Applications and Trends in Commercial Biological Control for Arthropod Pests of Tomato
| Autor: | Frank G. Zalom, Marshall W. Johnson, Norman C. Leppla, Joyce L. Merritt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine biology business.industry fungi Biological pest control food and beverages Pesticide biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Biotechnology 010602 entomology 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology Agronomy Microbial pesticide Arthropod business |
| Popis: | Many invertebrate biological control agents (BCAs) and a few microbial pesticides are available to manage tomato pests, but considerably more that have been discovered and evaluated at some level could be produced commercially. To encourage further development of commercial products, most of the major arthropod pests of tomato are listed, along with some of their existing and potential BCAs and microbial pesticides. Biological control of tomato pests in protected culture and the field is reviewed, including sources of BCAs, quality assurance in their production, tomato grower evaluation of the products, and examples of their uses and costs. The sources and applications for microbial pesticides are also described. Expansion in the development and use of BCAs will require additional testing in tomato production systems, as will the generation of new microbial pesticide products. Advancements are needed in research and technology, regulatory oversight, and grower education to foster continued growth of commercial biological control for arthropod pests of tomato. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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