Núcleo de Ecologia e Manejo de Insetos – NEMI

The paper entitled “Estimating the development rate of the tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) using linear and non-linear models” was published in the Journal Pest Management Science (PMC). The printed version will be published later in 2017, but the paper can already be read in its online version on the PMC website. The study developed by members of NEMI tested 13 linear and non-linear models to describe the development rate of the tomato leaf miner, an insect pest that recently invaded the African, Asian and European continents. These models can be employed to predict the occurrence of the pest in the field, and help in the decision make on the best moment to implement control measures.