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Heteropteran Bugs Assemblage Associated to Organic Tomato Farms: Knowledge for Pest Management

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The suborder Heteroptera (Hemiptera) includes zoophagous and zoophytophagous species which conform diverse natural enemies’ systems with potential to control several horticultural pests. In this study, we report the assemblage structure of heteropteran bugs species inhabiting open-field and greenhouse organic tomato crops and one common adjacent non-crop solanaceous plant, Solanum sisymbriifolium, in North Buenos Aires province, Argentina, aimed to select promissory biocontrol species. Biweekly direct inspection of selected plants was carried out during a 3-year period (2017–2019) to collect hemipteran nymphs and adults. As a result, nine species and morphospecies belonging to Berytidae (zoophytophagous), Lygaeidae (phytophagous), and Miridae (phytophagous and zoophytophagous) were found, with ≥ 75% of species belonging to the latter family. The zoophytophagous mirid Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (Spinola) was the most frequent and dominant species in all sites studied. Among the phytophagous species, Nysius simulans Stål was mostly present in greenhouse crops. The community found in greenhouse tomato crops was more diverse than that registered in open-field crops. The characterization of the heteropteran complex in organic tomato farms provides basic knowledge necessary to design pest control strategies in the region studied.

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We thank Eliana Nieves for the help in field sampling and the owners of the farms where the samplings were carried out. Laura Morote, Luis Gianbelluca, and M. Rosario Iglesias kindly helped designed Figs. 1 and 2. This research was supported by grants from the Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica PICT 2019-0745 and by the Universidad Nacional de La Plata Programa de Incentivos N 829.

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RMC carried out the samplings, performed the analysis of data, and the interpretation and discussion of results. NGSG collaborated in the interpretation and discussion of results, prepared the draft of the manuscript, and participated in the final version of the manuscript. EM and PMD carried out the identification of all insects collected and participated in the edition of the final version of the manuscript. MGL participated in the planning of the assays, interpretation, and discussion of results, as well as in the writing of the final version of the manuscript. She also obtained the funds to carry out the investigation. MR participated in the planning of the assays, collaborated in the analysis of data, interpretation, and discussion of results, and in the writing of the final version of the manuscript, and also obtained the funds to carry out the investigation.

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Montiel Cáceres, R., Salas Gervassio, N.G., Minghetti, E. et al. Heteropteran Bugs Assemblage Associated to Organic Tomato Farms: Knowledge for Pest Management. Neotrop Entomol 52, 251–262 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-022-01007-z

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