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Pest Manag Sci

Title:		"Studies on the development of a mating disruption system to control the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta Povolny (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)"
Author(s):		Vacas S; Alfaro C; Primo J; Navarro-Llopis V;
Address:		"Centro de Ecologia Quimica Agricola-Instituto Agroforestal del Mediterraneo, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain. sanvagon@ceqa.upv.es"
Journal Title:		Pest Manag Sci
Year:		2011
Volume:		20110518
Issue:		11
Page Number:		1473 - 1480
DOI:		10.1002/ps.2202
ISSN/ISBN:		1526-4998 (Electronic) 1526-498X (Linking)
Abstract:		"BACKGROUND: The tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta Povolny) has rapidly colonised the whole Mediterranean and South-Atlantic coasts of Spain, and it has become a key problem in both outdoor and greenhouse crops. New control methods compatible with biological control are required, and mating disruption appears to be a perfect method in current agriculture, as it is an environmentally friendly and residue-free technique. IPM packages tested have included the use of pheromones to detect populations, but there has not been much previous research on mating disruption of T. absoluta. In this work, pheromone doses varying from 10 to 40 g ha(-1), emitted at a constant rate over 4 months, were tested in greenhouses with different levels of containment in order to evaluate the efficacy of mating disruption on T. absoluta. RESULTS: Trials on containment level revealed that the flight of T. absoluta was satisfactorily disrupted with an initial pheromone dose of 30 g ha(-1), and levels of damage did not significantly differ from those in reference plots with insecticide treatments. Later efficacy trials confirmed previous experiences, and release studies showed that control of damage and flight disruption were taking place when releasing at least 85 mg pheromone per ha per day. CONCLUSION: Effective control using pheromone application against T. absoluta can be achieved, in greenhouses with high containment levels, for 4 months, with initial doses of 30 g ha(-1). Further research must be conducted in order to evaluate the prospect of outdoor application of mating disruption systems"
Keywords:		"Animals Female Insect Control/economics/*methods Solanum lycopersicum Male Moths/*drug effects Sex Attractants/*pharmacology Sexual Behavior, Animal/*drug effects Spain;"
Notes:		"MedlineVacas, Sandra Alfaro, Cristina Primo, Jaime Navarro-Llopis, Vicente eng Evaluation Study England 2011/05/20 Pest Manag Sci. 2011 Nov; 67(11):1473-80. doi: 10.1002/ps.2202. Epub 2011 May 18"