@article{fdi:010077932,
  title = {{F}irst report of three predatory bugs ({H}eteroptera : {M}iridae) in tomato fields infested by the invasive {S}outh {A}merican tomato pinworm, {T}uta absoluta in {N}iger : an opportunity for biological control ?},
  author = {{G}arba, {M}. and {S}treito, {J}. {C}. and {G}authier, {N}athalie},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}n increase in international trades in goods and services and the movement of humans in recent decades has led to a concomitant increase in the number of exotic insects invading new areas, with some establishing as harmful agricultural pests. {T}hat is how the {S}outh {A}merican tomato pinworm, {T}uta absoluta ({L}epidoptera: {G}elechiidae) has recently and rapidly invaded {N}iger except the {D}iffa region. {T}his new pest represents a real threat for tomato production in the country. {T}o this end, the first step includes identifying the fortuitous natural enemies present. {F}or this purpose in {N}iger, five tomato-infested fields from three distant and climatically different agricultural regions were sampled, with a particular focus on predatory mirids. {B}ased on morphological characters and molecular barcoding approach, {N}esidiocoris tenuis, {N}. volucer and {N}. callani ({M}iridae: {D}yciphini) were reported for the first time in {N}iger and associated with tomato pests providing new insights upon their distribution areas and ecology, and genetic diversity. {T}hese findings are discussed in the framework of {T}. absoluta management and also the need of accurately identifying the community of natural enemies when facing invasive species.},
  keywords = {{B}arcoding ; {B}ioinvasion ; {B}iological control ; {N}esidiocoris sp ; {P}redatory bugs ; {S}ub-{S}aharan country ; {T}omato pests ; {NIGER} ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}hytoparasitica},
  volume = {48},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {215--229},
  ISSN = {0334-2123},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1007/s12600-020-00788-6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077932},
}