EPPO Global Database

Tuta absoluta(GNORAB)

Distribution details in Nepal

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2016
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: except in specified pest free areas (2017-09)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/184) : first found in May 2016 in several districts (Bhaktapur, Dhading, Kathmandu, Kavrepalanchok and Lalitpur).
References
* Bajracharya ASR, Mainali RP, Bhat B, Bista S, Shashank PR, Meshram NM (2016) The first record of South American tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Nepal. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 4(4), 1359-1363. http://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/2016/vol4issue4/PartO/4-4-95-749.pdf

* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Nepal (NPL-03/2 of 2016-09-06) South American tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) was recorded for the first time in Nepal from a commercial tomato farm of Kathmandu during May 2016. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/nepal/pestreports/2016/09/south-american-tomato-leaf-miner-tuta-absoluta-lepidoptera-gelechiidae-was-recorded-for-the-first-time-in-nepal-from-a-commercial-tomato-farm-of-kathmandu-during-may-2016/
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
China Present, widespread view...
China Hebei Present, no details view...
China Heilongjiang Present, no details view...
China Henan Present, no details view...
China Hubei Present, no details view...
China Hunan Present, no details view...
China Jiangxi Present, no details view...
China Jilin Present, no details view...
China Liaoning Present, no details view...
China Neimenggu Present, no details view...
China Ningxia Present, no details view...
China Qinghai Present, no details view...
China Shaanxi Present, no details view...
China Shandong Present, no details view...
China Shanxi Present, no details view...
China Sichuan Present, no details view...
China Yunnan Present, no details view...
China Xinjiang Present, restricted distribution view...
China Beijing Present, no details view...
China Chongqing Present, no details view...
China Fujian Present, no details view...
China Gansu Present, no details view...
China Guangxi Present, no details view...
China Guizhou Present, no details view...
India Present, restricted distribution view...
India Andhra Pradesh Present, no details view...
India Tamil Nadu Present, no details view...
India Meghalaya Present, no details view...
India Chhattisgarh Present, no details view...
India Maharashtra Present, restricted distribution view...
India Gujarat Present, no details view...
India Madhya Pradesh Present, no details view...
India Karnataka Present, restricted distribution view...
India Telangana Present, no details view...
India Haryana Present, no details view...
India Himachal Pradesh Present, no details view...
India Uttar Pradesh Present, no details view...
India Delhi Present, no details view...
India Punjab Present, no details view...
India Kerala Present, no details view...
India Rajasthan Present, no details view...