作者: Gebrelibanos Gebremariamd
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摘要: Tomato is very important vegetable crop of the world. It consumed as fresh table tomato and raw material for food processing industries. However, production this facing unprecedented challenge from South American originated pest known by local name leaf miner scientific Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). a devastating other Solanaceous crops in many growing areas around Despite its recent introduction, it has become major economical both outdoor greenhouse tomatoes Middle East, Mediterranean basin Europe North Eastern Africa. Under heavy infestation yield loss range 80-100% common. Regarding life cycle, high rate reproduction short cycle. The damaging stage larval stage. After egg hatching, larvae make way into fruits, leaves, flower buds young shoots on which they feed develop creating mines galleries. Key words: absoluta; tomato, Distribution, Chemical control, Bio-control, Damage