Tomato Leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick 1917), an emerging agricultural pest in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current and prospective management strategies

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dc.creatorZekeya, Never
dc.creatorNdakidemi, Patrick A.
dc.creatorChacha, Musa
dc.creatorMbega, Ernest
dc.date2021-02-23T10:09:30Z
dc.date2021-02-23T10:09:30Z
dc.date2017-02-17
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T09:20:31Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T09:20:31Z
dc.descriptionThis research article published by Academic Journal, Vol. 12(6), pp. 389-396, 9 February 2017
dc.descriptionTomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important vegetable crop for income and nutrition of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. However, it is attacked by many insect pests that cause high economic losses. This review focuses on one insect pest, namely Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Many studies have shown that chemical pesticides have failed to control tomato leafminer in many parts of the world including America, Europe, Asian and Sub-Saharan Africa, where the pest is impacting significantly the tomato value chains as farmers were unaware of the pest and unprepared to control it. The review has also evaluated current approaches used to manage T. absoluta in different countries and proposes areas for future investment in research for effective and affordable management to prevent further losses caused by T. absoluta in tomato production is SubSaharan Africa.
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dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2016.11515
dc.identifierhttps://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12479/1132
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95009
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAcademic Journal
dc.subjectTuta absoluta
dc.subjectAgricultural pest
dc.subjectPesticides resistance
dc.titleTomato Leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick 1917), an emerging agricultural pest in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current and prospective management strategies
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