21/04/2013
Tuta absoluta is a very harmful leaf mining moth with a strong preference for tomatoes. It also, occurs on eggplants, sweet peppers as well as potatoes and various other cultivated plants. Tuta absoluta can cause
50-100% yield reduction on tomato crops and its presence may also limit the export of the product
to several destinations. Prevention and proper management of the pest are crucial. Chemical control
often fails due to the resistance of Tuta absoluta against many pesticides, but also because a big
part of its development takes place inside the plant or the soil, out of reach of pesticides.