Pest status of Tuta absoluta in South Africa

Publication Date

Fri, 29 Sep 2017, 13:21

Last Updated

Sept. 29, 2017, 1:21 p.m.

Report Number

ZAF-36/1

国家

South Africa

Pest Id

Tuta absoluta - (GNORAB)

Report Status

Final

Hosts

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

Pest Status

• Present: subject to official control

Geographical Distribution

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

摘要

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 for info

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

Report files

Tuta absoluta pest report

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Issue keywords

Delimiting survey National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) Risk Management

Commodity keywords

Potatoes, fresh or chilled Tomatoes, fresh or chilled