EPPO Global Database

Tuta absoluta(GNORAB)

Distribution details in Belgium

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2009
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, in protected cultivation (2015-12)
Comments
First found in Flanders in 2009 and now frequently encountered in tomato greenhouses in this region.
References
* INTERNET
Van Damme, Moerkens R, Berckmoes E, Wittemans L, Berkvens N, Beck B, Nuyttens D, De Vis R, Casteels H, Tirry L, De Clercq P (undated) Integrated management of the invasive tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta in Flanders (Belgium). http://www.pure-ipm.eu/node/564

* NPPO of Belgium (2015-12).

* Van Damme V, Berkvens N, Moerkens R, Berckmoes E, Wittemans L, De Vis R, Casteels H, Tirry L, De Clercq (20153) Overwintering potential of the invasive leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) as a pest in greenhouse tomato production in Western Europe. Journal of Pest Science 88, 533-541.

* Van Damme V, Casteels H, Berkvens N (2013) Overwintering potential of the invasive leafminer Tuta absoluta in Belgium. Abstract of a paper presented at the 65th International Symposium on Crop Protection, Gent, p 30.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Corse Present, few occurrences view...
France Present, restricted distribution view...
Germany Transient view...
Netherlands Present, no details view...