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

Authors

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

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v86i12.65687

Keywords:

Northern India, Report, Tomato leaf miner

Abstract

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.

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