Pest Of Tomato Crops Research Articles

Dicyphus tamaninii as a beneficial insect and pest in tomato crops in Catalonia, Spain

The mirid bugDicyphus tamaninii Wagner, is common in Catalonia in vegetable crops which have not been sprayed with insecticide. To study the feeding habits of this bug in tomato crops, several treated and untreated tomato plots were set up at Cabrils Experimental Station (North of Barcelona) during 1983, 1984 and 1985.