Tuta absoluta: An Invasive Pest of Tomato
Sudha Singh*
Dept. of Vegetable Science, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh (173 230), India
Sakshi Singh
Dept. of Vegetable Science, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh (173 230), India
Deepak Sharma
Dept. of Vegetable Science, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh (173 230), India
Preeti Kaundil
Dept. of Entomology, Dr YSPUHF, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh (173 230), India
T. Ilakiya
Dept. of Vegetable Science, TNAU, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 003), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Invasive, Pest, Tomato, Tuta absoluta
Abstract
Tomato is one of the most important vegetable crops next to potato grown worldwide for fresh market and processing. Due to its tenderness and softness, tomato is more prone to insect pests and diseases as compared to other vegetable crops. Insect-pest is one of the major factors causing devastation of tomato crop. The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera; Gelechiidae) is an invasive pest of tomato that is rapidly expanding around the world. It was also reported in India, recently. Tomato leaf minor (Tuta absoluta) is an infectious and devastating pest of tomato, causing serious damage and leads to 100% yield loss.
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