EPPO Global Database

Tuta absoluta(GNORAB)

Distribution details in Algeria

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2016: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2008
From CABI Pest map 723 (2013): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2008/135) : the first outbreaks were observed in spring 2008 on protected crops of tomatoes in the region of Mostaganem. The pest was then found in several areas along the coast (west, centre and part of the eastern coast). It is under official control.

EPPO Reporting Service (2017/145) : found on beet (Beta vulgaris) and spinach (Spinacia oleracea), as well as on weeds in the oasis of Ziban (Biskra region).
References
* Benmessaoud-Boukhalfa, H.; Mouhouche, F.; Khellaf, N. (2012) IOBC/WPRS Bulletin 80, 325.

* Boualem M, Allaoui H, Hamadi R, Medjahed M (2012) Biologie et complexe des ennemis naturels de Tuta absoluta à Mostaganem (Algérie). Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 42(2), 268-274.

* Drouai H, Mimeche F, Zedam A, Mimeche H, Belhamra M, Biche M (2016) New floristic records of Tuta absoluta Meyrick 1917, in Zibans’s Oasis (Biskra Algeria). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 4(6), 130-132.
------- On Beta vulgaris, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, C. rubrum and Spinacia oleracea in the region of Biskra.

* Drouai H, Mimeche F, Zedam A, Mimeche H, Belhamra M, Biche M (2016) New floristic records of Tuta absoluta Meyrick 1917, in Zibans’s Oasis (Biskra Algeria). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 4(6), 130-132.

* Guenaoui Y (2008) Nouveau ravageur de la tomate en Algérie. Première observation de Tuta absoluta, mineuse de la tomate invasive, dans la région de Mostaganem, au printemps 2008. Phytoma-La Défense des Végétaux no. 617, 18-19.
------- First record on glasshouse tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) at Mazagran, near Mostaganem.

* Guenaoui, Y.; Ghelamallah, A. (2008) AFPP - 8ème Conférence Internationale sur les Ravageurs en Agriculture, Montpellier SupAgro, France, 22-23 October 2008, 645-651. Association Française de Protection des Plantes (AFPP), Alfortville, France.

* NPPO of Algeria (2008-07).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Libya Present, no details view...
Morocco Present, widespread view...
Niger Present, restricted distribution view...
Tunisia Present, widespread view...