Pest status of Tuta absoluta in South Africa

Date de publication

ven, 29 Sep 2017, 13:21

Dernière mise à jour effectuée le

sep. 29, 2017, 1:21 après-midi

Report Number

ZAF-36/1

Pays

South Africa

Identité de l'organisme nuisible

Tuta absoluta - (GNORAB)

Situation du signalement

Final

Hôtes

Detections in the above provinces were mainly from Tomatoes while minor detections were from Potatoes.

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Present: subject to official control

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: not widely distributed and under official control

Distribution géographique

Tuta absoluta is considered to be present, actionable and under official control in the above mentioned provinces of South Africa.

Résumé

Tuta absoluta is present in the nine provinces of South Africa.

Danger

Tuta absoluta cannot be completely eradicated; however, it can be contained and suppressed to lower population levels.

Contact pour demandes d'information

Ms Maria Mafadza, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Private Bag x14 Gezina 0031 Email: [email protected]

Fichiers de rapports

Tuta absoluta pest report

Site web

Mots-clés associés au thème

Delimiting survey National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) Risk Management

Mots-clés associés à la marchandise

Potatoes, fresh or chilled Tomatoes, fresh or chilled