EPPO Global Database

Phthorimaea absoluta(GNORAB)

Distribution details in Ethiopia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2025: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2013
From CABI Pest map 723 (2013): Present, no details
References
* Alemayhu GB, Alemu K (2025) Sustainable strategies for the management of tomato leaf miner (Phthorimaea absoluta)(Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Ethiopia. Discover Applied Sciences 7(8), 913. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-025-06926-1

* INTERNET
- Anonymous (2013) Tomato in danger. Fortune 14 no. 685, p 2-3 (Newspaper of 2013-06-16).
- Muniappan, R. (accessed 2013) Tuta absoluta: the tomato leafminer. Collaborative Research on Integrated Pest Management, Virginia Tech. http://www.coraf.org/documents/ateliers/2013-05/tuta-absoluta/Tuta-absoluta-Presentation.pdf
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Kenya Present, no details view...
Sudan Present, no details view...