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First report of Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Republic of Benin

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Title First report of Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Republic of Benin
 
Creator Karlsson, M.F.
Sikirou, R.
Mama, S.S.
Zannou, J.A.
Georgen, G.
 
Subject CYTOCHROME OXIDASE
PESTS
MORPHOLOGY
SOLANACEAE
BENIN
WEST AFRICA
TOMATOES
 
Description Open Access Journal; Published online: 24 Oct 2018
Tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a serious pest of tomato Solanum lycopersicum L. (Solanaceae) originating from South America. Due to previous outbreaks in neighbouring West African countries, surveillance was ongoing since 2014 in Benin. Tomato plants were regularly inspected and pheromone traps placed in tomato-producing localities in northern, southern and central Benin, including fields close to the border with Niger and Nigeria. In late 2017 and beginning of 2018 Gelechiidae moths were obtained from both the traps and the reared plant material. Morphological examination and molecular analysis of the gained specimens allowed to confirm the presence of the pest in the northern and central regions of Benin. We hence confirm the presence of T. absoluta in yet another West African country.
Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Science and Spatial Planning
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Date 2019-09-10T09:02:15Z
2019-09-10T09:02:15Z
2018
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Karlsson, M.F., Sikirou, R., Mama, S.S., Zannou, J.A. & Goergen, G. (2018). First report of Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Republic of Benin. BioInvasions Records, 7(4), 463-468.
2242-1300
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103598
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
 
Format 463-468
 
Source BioInvasions Records