Tuta absoluta(GNORAB)
Distribution details in Pakistan
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2022: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2017
First recorded in: 2017
First found in Multan (Punjab) on tomato crops grown under plastic tunnels during surveys conducted in 2017-2018. Also present in other areas (e.g. Baluchistan).
* Azmatullah K, Arif Shah K, Mahrukh N, Zafarullah, Bakhth A, Inayatullah, Asma AG, Zahorr A (2020) Comparative potency of different insecticides against Tuta absoluta (Gelechiidae) on tomato varieties in agriculture one, Sariab, Quetta (Baluchistan) Pakistan. International Journal of Biosciences 16(4), 102-110.
------- Serious pest of field and glasshouse tomatoes.
* Ishtiaq M, Sadique M, Faried N, Naeem-Ullah U, Hamza MA (2020) First record of tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from southern part of Punjab, Pakistan. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences 30(6), 1604-1611. http://www.thejaps.org.pk/docs/V-30-06/28.pdf.
* Sadique M, Ishtiaq M, Naeem-Ullah U, Faried N (2022) Spatio-temporal distribution of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from Pakistan. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-022-00837-z
-------- Surveys (2019-2021) in tomato growing districts of Punjab province showed that the pest is established in the Charsadda district, and still in the establishing process in the Rawalpindi district.
------- Serious pest of field and glasshouse tomatoes.
* Ishtiaq M, Sadique M, Faried N, Naeem-Ullah U, Hamza MA (2020) First record of tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from southern part of Punjab, Pakistan. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences 30(6), 1604-1611. http://www.thejaps.org.pk/docs/V-30-06/28.pdf.
* Sadique M, Ishtiaq M, Naeem-Ullah U, Faried N (2022) Spatio-temporal distribution of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from Pakistan. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-022-00837-z
-------- Surveys (2019-2021) in tomato growing districts of Punjab province showed that the pest is established in the Charsadda district, and still in the establishing process in the Rawalpindi district.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Present, no details | ||
| China | Present, widespread | ||
| China | Guizhou | Present, no details | |
| China | Hebei | Present, no details | |
| China | Heilongjiang | Present, no details | |
| China | Henan | Present, no details | |
| China | Hubei | Present, no details | |
| China | Hunan | Present, no details | |
| China | Jiangxi | Present, no details | |
| China | Jilin | Present, no details | |
| China | Liaoning | Present, no details | |
| China | Neimenggu | Present, no details | |
| China | Ningxia | Present, no details | |
| China | Qinghai | Present, no details | |
| China | Shaanxi | Present, no details | |
| China | Shandong | Present, no details | |
| China | Shanxi | Present, no details | |
| China | Sichuan | Present, no details | |
| China | Yunnan | Present, no details | |
| China | Xinjiang | Present, restricted distribution | |
| China | Beijing | Present, no details | |
| China | Chongqing | Present, no details | |
| China | Fujian | Present, no details | |
| China | Gansu | Present, no details | |
| China | Guangxi | Present, no details | |
| India | Rajasthan | Present, no details | |
| India | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| India | Andhra Pradesh | Present, no details | |
| India | Tamil Nadu | Present, no details | |
| India | Meghalaya | Present, no details | |
| India | Chhattisgarh | Present, no details | |
| India | Maharashtra | Present, restricted distribution | |
| India | Gujarat | Present, no details | |
| India | Madhya Pradesh | Present, no details | |
| India | Karnataka | Present, restricted distribution | |
| India | Telangana | Present, no details | |
| India | Haryana | Present, no details | |
| India | Himachal Pradesh | Present, no details | |
| India | Uttar Pradesh | Present, no details | |
| India | Delhi | Present, no details | |
| India | Punjab | Present, no details | |
| India | Kerala | Present, no details | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Present, no details |