Persistence of the Exotic Mirid Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) in South Texas.

ABSTRACT: The Rio Grande Valley is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the U.S and is located in the southernmost part of Texas. In October 2013, we detected an exotic plant bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis Reuter (Hemiptera: Miridae: Bryocorinae) occurring in the region. Nesidiocoris tenuis has zoophytophagous habits; however, in the absence of insect prey, it feeds on its plant hosts. After its morphological and genetic identification, this study monitored the population of N. tenuis in its introduction phase in commercial fields and corroborated its establishment in research fields for three years. Populations of N. tenuis were high during the fall and low during winter. This study found that N. tenuis populations were higher in tomato fields as compared to

SUBMITTER: Esparza-Diaz G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8397022 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature