South American tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) was recorded for the first time in Nepal from a commercial tomato farm of Kathmandu during May 2016.

 

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Publication Date

Tue, 28 Nov 2017, 02:44

Last Updated

Nov. 28, 2017, 2:44 a.m.

Report Number

NPL-03/1

Country

Nepal

Pest Id

Tuta absoluta - (GNORAB)

Report Status

Final

Hosts

tomato

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Present: only in some areas

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: not widely distributed and under official control

Geographical Distribution

Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Kavrepalanchowk districts.

Summary

Tuta absoluta was identified studying external morphology and male genitalia in Entomology Division, NARC, Nepal and verified by the Division of Entomology, IARI, New Delhi, India.

Preliminary survey conducted showed this South American tomato leaf miner has spread within Kathmandu valley and surrounding areas.

T. absoluta was found from 14 locations out of 17 locations surveyed during 16th May 2016 to 10th June 2016. Occurrence and infestation level of this pest at various places of Kathmandu valley and its vicinity district1.

All major tomato growing areas surveyed in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Kavrepalanchowk district showed presence of the South American tomato leaf miner.

Bajracharya, A. S. R., R. P. Mainali, B. Bhat, S. Bista, P. R. Shashank, and N. M. Meshram. 2016. The first record of South American tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Nepal. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 4(4):1359-1363. Last accessed September 1, 2016, from http://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/2016/vol4issue4/PartO/4-4-95-749.pdf.

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Issue keywords

Commodity keywords

Fresh or chilled vegetables (excl. potatoes, tomatoes, vegetables of the Allium spp., cabbages of the genus Brassica, lettuces of the species Lactuca sativa and Cichorium, carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible ro