EPPO Global Database

Tuta absoluta(GNORAB)

Distribution details in Bahrain

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Absent, unreliable record
From CABI Pest map 723 (2013): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2011/076) : presence of T. absoluta is suspected on the basis of symptoms observed on tomato crops, but this has not been confirmed by other sources.
References
* INTERNET (last accessed April 2011)
Tuta absoluta – Information Network. www.tutaabsoluta.com

* Harizanova, V.; Stoeva, A.; Mohamedova, M. (2009) Agricultural Science and Technology 1 (3), 95-98.