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AJTEN BERXOLLI, SHPEND SHAHINI Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania. * E-mail address: ajten_b2005@yahoo.com; shpend.shahini@gmail.com; Abstract In climatic conditions of Albania, tomato crop is attacked by a various number of pests, which are divided in primary and secondary pests. Now tomato growers have a serious problem in their farms caused by tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), which is a harmful pest of tomato originating from South America. Firstly it was detected in eastern Spain and after that, it rapidly was distributed in various other European countries and spread throughout the Mediterranean basin. In the lack of control measures, the percentage of damage caused by this pest on tomato in greenhouses and open-field can achieve up to 90% of production. To increase the performance of control, it is very important to know biological cycle as well as its ecology. Using of proper and compatible methods is the best way to control this pest by reducing of pesticide using. Based on our monitoring using pheromone traps both in greenhouses and open-field, Tuta absoluta gives more than four to five generations accompanying whole the vegetation period of the tomato crop. Tuta absoluta is distributed all over the coastal area of Albania. The more distributed and causing damages is second crop which often is damaged totally. Using of chemical pesticides until now resulted not effective, excepted Spinosad. Mass capture technique used in our conditions has resulted very effective. So, we recommended using it for controlling of this serious pest of tomato crop. Key words: Tomato, Tuta absoluta, control, pheromone, mass capture. |
Population dynamic of tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
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