Tuta absoluta(GNORAB)
Distribution details in Malta
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2022: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2009
From CABI Pest map 723 (2013): Present, no details
First recorded in: 2009
From CABI Pest map 723 (2013): Present, no details
EPPO Reporting Service (2009/188) : first record in April 2009, in Dingli (south-west of Malta).
According to Dandria & Catania (2009): present in most tomato-growing regions of both Malta and Gozo, causing damage.
According to Dandria & Catania (2009): present in most tomato-growing regions of both Malta and Gozo, causing damage.
* Dandria D, Catania A (2009) Tuta absoluta (Povolny, 1994) an important agricultural pest in Malta. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta 2, 57-60.
* Harizanova, V.; Stoeva, A.; Mohamedova, M. (2009) Agricultural Science and Technology 1 (3), 95-98.
* INTERNET (last accessed in 2009-10)
Plant Health Department of Malta. Press release: The tomato leafminer – Tuta absoluta. Guidelines for the control and eradication of Tuta absoluta. http://www.planthealth.gov.mt
* Vella A, Mifsud CM, Magro D, Vella N (2022) DNA barcoding of Lepidoptera species from the Maltese Islands: New and additional records, with an insight into endemic diversity. Diversity 14, 1090. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14121090
* Harizanova, V.; Stoeva, A.; Mohamedova, M. (2009) Agricultural Science and Technology 1 (3), 95-98.
* INTERNET (last accessed in 2009-10)
Plant Health Department of Malta. Press release: The tomato leafminer – Tuta absoluta. Guidelines for the control and eradication of Tuta absoluta. http://www.planthealth.gov.mt
* Vella A, Mifsud CM, Magro D, Vella N (2022) DNA barcoding of Lepidoptera species from the Maltese Islands: New and additional records, with an insight into endemic diversity. Diversity 14, 1090. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14121090