Harbi, A., Abbes, K., Brahmi, R., Rahmouni, R., & Chermiti, B. 2025 Efficacy of selected insecticides on Planococcus ficus and side effects on its natural enemies Leptomastix dactylopii and Cryptolaemus montrouzieri. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-025-01431-9
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Notes: In this study, laboratory assays were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of the most used insecticides against P. ficus in Tunisian vineyards and to assess their lethal and sublethal effects on two natural enemies that can be potentially used in the framework of IPM programs which are the predator Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and the parasitoid Leptomastix dactylopii (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae).
