The joint Near East Plant Protection Organization (NEPPO); European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO); International Organization for Biological and Integrated Control of Noxious Animals and Plants (IOBC) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) symposium on management of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) was held on November 16-18, 2011 in Agadir, Morocco. The Symposium was organized in collaboration with the IRAC (Insecticide Resistance Action Committee) and IBMA (International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association).
In the past few years T. absoluta (tomato borer, South American tomato moth, tomato leafminer) has spread rapidly through countries in the Mediterranean Basin and has threatened glasshouse production in Northern Europe. With its high reproductive capacity, T. absoluta is considered to be one of the most important lepidopterous pests on tomato. It also occurs on other plants of the Solanaceous family. It can cause total yield loss and its presence may have serious consequences for trade (export). T. absoluta is a very challenging pest to control. In addition, control may be complicated by the appearance of resistance to insecticides.
While various countries may have worked to develop management strategies for the tomato borer, lack of communication limits other countries from learning from their experience.
The symposium aimed to provide a common forum for all stakeholders to share their knowledge in pest biology, phytosanitary measures, control measures, particularly biological control and insecticide resistance; to identify gaps in knowledge and research needs in order to avoid duplication of work.
- List Participants : International Symposium on Management of Tuta absoluta (tomato borer)
- International Symposium on management of Tuta absoluta (Tomato borer)
Opening session
Session 1
- Biology, distribution and damage of tuta absoluta, an exotic invasive pest from South America
- Population development of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in UK glasshouses
- Spatiotemporal distribution of Tuta absoluta Mey. (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in tomato greenhouses on the coast of Algiers
- Tuta absoluta in South America: Pest Status, Management & Insecticide Resistance
Session 2a
- The current status of Tuta absoluta in Italy
- Status of the tomato borer, Tuta absoluta ( Merycik) in Egypt from 2009/2011
- The current status of the tomato borer Tuta absoluta in Greece and Cyprus
- The current status of Tuta absoluta in France
- The current status of Tuta absoluta in Iran
- IPM Strategy: A case of Tuta absoluta in Algeria
Session 2b
- The current status of Tuta absoluta in Spain
- Plant Protection Central Research Institute, Yenimahalle – Ankara-TURKEY
- National strategy against the tomato leafminer
- THE CURRENT INCIDENCE OF TOMATO BORER, TUTA ABSOLUTA, IN THE UK
- Tomato miner, Tuta absoluta in Tunisia: 3 years later?
- The current status of the tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta in Israel
Session 3
- Evaluation of the mating disruption method against the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), in greenhouse tomato crops in Sardinia (Italy)
- Determination of baseline toxicity of insecticides to Tuta absoluta
- Phytoprotectant for Control of Tuta Absoluta
- Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) and insecticide resistance
- The development and role of chemical solutions: an IRAC perspective
- Early studies on the control of tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta with mating disruption tecnique in Murcia region (Spain)
- New alternative to control the Tuta absoluta population
- First results from South Europe for Tuta absoluta
Session 4
- Adaptation of indigenous parasitoids to the invasive tomato pest Tuta absoluta in Italy: biology and behaviour of the braconid wasp Bracon nigricans
- Side-effects of lepidoptericides, used against Tuta absoluta, on different biological agents and pollinators
- Importance of native polyphagous predators able to prey on Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on tomato crop
- Prospects for the biological control of Tuta absoluta in tomatoes of the Mediterranean basin
- Improvement of integrated management against Tuta absoluta by using new egg parasitoids
- Success and extension of biological control strategies for managing Tuta absoluta populations in the Mediterranean area
Session 5a
- Conception of an integrated pest management program to control the tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta (Povolny) in industrial tomato crops in Tunisia
- History & Current strategies in the management of Tuta absoluta
- IPM of Tuta absoluta in processing tomatoes in Israel
- Efforts of FAO on the management of the Tomato borer Tuta absoluta
- The practical aspects of the fight against Tuta absoluta in the region of Souss, Morocco