Tuta absoluta(GNORAB)
Hosts
Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
| Organism | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Solanum lycopersicum (LYPES) | Major host | |
* Idriss GEA, du Plessis H, Khamis FM, Ekesi S, Tanga CM, Mohamed SA (2020) Host range and effects of plant speices on preference and fitness of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 113(3), 1279-1289. ------- Tomato is the preferred host. | ||
| Amaranthus spinosus (AMASP) | Wild/Weed | |
| Blitum bonus-henricus (CHEBH) | Wild/Weed | |
| Datura ferox (DATFE) | Wild/Weed | |
| Datura stramonium (DATST) | Wild/Weed | |
| Lycium chilense (LYUCH) | Wild/Weed | |
| Nicotiana glauca (NIOGL) | Wild/Weed | |
| Oxybasis rubra (CHERU) | Wild/Weed | |
| Solanum coagulans (SOLDB) | Wild/Weed | |
* Idriss GEA, du Plessis H, Khamis FM, Ekesi S, Tanga CM, Mohamed SA (2020) Host range and effects of plant speices on preference and fitness of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 113(3), 1279-1289. -------- Confirmed host. | ||
| Solanum elaeagnifolium (SOLEL) | Wild/Weed | |
| Solanum habrochaites (LYPHI) | Wild/Weed | |
* Aslan B, Birgücü AK, Uluişik S, Karaca I (2022) Life table parameters of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on four wild tomato species. Turkish Journal of Entomology 46(2), 175-186. ------- in experimental studies. | ||
| Solanum lyratum (SOLLR) | Wild/Weed | |
| Solanum nigrum (SOLNI) | Wild/Weed | |
* Arnó J, Gabarra R, Molina P, Godfrey KE, Zalom FG (2019) Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) success on common solanaceous species from California tomato poduction areas. Environmental Entomology, 48(6), 1394–1400, https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvz109 ------- Confirmed host in experiments. * Idriss GEA, du Plessis H, Khamis FM, Ekesi S, Tanga CM, Mohamed SA (2020) Host range and effects of plant speices on preference and fitness of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 113(3), 1279-1289. ------- Confirmed host. | ||
| Solanum sarrachoides (SOLSA) | Wild/Weed | |
* Arnó J, Gabarra R, Molina P, Godfrey KE, Zalom FG (2019) Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) success on common solanaceous species from California tomato poduction areas. Environmental Entomology, 48(6), 1394–1400, https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvz109 ------- confirmed host in experiments. | ||
| Xanthium strumarium (XANST) | Wild/Weed | |
| Beta vulgaris (BEAVX) | Host | |
| Citrullus lanatus (CITLA) | Host | |
| Jatropha curcas (IATCU) | Host | |
| Medicago sativa (MEDSA) | Host | |
| Phaseolus vulgaris (PHSVX) | Host | |
* Idriss GEA, du Plessis H, Khamis FM, Ekesi S, Tanga CM, Mohamed SA (2020) Host range and effects of plant speices on preference and fitness of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 113(3), 1279-1289. | ||
| Solanum aethiopicum (SOLAE) | Host | |
* Sawadogo WM, Ahissou BR, Somda I, Nacro S, Legrève A, Verheggen F (2022) Identification of alternative hosts of the tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in West Africa. African Entomology 30, 1-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2254-8854/2022/a12056 ------- confirmed host in greenhouse tests. | ||
| Solanum lasiocarpum (SOLFE) | Host | |
* Vivekanandhan P, Swathy K, Siripan T, Sarayut P, Patcharin K (2025) First report of Solanum indicum as a new host of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Journal of Integrated Pest Management 16(1), 8 https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmaf011 | ||
| Solanum melongena (SOLME) | Host | |
* Idriss GEA, du Plessis H, Khamis FM, Ekesi S, Tanga CM, Mohamed SA (2020) Host range and effects of plant speices on preference and fitness of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 113(3), 1279-1289. ------- Confirmed host. | ||
| Solanum muricatum (SOLMU) | Host | |
| Solanum tuberosum (SOLTU) | Host | |
| Spinacia oleracea (SPQOL) | Host | |
| Atropa belladonna (ATRBE) | Experimental | |
* Bawin T, Dujeu D, De Backer L, Fauconnier ML, Lognay G, Delaplace P, Francis F, Verheggen FJ (2015) Could alternative solanaceous hosts act as refuges for the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta? Arthropod-plant interactions 9, 425-435. | ||
| Lycium barbarum (LYUHA) | Experimental | |
* Bawin T, Dujeu D, De Backer L, Fauconnier ML, Lognay G, Delaplace P, Francis F, Verheggen FJ (2015) Could alternative solanaceous hosts act as refuges for the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta? Arthropod-plant interactions 9, 425-435. | ||
| Nicotiana rustica (NIORU) | Experimental | |
* Bawin T, Dujeu D, De Backer L, Fauconnier ML, Lognay G, Delaplace P, Francis F, Verheggen FJ (2015) Could alternative solanaceous hosts act as refuges for the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta? Arthropod-plant interactions 9, 425-435. | ||
| Solanum aculeatissimum (SOLAC) | Experimental | |
* Silva GA, Queiroz EA, Arcanjo LP, Lopes MC, Araújo TA, Galdino TS, Samuels RI, Rodrigues-Silva N, Picanço MC.(2025) Biological performance and oviposition preference of tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta when offered a range of Solanaceous host plants. Scientific reports 11(1), 1153. | ||
| Solanum americanum (SOLAM) | Experimental | |
* Silva GA, Queiroz EA, Arcanjo LP, Lopes MC, Araújo TA, Galdino TS, Samuels RI, Rodrigues-Silva N, Picanço MC.(2025) Biological performance and oviposition preference of tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta when offered a range of Solanaceous host plants. Scientific reports 11(1), 1153. | ||
| Solanum arcanum (SOLAW) | Experimental | |
* Aslan B, Birgücü AK, Uluişik S, Karaca I (2022) Life table parameters of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on four wild tomato species. Turkish Journal of Entomology 46(2), 175-186. | ||
| Solanum dulcamara (SOLDU) | Experimental | |
* Bawin T, Dujeu D, De Backer L, Fauconnier ML, Lognay G, Delaplace P, Francis F, Verheggen FJ (2015) Could alternative solanaceous hosts act as refuges for the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta? Arthropod-plant interactions 9, 425-435. | ||
| Solanum peruvianum (LYPPE) | Experimental | |
* Aslan B, Birgücü AK, Uluişik S, Karaca I (2022) Life table parameters of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on four wild tomato species. Turkish Journal of Entomology 46(2), 175-186. | ||
| Solanum pimpinellifolium (LYPPI) | Experimental | |
* Aslan B, Birgücü AK, Uluişik S, Karaca I (2022) Life table parameters of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on four wild tomato species. Turkish Journal of Entomology 46(2), 175-186. | ||