Tuta absoluta report

Date de publication

jeu, 16 Fév 2017, 07:37

Dernière mise à jour effectuée le

avr. 3, 2018, 6 après-midi

Report Number

ZMB-03/2

Pays

Zambia

Identité de l'organisme nuisible

Tuta absoluta - (GNORAB)

Situation du signalement

Final

Hôtes

Tomato

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Present: in all parts of the area

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: widely distributed

Distribution géographique

All over Zambia

Résumé

This is a report on presence of Tuta absoluta the tomato leaf miner in Zambia. The pest was detected in January 2016 in Zambia and is now present.

Danger

T.absoluta infestation can result in 80 - 100 % losses which will have negative impact on food security and economically for farmers in involved in tomato growing in Zambia. This will also affect the numerous middle men such as transporters and retailers who depend on regular availability of tomato from tomato producers.

Contact pour demandes d'information

Kenneth K Msiska Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service Zambia Agriculture Research Institute P/BAG 7 Chilanga Zambia [email protected] +260977771503

Fichiers de rapports

Tuta absoluta preliminary report

Site web

http://www.pqpszambia.gov.zm/

Mots-clés associés au thème

Insects/Insecta/Arthropods Pest reporting

Mots-clés associés à la marchandise

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