First report of tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in Botswana
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| spelling | ir-11408-50042022-07-26T17:15:15Z First report of tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in Botswana Mutamiswa, Reyard Machekano, Honest Nyamukondiwa, Casper Insect pest invasion Food security Molecular identification Solanaceous plants Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. Background The tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is an invasive insect pest of tomato and other solanaceous plants which is rapidly expanding its geographic range. It has a highly damaging effect on tomatoes and potential of threatening food production and consequently national food security. Here, we report on the first detection of T. absoluta in Botswana, its consequences on agriculture and food security, and recommend on management strategies. The pest was observed feeding on Solanum lycopersicum L. plants at Genesis farm, Matshelagabedi village in northern Botswana. Following detection, we incubated infected tomato fruits until adult eclosion. External morphology was conducted and confirmed at Botswana International University of Science and Technology (Botswana). Molecular identification and morphological male genitalia were confirmed at Stellenbosch University (South Africa). In addition, we set up some sex-specific pheromone (Tuta optima PH-937-OPTI) at the core detection site and surrounding areas. Results Morphological genitalia features of pheromone-baited trap catches confirmed the insect pest was indeed T. absoluta. Molecular analysis also confirmed the morphological identification and thus confirming this first report of T. absoluta in Botswana. Conclusion This first record of T. absoluta in Botswana is worth reporting to promote coordinated efforts amongst stakeholders, research specialists and extension officers in Botswana and across the southern African region in monitoring and managing the pest. 2022-07-26T17:15:15Z 2022-07-26T17:15:15Z 2017 Article Mutamiswa, R., Machekano, H. & Nyamukondiwa, C. First report of tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in Botswana. Agric & Food Secur 6, 49 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-017-0128-2 2048-7010 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-017-0128-2 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/5004 en Agriculture and Food Security;6: 49 open BMC |
| spellingShingle | Insect pest invasion Food security Molecular identification Solanaceous plants Mutamiswa, Reyard Machekano, Honest Nyamukondiwa, Casper First report of tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in Botswana |
| title | First report of tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in Botswana |
| title_full | First report of tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in Botswana |
| title_fullStr | First report of tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in Botswana |
| title_full_unstemmed | First report of tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in Botswana |
| title_short | First report of tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in Botswana |
| title_sort | first report of tomato leaf miner, tuta absoluta (meyrick) (lepidoptera: gelechiidae), in botswana |
| topic | Insect pest invasion Food security Molecular identification Solanaceous plants |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-017-0128-2 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/5004 |
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