DETERMINATION OF THE NATURAL ENEMIES AND POPULATION FLUCTUATION OF Tuta absoluta (MEYRICK, 1917) (LEPIDOPTERA:GELECHIIDAE) IN HIGHLAND GREENHOUSES IN ANTALYA, TURKEY

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Tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) is one of the most important pests that cause yield and quality loss in tomato cultivation in greenhouse and open field. 7'. absoluta, has spread rapidly in tomato production areas after emerging to Turkey in 2009. The pest is widely found along growing season in greenhouses and open fields in the coastal part of Antalya, where suitable climatic conditions are present. However, the population status of T. absoluta in tomato cultivation in greenhouses under high altitude highland conditions is not known and the study has been handled for this purpose. th ...Daha fazlası