Predators of tomato borer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in opened fields tomato in center of Iraq

AbstractFour predators were identified predating Tuta absoluta in opened fields tomato in both Baghdad (Abo-Ghreeb) and Wasit provinces(Kut and Sweera) in the season 2024 during March-July; Hemipterous predators: Nesidiocoris tenius (Miridae), Orius albidipennis (Anthocoridae), Metacanthus lineata (Berytidae) and Neuropterous predator Chrysoperla carnea (Chrysopidae). The third predator was considered as the first record in Iraq.