Tuta Absoluta Reports
Natural enemies of the tomato leaf miner,Tuta absoluta, (Lepidoptera:Gelechiidae)in Kassala State, Sudan
Submitted by Agripest on 3rd Feb 2014
Third Conference of
Pests Management in Sudan February 3-4, 2014 CPRC-ARC, Wadi
Medani (Sudan)
Ps 25: Natural enemies of the tomato
leaf miner,Tuta absoluta,
(Lepidoptera:Gelechiidae)in Kassala
State, Sudan
Mohammed E.E. Mahmoud
Kassala and Gash Agricultural
Research. Sudan
Chemical control is the only
management option applied to control the tomato
leafminer,Tuta absoluta in Sudan.
Other control options are essential
to reduce reliance on pesticides especially
biological control agents. Survey
conducted in Kassala State revealed four
parasitoids and two predatory bug
associated with T. absoluta. The parasitoids
Bracon (Habrobracon) cncolorans
Marshall and Bracon (Habrobracon) hebetor