“…However, it also attacks tomato, sweet potato, coff ee, sorghum, chillies, onion and sunfl ower (Hill 1975). In South America and in Florida it is an important pest of tomato and cucumber in the fi eld (Monteiro et al 2001, Jones 2005, Kakkar et al 2012. Th e species can attack the plants directly (sucking, pollen feeding) but can be harmful indirectly as well, because it is one of the important vectors of TSWV (Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus) (Vierbergen & Mantel 1991, Wijkamp et al 1995, Riley et al 2011.…”