Tuta absoluta(GNORAB)
Distribution details in Trinidad and Tobago
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2022: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2021
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: at low prevalence (2022-07)
First recorded in: 2021
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: at low prevalence (2022-07)
The first specimens were discovered in December 2021 in county St George East and St George West, in Trinidad. The identity of the pest was confirmed in March 2022.
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Trinidad and Tobago (TTO-11/2 of 2022-07-28) Report of Tuta absoluta in Trinidad. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/trinidad-and-tobago/pestreports/2022/07/report-of-tuta-absoluta-in-trinidad/