Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a key pest of tomato crops. Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (Spinola) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a neotropical predator capable of consuming T. absoluta eggs. We evaluated the life history traits of T. cucurbitaceus on three different diets: T. absoluta eggs from irradiated parental males and untreated parents, and Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) eggs (control). The nymphal development of T. cucurbitaceus was reached in 13 days with a similar survival for all diets (58–65%). Mirid female longevity and oviposition period were statistically similar when the diets consisted of T. absoluta eggs from untreated parents and S. cerealella eggs, although the number of nymphs laid was larger with the second diet. Moreover, mirid females feeding on T. absoluta eggs from untreated parents lived longer and laid double number of nymphs than when fed on T. absoluta eggs from irradiated parental males. The highest intrinsic rate of increase (r_m) was observed for the S. cerealella eggs diet, while differences were not observed between the two types of T. absoluta eggs. These results indicate that the mirid could develop and reproduce by feeding exclusively on both types of T. absoluta eggs. As conclusion, the use of more environmentally friendly strategies to control this pest, such as the biological control and inherited sterility, is possible through the release of T. cucurbitaceus and irradiated T. absoluta individuals.

Tuta absoluta（Meyrick）（鳞翅目：Gelechiidae）是番茄作物的主要害虫。Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus（斯皮诺拉）（半翅目：盲蝽科）是能够消耗的新热带捕食T. absoluta鸡蛋。我们评估的生活史T. cucurbitaceus在三个不同的饮食：T. absoluta从辐照父母的男性和未处理的父母，和鸡蛋Sitotroga cerealella（奥利弗）（鳞翅目：麦蛾科）蛋（控制）。的若虫T. cucurbitaceus在13天内达到了所有饮食的相似存活率（58–65％）。Mirid女性长寿和产卵期有统计学相似当饮食组成的T. absoluta来自未处理的父母和鸡蛋S. cerealella鸡蛋，虽然奠定若虫的数量是与所述第二饮食大。此外，mirid雌性喂养T. absoluta来自未处理的父母鸡蛋活得更长并且当供给比规定若虫双号T. absoluta从辐照亲男性蛋。麦片链球菌卵日粮的最高内在增长率（r _m）被观察到，而两种绝对黑麦草（T. absoluta）之间未观察到差异蛋。这些结果表明，mirid可以开发并专门对两种类型的饲养繁殖T. absoluta鸡蛋。结论是，可以通过释放葫芦丁香和绝对辐照的T. absoluta个体，使用更环境友好的策略来控制这种有害生物，例如生物控制和遗传不育。