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The first report and control strategies of T uta absoluta in I ran
Author(s) -
Baniameri V.,
Cheraghian A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/epp.2577
Subject(s) - pest analysis , tuta absoluta , crop , horticulture , outbreak , integrated pest management , pest control , biology , agricultural science , geography , forestry , agronomy , gelechiidae , virology
In Iran, the tomato growing area is about 150 000 ha, mostly located in the south of the country. The Iranian Plant Protection Organization and inspection service in Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection ( IRIPP ) prepared a monitoring program for this pest in 2009 and 2010. A technical guideline was issued and distributed among PPO inspectors. For the first time in N ovember 2010, samples were collected by U romiyeh PPO on tomato from U romiyeh in A zarbaijan province in North West I ran. The specimens found in these samples were identified as T uta absoluta . Three months later in J anuary 2011, pheromone traps were placed in tomato growing areas in B orazjan, B usher province, to detect and monitor this pest. T . absoluta was identified, based on adult morphology and on male genitalia from moths collected in 5 of these traps during J anuary 2011. More pheromone traps were put into place covering the entire tomato growing area throughout the country. As of J une 2011, the pest was detected in 24 different locations. This is the first report of T . absoluta in I ran. T . absoluta is a very serious pest for tomato, and an outbreak of this pest is expected during the crop cycle in autumn and winter 2011–2012 in the south of I ran. Thus, based on experiences in other countries an IPM program according to available tools and materials was developed.