Nabis pseudoferus
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Nabis pseudoferus is a type of damsel bug in the family Nabidae
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This insect shows promise as an agent of biological pest control
against the South American tomato pinkworm
(Tuta absoluta).
Nabidae
The insect family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. The terms damsel bug and nabid are synonymous. There are over 400 species. They are soft-bodied, elongate, winged terrestrial predators. Many damsel bugs catch and hold prey with their forelegs, similar to mantids...
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This insect shows promise as an agent of biological pest control
Biological pest control
Biological control of pests in agriculture is a method of controlling pests that relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms...
against the South American tomato pinkworm
Tuta absoluta
Tuta absoluta is a species of moth in family Gelechiidae known by the common names tomato leafminer and South American tomato moth...
(Tuta absoluta).