Report of invasive tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from northern India

P R SHASHANK; SACHIN S SUROSHE; P K SINGH; K CHANDRASHEKAR; SURESH M NEBAPURE; NARESH M MESHRAM

doi:10.56093/ijas.v86i12.65687

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Dec 2016)

Report of invasive tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from northern India

P R SHASHANK,
SACHIN S SUROSHE,
P K SINGH,
K CHANDRASHEKAR,
SURESH M NEBAPURE,
NARESH M MESHRAM

Affiliations

P R SHASHANK: ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
SACHIN S SUROSHE: ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
P K SINGH: Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Regional Station, ITI Road, Aundh, Pune, Maharashtra 411 007
K CHANDRASHEKAR: ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
SURESH M NEBAPURE: ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
NARESH M MESHRAM: ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v86i12.65687
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 86, no. 12

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The tomato leaf miner or pinworn, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a native to South America. In October 2014 this pest was first detected infesting tomato fields in Pune, Ahmednagar, Dhule, Jalgaon, Nasik and Satara districts of Maharashtra, India Later on pest was recorded from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Gujarat. Within two years after its first report from Maharashtra this pest is now present in New Delhi. At this point of time, it is very difficult to predict the exact route of spread within India.

Published in The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

ISSN: 0019-5022 (Print); 2394-3319 (Online)
Publisher: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Agriculture
Website: https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/

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