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Phthorimaea operculella, also known as the potato tuber moth or tobacco splitworm, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is an oligophagous insect that feeds on the plant family Solanaceae and is especially known for being a major pest of potato crops. [ 1 ]
Tecia solanivora, the Central American potato tuberworm, Guatemalan tuber moth, or Guatemalan potato moth, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1973. It was described by Povolný in 1973.
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The South American potato tuber moth, Andean potato tuber moth or tomato stemborer (Symmetrischema tangolias) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is native to South America, but has become a pest worldwide. Records include North America, Australia and New Zealand. [1]
Copidosoma koehleri belongs to the family Encyrtidae and genus Copidosoma within the order Hymenoptera. [1] It is a parasitoid and its hosts are mainly potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella) but it also infest Andean potato tuber moth (Symmetrischema tangolias), Guatemalan potato tuber moth (Tecia solanivora) and Tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta). [2]
Tuta absoluta – tomato leafminer, South American tomato moth The voracious habits of their larvae make twirler moths suitable for biological control of invasive plants . The spotted knapweed seedhead moth ( Metzneria paucipunctella ), for example, is used to control spotted knapweed ( Centaurea maculosa ) in North America .
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Ditylenchus destructor is a plant pathogenic nematode commonly known as the potato rot nematode. Other common names include the iris nematode, the potato tuber eelworm and the potato tuber nematode. It is an endoparasitic, migratory nematode commonly found in areas such as the United States, Europe, central Asia and Southern Africa.