Target Crops: Flowers & Vegetable crops.
Damage
Tuta absoluta lives on and in the leaves, stems and flowers of plants and also in the fruit of tomatoes. Young larvae and eggs are difficult to find. Fruits show puncture marks on the surface where the larva has entered the plant.
Attacked tomatoes are easy to spot by the exit holes.
Prevention
Ploughing, manuring, irrigation, crop rotation, solarisation, and the elimination of symptomatic leaves and destruction of infested tomato plants have all been used to control this pest. Alternating host crops, mainly tomato and potato, with non-host cultures can ensure a long-term reduction in pest pressure.
Pest & Diseases Solution
