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Asked by vahapdamar on 2010-06-14 - en
I am from Turkey.Do you know any chemicals for Tuta On the other hand ,how many time we are going to apply chemicals.
Asked by eturker on 2010-06-09 - en
We are preparing a report about T.absoluta, that's why we need information about governmental incentives where T. absoluta has been observed (Spain, Italy, Algeria, Tunusia, Argentina, France etc)
Asked by claudio on 2010-06-07 - en
do you know if the tuta adult eat something? it is yes, what do they eat?
Asked by mehmet on 2010-06-04 - en
Hi everybody.. I m an agronomist in antalya. I heard one of my collegue in italy, they use pheromone trap out of g.house not inside.What do you think about this idea. Is there any body who has experience ?
Asked by sergii_k on 2010-06-04 - en
Hello! I am from Ukraine and I work as expert (entomologist) in Laboratory of Plant Quarantine.What morphological distinctions between adult and larvae of Tuta absoluta and Phthorimaea operculella. I realy need pictures of adult genitalia and description
Asked by MUSTAFA.GUMUS on 2010-06-03 - en
We have soilless greenhouse and growing tomatoes. We had Tuta problem but it wasn't serious this year. Next year I want to use light trap together with feromone. Is it a good way or not? Thanks.
Asked by madeleine on 2010-05-13 - en
I heard abot using Boron ethanolamine as foliar spray against Tuta. It seems that the Boron can kill the larvae inside the leaves. Do anybody knows more?
Asked by madeleine on 2010-05-13 - en
Growing tomatoes on suspended gutters gives the advantage that the dry leaves on the soil host a lot of Tuta adults, that can be sprayed easily. Can anyone advice an effective insecticide-adulticide to use, safe for bumblebees and Macrolophus?
Asked by bebo on 2010-05-04 - en
i need full research about all insects that infect tomato
Asked by helena on 2010-04-30 - en
Do you know if Bacillus thuringiensis is autorized againts Tuta absoluta in any European Union Country?
Asked by Chiti on 2010-04-30 - en
Somebody knows how easily recognize male and female pupae or adults of T.absoluta without kill them?
Asked by cboto on 2010-04-26 - en
Hello. I'm working with leaf vegetables. Although it has a shorter cycle than solanaceous crops like tomato or aubergine, is it known attacks or possibilities of attacks on these crops (leafy vegetables)?
Asked by Helicoverpa armigera on 2010-04-24 - en
Do you organize forr Entomology courses and when? Do you have sponsorship?/ Do you supply IPM( Biological control )products in Kenya? Do you have a distributor company Marketer/ Techinical consultant in Kenya?if not i would like to be hired.Deal IPM
Asked by Zuhair on 2010-04-22 - en
who informed the site that Tuta is present in Syria?
Asked by Wa'el on 2010-04-20 - en
Hi, I am from Syria where Tuta begin its damage in most green houses. Is there any defference between the red, blue or black traps in the mass trapping of tuta absoluta?
Asked by Julieta on 2010-04-20 - en
What is the ideal height to set up the sticky traps to detect Tuta with pheromones and is the color of the trap imporant, yellow insert vs. white insert?
Asked by Bugdoc on 2010-04-19 - en
Though Tuta adults are carried by wind currents and adults can fly, has any research been conducted using buffer zones around greenhouses or open field plantings of Tomato to prevent the pest? Can the concept of a buffer zone offer any control at all ?
Asked by Julieta on 2010-04-19 - en
How long do the lures for Tuta absoluta last in the field? 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks? 
Asked by cboto on 2010-04-07 - en
Are there any studies made to see the impact of this plague on other crops besides the ones that are already known to be susceptible on South America? is there a change to attack spinach?
Asked by claude on 2010-04-07 - en
we are working on Tuta absoluta and its predatory bug nesidiocoris tenuis. we conducted severals essays in open field and greenhouses conditions. we remarked that this insect is not capable to controle this plague in greenhouses. what do you think?
Asked by nakos on 2010-03-25 - en
I am from Greece and the insect exists here, nearly a year, troubling farmers and agronomists, but all the records are about "table tomato" and none of them about industrial tomato(tomato for pasta and ketchup). Is there any record about this?
Asked by Arian on 2010-03-21 - en
What do you think about biocontrol with Macrolophus caliginosus for Tuta, and how does this works, and how Macrolophus can eat or kill larva which is inside the leave??
Asked by Arian on 2010-03-18 - en
Hello After a 14 days that i found adult of tuta in tomato i found larvaes on leaves with damage like on picture. I put the 20 traps(tutasan) on 1 ha after i found adults, but still after 7 days i din´t found adults on them... What is next step?
Asked by gimi on 2010-03-10 - en
What are the insecticides effective for the tuta absoluta in tomato
Asked by crisu on 2010-03-08 - en
Dear all, I `ll start to work with T. absoluta and need to rear the insect in the lab. Normally we use a medium from Shorey&Hale (1965) for Lepitoptera- do you have experience with rearing. I am grateful for suggestens, Thanks
Asked by Bugdoc on 2010-02-25 - en
In research paper " Observaciones sobre la biología y enemigos naturales de la polilla del tomate, Gnorimoschema absoluta (Meyrick). (Lep. Gelechiidae). " by Vargas C., Héctor, 1970, author records egg of Tuta to be laid on fruit. Any new records of this?
Asked by Bugdoc on 2010-02-24 - en
Are there records of the insect moving on Solanaceous cut flowers or greenery?
Asked by Bugdoc on 2010-02-24 - en
Is there any record of the insect completing its life cycle in the tomato fruit? Any records of oviposition on the fruit and subsequent life cycle completion?
Asked by Ally on 2010-02-23 - en
is mating disruption pheromone available for either research purposes or commercially Ally
Asked by Bugdoc on 2010-02-22 - en
Is Eggplant a confirmed host of Tuta absoluta? Can anyone please provide a reference confirming this?
Asked by Sandro Frati on 2010-02-19 - en
Hello, does anyone have informations about collecting wild parasitoids of Tuta? Which is the best way to allow them to hatch? Thank you!
Asked by piparinsh on 2010-02-18 - en
Hi! I am from Latvia and I work as expert (entomologist) in National Phytosanitary Laboratory. I am writing description about Tuta absoluta and I realy need pictures of adult genitalia and description and pictures of larval identification.
Asked by Ventsy on 2010-01-12 - en
Hello to everyone. Does anybody have any information about the lowest temperatures that different life stages of Tuta absoluta could survive (and for how long)?
Asked by Andrea67 on 2009-11-23 - en
I knew about tender for monitoring lures in Tunisia. Where I can get more information about it ??
Asked by nassoufa on 2009-11-14 - en
je travaille comme ingénieur dans une pépinière de production de plants de tomate en tunisie. on a installer les insect proof pour des serres en bois. comment peut on maitriser l'aérations dans des conditions très humides et T° élevées?
Asked by nassoufa on 2009-11-14 - en
quels sont les insectes prédateurs de Tuta absoluta?
Asked by claudio on 2009-10-22 - en
do the nesidiocoris left eat bemisia instead of tuta eggs??? indoxacarb is harmless for nesidiocoris???? how we can control nesidiocoris in spring time???? why tuta increase when we use a insectide??? a lot of cuestions!!!!! can tuta put the t......
Asked by elaissi on 2009-10-11 - en
Est ce qu'on peut avoir des photo de dégats de Tuta absoluta sur le haricot vert ( Phaseolus vulgaris)? Merci
Asked by charles on 2009-10-11 - en
we are farmers from malta planting tomatoes..at the moment there is no insecticde have good result in malta. there is any insecticide in europe have good result fot tutta absoluta? thanks
Asked by bharhosni on 2009-10-10 - en

quelle est la solution idéale pour lutter contre cette nouvelle mineuse tutta absoluta ; préventif et curratif? es-qu'il une solution pour la lutte chimique surtout pour la culture de saison et d'arrière saison?

Asked by antoniostea on 2009-09-30 - en
I noticed that in Italy the diffusion of insect has taken place mainly in the regions of the Tyrrhenian Sea, someone reports of the presence of Tuta absoluta in the Adriatic regions? (probably to the beginning the Apennines mountains protect crops in tho
Asked by Dr Phil Morley on 2009-09-07 - en
Does anyone have an up to date list of the plant genus and species on which Tuta may exist and indeed survive (as egg and larvae)? This would be very useful is the assessment of the potential of the pest to become endemic in the UK and EU. Thanks. Phil
Asked by Bogey on 2009-09-07 - en
I have just returned from a working holiday in Almeria where a friend has an organic smallholding. An outbreak of Tuta Absoluta occurred about one month ago. The only product that killed the eggs, larvae and adult moths was "Eradicoat T". Anybody else?
Asked by Jonathan on 2009-08-13 - en
Are there incidences of Tuta absoluta in the United States?
Asked by Jonathan on 2009-08-12 - en
I'm with a company whose plant extract products kill and control Tuta absoluta. We just completed testing to determine the usage rate of percentage liquid concentrate to water. jslevin@champon.com www.champon.com - Jonathan Slevin
Asked by Jabbar on 2009-08-01 - en
Hello to everyone I would like to mention that The cyrtopeltis(Nesidiocoris)Tenuis could be very harmful to the tomato crop .It is true that it can be considered as a good predator against many pests , but it could be also a pest itself. Jabbar
Asked by Jabbar on 2009-06-23 - en
For anybody who is interested to have a reservoir of Nesidiocoris tenuis to get ride of Tuta absoluta, I have useful informations about how to breed this bug.I used to work as expert in IPM in Massa Morocco.Feel free to contact me at j_abbar@hotmail.com
Asked by Smyej on 2009-06-22 - en
What is the potential of using entomopatogenic nematoda and fungi to control tuta absoluta? Are there some publication in this context?
Asked by Smyej on 2009-06-22 - en
we're a company specilized in aplied microbiology. I'm interested to colaborate in an IPM program including beneficial insects, entomopatogenic nematodes and fungi (metarhizium anisopliae) to control tuta absoluta in Morocco. Youssef.Smyej@Agrifutur.com
Asked by editor on 2009-06-20 - en

Inspections of nurseries in two Mediterranean countries revealed Tuta absoluta in some Tomato seedlings.The fast spread of Tuta absoluta is the region may be explained by the supply of infested seedlings to farmers. Has this been observed anywhere else

Asked by hamadi on 2009-06-01 - en
Best insecticides with high effcicacy and low toxicity toward natural enemies used against t. absoluta
Asked by leafminer on 2009-05-19 - en
I believe the biological control agents used to control citrus leaf miner could be very efficient against Tuta.Did any of you try to search for those parasitoids?
Asked by ancawar on 2009-05-06 - en
This is not a questions. I'm a biologist, working with an insect that can reduce populations of Tuta absoluta. If anyone wants to know something more about this insect. I can collaborate. Studies have proven successful against this insect pest.ancawa@gmai

 

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