Introduction of Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki in protected tomato crop with banker plants to control Aculops lycopersici
Abstract
The management of A. lycopersici, the Tomato Russet Mite (TRM), mainly rests on pesticides with partial
efficacy and negative side effects. A European endemic Phytoseiidae: Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki has shown good
predatory ability on TRM in lab experiments. Because no mass-rearing was available, we used banker plants to introduce
this biocontrol agent. We selected Mentha suaveolens (mint) and Phlomis fructicosa (Jerusalem sage, here sage) on which
T. recki naturally occurred. Two trials were conducted in greenhouse to evaluate whether T. recki achieved the control of
TRM and whether mint and sage were suitable for installing the predatory mite on tomato.
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