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25th Apr 2012
Identification of Natural Enemies of Tuta absoluta in jordan

  Biweekly field visits starting from January to the end of April 2011 were conducted to tomato fields

(open and plastic houses) heavily infested with the tomato borer Tuta absoluta, in order to survey natural

enemies associated with this pest. Three hemipterans were found: Orius albidipennis, Orius sp. (Anthocoridae)

and Nesidiocoris tenuis (Miridae). In addition, the parasitic wasp Bracon (Habrobracon) concolorans,

(Hymenoptera: Brachonidae) is recorded for the first time from Jordan.

Biweekly field trips were conducted to collect natural enemies associated with T. absoluta in heavily

infested tomato fields in the different parts of Jordan from January to the end of April 2011.The survey

included farms in Central and Southern Jordan Valley (Ghour As Safi, at southern tip of the Dead Sea). The

specimens were collected by aspirator or by direct picking from tomato in open fields and plastic houses. Most of

the natural enemies, especially the parasites, were collected after the infestation exceeded the economic

injury level and no more insecticides were applied. The specimens were kept in small vials containing 75% alcohol

and sent to the National History Museum in UK to confirm our preliminary identifications. Voucher

specimens were preserved in the University of Jordan Insect Museum.

Bracon (Habrobracon) Concolorans (Marshall, 1900), (Hymenoptera: Brachonidae)

Orius Albidipennis (Reuter, 1884) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)

Orius Sp. (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)

Nesidiocoris Tenuis (Reuter, 1895)

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World Applied Sciences Journal 17 (5): 589-592, 2012

ISSN 1818-4952

© IDOSI Publications, 2012

Corresponding Author: Ahmad Katbeh- Bader, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman 11942 Jordan. E-mail; [email protected] Tel: 009626-5355000. Extension. 22521. 589

First Observation and Identification of Some Natural Enemies

Collected from Heavily Infested Tomato by Tuta absoluta

(Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Jordan

1Ibrahim J. Al-Jboory, 2Ahmad Katbeh- Bader and 3Al-Zaidi Shakir

1Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad, Iraq

2Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman 11942 Jordan

3Russell IPM, 68 Third Avenue, Deeside Industrial Park, Flinshire, CH5 2LA, UK

 

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