''Nabis pseudoferus'' is a species of damsel bug in the family
Nabidae.
This insect shows promise as an agent of
biological pest control
Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, such as insects, mites, weeds, and plant diseases, using other organisms. It relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms, but typically also invo ...
against the
South American tomato pinkworm (''
Tuta absoluta'').
[Cabello, T., et al. (2009)]
The damsel bug ''Nabis pseudoferus'' (Hem.: Nabidae) as a new biological control agent of the South American Tomato Pinkworm, ''Tuta absoluta'' (Lep.: Gelechiidae), in tomato crops of Spain.
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References
Nabidae
Hemiptera of South America
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