Tuta absoluta(GNORAB)
Distribution details in Botswana
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, no details
First found in 2016 in the areas of Bobirwa, Boteti, Chobe, North East, and North West.
* INTERNET
Botswana Trade Portal. Press Release (2016-12-02) Outbreak of a quarantine pest of tomato. http://www.botswanatradeportal.org.bw/kcfinder/upload/files/PRESS%20RELEASE%20TOMATO%20DISEASE%202%20DECEMBER%202016.pdf
* Legwaila MM (2025) Knowledge, perceptions and management practices for Tuta absoluta (lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on tomato in Botswana. Acta Entomology and Zoology6(1), 07-16. https://doi.org/10.33545/27080013.2025.v6.i1a.183
Botswana Trade Portal. Press Release (2016-12-02) Outbreak of a quarantine pest of tomato. http://www.botswanatradeportal.org.bw/kcfinder/upload/files/PRESS%20RELEASE%20TOMATO%20DISEASE%202%20DECEMBER%202016.pdf
* Legwaila MM (2025) Knowledge, perceptions and management practices for Tuta absoluta (lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on tomato in Botswana. Acta Entomology and Zoology6(1), 07-16. https://doi.org/10.33545/27080013.2025.v6.i1a.183
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Present, no details | ||
| Namibia | Present, no details | ||
| Zambia | Present, widespread | ||
| Zimbabwe | Present, no details |