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Monitoring the Spread and Management of Tuta absoluta


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1 Office of International Research, Education and Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
2 Virginia Biocomplexity Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
 

The leafminer is a native of South America and it was first described from the specimens collected in Peru in 1917. It belongs to the family Gelechiidae, that includes other important agricultural pests such as the potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella), pink bollworm (Pectinosphora gossypiella), tomato pinworm (Keiferia lycopersicella) and Guatemalan potato moth (Tecia solanivora).
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Amer Fayad
Office of International Research, Education and Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
Abhijin Adiga
Virginia Biocomplexity Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States

Abstract


The leafminer is a native of South America and it was first described from the specimens collected in Peru in 1917. It belongs to the family Gelechiidae, that includes other important agricultural pests such as the potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella), pink bollworm (Pectinosphora gossypiella), tomato pinworm (Keiferia lycopersicella) and Guatemalan potato moth (Tecia solanivora).


DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv113%2Fi05%2F844-845