EPPO Global Database

Tuta absoluta(GNORAB)

Distribution details in France

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2008
From CABI Pest map 723 (2013): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
Reported from the following regions: Aquitaine, Bretagne, Centre, Champagne-Ardennes, Corse, Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées, Pays-de-la-Loire, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Rhône-Alpes.

EPPO Reporting Service (2009/003) : first detected in 2008 in tomato crops in Corse (Corse-du-Sud) and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (Var and Bouches-du-Rhône), under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2009/214) : spread continues. It has been reported from 8 departments: Bouches-du-Rhône, Corse, Drôme, Gard, Hérault, Pyrénées-Orientales, Var, Vaucluse.

EPPO Reporting Service (2012/030) : spread continues, reported from: Aquitaine, Bretagne, Centre, Champagne-Ardennes, Ile-de-France, Midi-Pyrénées, Pays-de-la-Loire.
References
* Anonymous (2009) Tuta absoluta menace la tomate. Phytoma – La Défense des Végétaux, no. 622, p 3.
------- Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, Gard, Hérault, Pyrénées-Orientales, Var and Vaucluse.

* Decoin M (2010) Tomato, Tuta absoluta touche à l'Atlantique. Phytoma - La Défense des Végétaux no. 631, 44-45.
------- Present in the South-East and also detected in the west (Bretagne and Pays-de-la-Loire).

* Germain, J. F.; Lacordaire, A. I.; Cocquempot, C.; Ramel, J. M.; Oudard, E. (2009) PHM Revue Horticole 512, 37-41.
------- Var, Bouches-du-Rhône and Drôme.

* INTERNET (last accessed in 2009-01)
FREDON Corse. La mineuse de la tomate. Tuta absoluta. http://www.fredon-corse.com/ravageurs/Tuta_absoluta.htm

* Lacordaire, A. I. (2011) Les Cochenilles: ravageur principal ou secondaire. 9eme Conférence Internationale sur les Ravageurs en Agriculture, SupAgro, Montpellier, France, 25-27 Octobre 2011, 284-298.
------- South-east.

* Nel, J. (2009) Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 114 (4), 427-428.
------- South.

* NPPO of France (2009-01, 2011-06).

* Tabone E, Thi Khanh HD, Bodendörfer J, Rey F (2012) Contre Tuta absoluta, vive la protection intégrée. Phytoma - La Défense des Végétaux no. 650, 45-47.

* Trottin-Caudal Y, Baffert V, Leyre JM, Hulas N (2012) Experimental studies on Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) in protected tomato crops in France: biological control and integrated crop protection. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 42(2), 234-240.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Belgium Present, restricted distribution view...
Germany Transient view...
Italy Sardegna Present, widespread view...
Italy Sicilia Present, no details view...
Italy Present, widespread view...
Spain Islas Baleares Present, restricted distribution view...
Spain Present, widespread view...
Spain Islas Canárias Present, no details view...
Switzerland Present, restricted distribution view...