Tuta absoluta(GNORAB)
Distribution details in Uganda
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2019: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 2016
First recorded in: 2016
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/186) : first reported in 2016 in Central Uganda.
* Aigbedion-Atalor PO, Hill MP, Zalucki MP, Obala F, Idriss GE, Midingoyi SK, Chidege M, Ekesi S, Abuelgasim Mohamed S (2019) The South America tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), spreads its wings in Eastern Africa: distribution and socioeconomic impacts. Journal of Economic Entomology, 112(6), 2797–2807, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz220.
* Tumuhaise V, Khamis FM, Agona A, Sseruwu G, Mohamed SA (2016) First record of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Uganda. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 36(3), 135–139 (abst.).
* Tumuhaise V, Khamis FM, Agona A, Sseruwu G, Mohamed SA (2016) First record of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Uganda. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 36(3), 135–139 (abst.).
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | Present, no details | ||
| Rwanda | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Tanzania | Present, no details |