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Biological Control of Leafminers

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Integrated Pest and Disease Management in Greenhouse Crops

Part of the book series: Developments in Plant Pathology ((DIPP,volume 14))

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Problems caused by agromyzid leafminers in protected vegetables in Europe are spreading as a consequence of the insufficient inspection of plant material imported from other continents. There is an extremely rich fauna of natural enemies which could be used for leafminer control. Many cases of natural control by parasitoid complexes parasitizing non-damaging leafminers that naturally occur in greenhouse surroundings have been reported. However, much research is still needed for developing systems to manage and take benefit from native parasitoid populations.

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  1. Jean -Claude Onillon
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  1. University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain

    R. Albajes

  2. University of Torino, Torino, Italy

    M. Lodovica Gullino

  3. University of Wageningen, Wageningen, The Netherland

    J. C. van Lenteren

  4. The Volcani Center, ARO, Bet Dagen, Israel

    Y. Elad

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Onillon, J.C. (1999). Biological Control of Leafminers. In: Albajes, R., Lodovica Gullino, M., van Lenteren, J.C., Elad, Y. (eds) Integrated Pest and Disease Management in Greenhouse Crops. Developments in Plant Pathology, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47585-5_18

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