tomato leaf-miner
Common Name
tomato pinworm, south american tomato moth
Scientific Name
Tuta absoluta
Issue
Insect
Causes
In warmer regions, insect is found outdors but in temparate regions it only occurs in greenhouses.
Prevention
allow minimum of 6 weeks from crop destruction of planting the next crop, between planting cultivate soil and cover with plastic mulch, control weeds to prevent multiplication, install sticky traps prior to planting, use of pestfree transplants, seal gree
Control
physical methods-mass trapping of moths by use of sticky traps or water plus oil traps, keep using pheromone for atleast 3 weeks after removing the crop, remove and destroy attacked plant parts. Biopesticides-Bacillus thuringiensis and neem. Bio-control a