EPPO Global Database

Tuta absoluta(GNORAB)

Distribution details in Ghana

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2017
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: only in some areas (2019-12)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/219) : first found in July 2017 in a greenhouse in the Eastern region. Then also found in the Western and Brong Ahafo regions.
References
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Ghana
- GHA-02/7 of 2019-12-04. Report on tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta). https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/ghana/pestreports/2017/07/report-on-tomato-leaf-miner-tuta-absoluta/
- GHA-02/7 of 2018-08-31. Report on tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta). https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/ghana/pestreports/2017/07/report-on-tomato-leaf-miner-tuta-absoluta/
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Burkina Faso Present, no details view...
Cote d'Ivoire Present, no details view...
Togo Present, widespread view...