Category: Pest Alerts
Tomato leaf miner
Tuta absoluta (Gelechiidae: Lepidoptera) Common name: South American tomato pinworm Host: Tomato, potato, eggplant, peppers, sweet pepper, tobacco, bean, green bean Why is it a threat? It is oligophagous, feeding mainly on Solanaceae species. It is highly specialized and prefers tomato over other crops, causing significant damage to all parts …
