
fruit
set.
For
defoliation
moderate,
but
produced
fewer
tubers
compared
uninfested
Eggplant
had
visible
signs
feeding,
resulting
no
significant
difference
between
terms
physiological
functions.
Infested
potato
stagnant
growth,
damaged
leaves,
reduced
chlorophyll
content,
photosynthesis
rate,
poor
transpiration
water
conductance,
intercellular
carbon
dioxide
concentrations.
closes
knowledge
gap
on
morphological
(growth)
responses
different
species
also
demonstrates
differential
risk
infestations
production
Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
49(4), P. 12543 - 12543
Published: Dec. 8, 2021
For
integrated
pest
management
(IPM)
and
organic
farming,
breeding
resistant
varieties
is
one
of
the
most
eco-friendly
approaches,
that
goes
along
botanicals
other
different
cultural
practices,
as
use
companion
plants.
Among
many
species
invaded
whole
world
in
last
decades,
frightening
tomato
leafminer,
Tuta
absoluta
(Meyrick)
(Lepidoptera:
Gelechiidae),
a
devastating
cultivated
worldwide.
Tomato
important
agricultural
commodities,
including
main
mean
subsistence
countries
from
Africa
middle
East.
As
chemical
pesticides
failed
to
control
de
spread
led
reports
populations,
alternative
methods
for
leafminer
must
be
quickly
developed.
Many
such
alternatives
count
on
wide
range
compounds.
The
compounds
often
responsible
“constitutive
resistance”,
synthetized
by
are
methyl-ketones
(2-tridecanone),
sesquiterpenes
(zingiberene),
acyl
sugars
(acylglucose
acylsucrose)
while
produced
plants,
used
isolated
substances
or
mixtures,
which
have
antifeedant,
growth
inhibiting,
repellent,
insecticide
effects,
azadirachtin,
carvacrol,
cinnamaldehyde,
citronellal,
eugenol,
linalool,
nicotine,
pyrethrin,
rotenone,
thujone,
thymol,
α-terpineol,
1.8-cineol,
etc.
them
already
commercially
available
but
their
efficacy
differ
widely.
Therefore,
deeper
understanding
resistance
mechanism
solanaceous
related
IPM
plans
developed
against
T.
required
programs.
