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Project

Control of Tuta absoluta in tomato cultivation in Flanders
Code
179V8911
Duration
01 November 2011 → 30 November 2015
Funding
Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Microbiology
    • Plant biology
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Agricultural plant production
    • Horticultural production
Keywords
tomato tuta absoluta biological control
 
Project description
 

This project aims at developing a sustainable management strategy for the invasive tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta in Flanders. As chemical control must be limited (a.o. to stay in line with the recent EU directive 2009/128/EC), currently deployed biological control measures are optimized and the potential of possible new natural enemies is evaluated. Experiments are performed under laboratory and semi-field conditions.