Interrelated responses of tomato plants and the leaf miner Tuta absoluta to nitrogen supply

Plant Biology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 495-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Larbat ◽  
S. Adamowicz ◽  
C. Robin ◽  
P. Han ◽  
N. Desneux ◽  
...  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Han ◽  
Zhi-jian Wang ◽  
Anne-Violette Lavoir ◽  
Thomas Michel ◽  
Aurélie Seassau ◽  
...  

Abstract Variation in resource inputs to plants may trigger bottom-up effects on herbivorous insects. We examined the effects of water input: optimal water vs. limited water; water salinity: with vs. without addition of 100 mM NaCl; and their interactions on tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum), and consequently, the bottom-up effects on the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meytick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Plant growth was significantly impeded by limited water input and NaCl addition. In terms of leaf chemical defense, the production of tomatidine significantly increased with limited water and NaCl addition, and a similar but non-significant trend was observed for the other glycoalkaloids. Tuta absoluta survival did not vary with the water and salinity treatments, but the treatment “optimal water-high salinity” increased the development rate without lowering pupal mass. Our results suggest that caution should be used in the IPM program against T. absoluta when irrigating tomato crops with saline water.


2020 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 409
Author(s):  
Farid ALLACHE ◽  
Fatma DEMNATI

<p>The population changes of <em>Tuta absoluta</em> was surveyed during three growing seasons in greenhouse tomatoes in Biskra. Introduced in 2009 for the first time, it seems to be well established on tomato crops in Biskra; while their natural enemies remained lacking, due possibly to pesticides overuse. All pest stages were present on tomato plants during the three cropping seasons. Important numbers of males were captured during the first growing season and the least during the third growing season. The first adults’ flight spread out between October and December. Adults’ flight significantly rose at the end of the plant cycle due to increased temperatures in all cultivation seasons. This can provide information on the infestation levels for the following cultivation years. The numbers of immature were low during the three cultivation seasons. March, April and May seem more favorable to the different leaf miner instars development for the three cropping seasons. This was due probably to temperature rising.</p>


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Han ◽  
Zhi-jian Wang ◽  
Anne-Violette Lavoir ◽  
Thomas Michel ◽  
Aurélie Seassau ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-416
Author(s):  
E.O. Akinyelure ◽  
D.A. Machido ◽  
H.I. Atta

Abstract. The negative impact of chemical pesticides on the environment and the increased resistance of tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta) field populations to chemical pesticides have promoted research on alternative control measures. Biological control with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) may be an alternative, especially against larval instars of T. absoluta. A total of five B. thuringiensis strains were isolated from soil sampled from two different Cow range lands in Zaria, Nigeria; and they were screened for the presence of the cry1 genes using polymerase chain reaction. Of the five isolates, two (40%) showed the presence of the cry1 genes. Results of the bioassay conducted against 2nd instar larvae of T. absoluta at 28±2°C indicated that each of the concentrations (25, 50, 75 and 100 ppm) of the spore crystal mixtures derived from the isolates harbouring cry1 genes caused significant mortality to larvae of T. absoluta after 72 hours in comparison to the control (0 ppm). Probit analysis was used to determine the LC50 and LT50 values. When the treatments were assessed at 48 and 72 hours, LC50 values against larvae were 74.1 and 25.3 ppm for isolate F3, while the LT50 values of that same isolate F3 at 100 ppm and 75 ppm were 36.3 and 42.7 hours, respectively. B. thuringiensis strain F2 achieved 68.7% reduction in T. absoluta damage on tomato plants, while B. thuringiensis isolate F3 achieved 71.3% reduction. Therefore, the spore crystal mixture derived from indigenous Bt strains is the candidate to be used for foliar application against T. absoluta and it is recommended into integrated pest control strategies for the management of T. absoluta.


2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alime Bayindir Erol ◽  
Oktay Erdoğan ◽  
İsmail Karaca

Abstract Background In this study, commercial bioinsecticides including entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, and Verticillium lecanii, and Spinetoram active ingredient insecticide were evaluated against the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) larvae. Main body The active ingredients were prepared at the recommended concentrations under laboratory conditions and applied to the 2nd instar larvae of T. absoluta by spraying with a hand sprayer. On the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th days of the application, evaluations were made by counting survived individuals. The findings showed that the highest mortality rates were detected in the case of Spinetoram with 56, 60, 88, and 100% on all counting days of the experiments, respectively. The highest mortality rate among bioinsecticides was recorded for M. anisopliae, with 87% mortality on the 7th day of application. Short conclusion As a result, Spinetoram was found the most effective insecticide when applied to T. absoluta, followed by M. anisopliae.


2018 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
pp. 1080-1086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joop C van Lenteren ◽  
V H P Bueno ◽  
F J Calvo ◽  
Ana M Calixto ◽  
Flavio C Montes

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