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Economic and financial model to the massā€rearing of Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur) (Heteroptera: Miridae), a biological control agent against the tomato moth Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in protected culture

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dc.contributor.authorDutra, Tiago M.
dc.contributor.authorBatista, Maria Da GraƧa
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, JoĆ£o
dc.contributor.authorTodorova, Silvia
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, LuĆ­sa
dc.contributor.authorTavares, JoĆ£o
dc.contributor.authorBorges, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorSoares, AntĆ³nio O.
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-11T12:18:29Z
dc.date.available2024-01-11T12:18:29Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-31
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT: BACKGROUND - Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) is a major pest of tomato produced in glasshouses and open field, causing severe damages to crops, reducing the quality of tomato fruits. The current maintenance of the pest populations below the economic threshold is not achieved by natural and classical control, thus requiring the continuous application of biological control agents (BCAs), under an augmentative or inoculative approach. The present study aims to develop an economic and financial model to evaluate the commercial viability of a continuous mass production of Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur), a BCA commonly used against the tomato moth, Tuta absoluta, in protected culture. The estimations for our model were based on two approaches: the farm-level impact analysis and the benefitā€“cost analysis. RESULTS - The results of the farm-level analysis show that the adoption of a more sustainable biological control approach is profitable for farmers and the benefitā€“cost analysis provides evidence that the investment on a new factory dedicated to the mass rearing of M. pygmaeus to control tomato moth populations generates a positive net present value (NPV) of 7.2 million euros, corresponding to an internal rate of return (IRR) of 28.4% per year. CONCLUSION - Our results are in line with (i) the more recent European Commission proposals for a new Regulation on sustainable use of plant protection products, which includes the reduction of 50% the use and risk of chemical pesticides by 2030 and (ii) most of the existing literature which conclude that new projects on BCA production are worth investments.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationDutra, T. M., Batista, M. G., Teixeira, J. C. A., Todorova, S., Oliveira, L., Tavares, J., Borges, I., & Soares, A. O. (2023). Economic and financial model to the mass-rearing of Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur) (Heteroptera: Miridae), a biological control agent against the tomato moth Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in protected culture. ā€œPest Management Scienceā€, 79(10). DOI: 10.1002/ps.7552pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ps.7552pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1526-4998
dc.identifier.issn1526-498X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/6820
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherWileypt_PT
dc.relationECO2 ā€“ TUTA (ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-000081)pt_PT
dc.relationUIDP/05292/2020pt_PT
dc.relationUIDB/05292/2020pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectBiological Controlpt_PT
dc.subjectTuta Absolutapt_PT
dc.titleEconomic and financial model to the massā€rearing of Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur) (Heteroptera: Miridae), a biological control agent against the tomato moth Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in protected culturept_PT
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oaire.citation.startPage3712pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePest Management Sciencept_PT
oaire.citation.volume79pt_PT
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