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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 ]
Phthorimaea euchthonia Meyrick, 1939; Phthorimaea exacta Meyrick, 1917; Phthorimaea ferella (Berg, 1875); Phthorimaea impudica Walsingham, 1911; Phthorimaea ...
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]
The Guatemalan tuber moth, in sufficiently large infestations, can lead to a complete yield loss. Although there is natural variation in the tolerance of potato varieties to feeding by Guatemalan tuber moths, higher tolerance is associated with decreased yield in the absence of infestation. [ 3 ]
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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]
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The potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella) is an oligophagous insect that prefers to feed on plants of the family Solanaceae, especially the potato plant (Solanum tuberosum). Female P. operculella use the leaves to lay their eggs and the hatched larvae will eat away at the mesophyll of the leaf. After feeding on the foliage, the larvae ...