Abstract
The tomato leaf miner (Phthorimaea absoluta) (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a devastating pest of tomatoes in Africa, Asia and Europe and South America. It is believed that the tomato leaf miner entered Ethiopia in 2012 through the northern part of the country via Sudan. The pest has since established itself and causes significant losses to tomato production in both field and greenhouse conditions. Various studies have been conducted to identify and recommend the best management options for tomato leaf miner in Ethiopia. These studies have included screening of synthetic insecticides, biological control agents, and pheromone trapping. Despite the promising results of some biocontrol agents, none of them are currently registered or available for use in Ethiopia. Furthermore, reports indicate that tomato leaf miners in Ethiopia have developed resistance to several classes of commonly used insecticides. Therefore, integrated management of tomato leaf miners is essential to alleviate the damage, avoid/slowdown insecticide resistance, and reduce the negative impacts of synthetic insecticides on human health and the environment. Further research is needed to screen botanical, indigenous biocontrol agents and investigate combined management strategies for tomato leaf miners in Ethiopia.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato leaf miners in Ethiopia have developed resistance to several classes of commonly used insecticides.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume2 - Interactor
- tomato leaf miners
Liriomyza bryoniaee2pest - Outcome
- resistance to several classes of commonly used insecticidese2
- Setting
- Ethiopiae2
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Verbatim
e2“reports indicate that tomato leaf miners in Ethiopia have developed resistance to several classes of commonly used insecticides”
Claim · model-written summary
The tomato leaf miner causes significant losses to tomato production in both field and greenhouse conditions.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Interactor
- Phthorimaea absoluta
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Tuta absolutae0pest - Outcome
- losses to tomato productione1
- Setting
- field and greenhouse conditionse1
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Verbatim
e0“The tomato leaf miner (Phthorimaea absoluta) (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a devastating pest of tomatoes in Africa, Asia and Europe and South America”
e1“The pest has since established itself and causes significant losses to tomato production in both field and greenhouse conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
None of the biocontrol agents tested against the tomato leaf miner are currently registered or available for use in Ethiopia.
- Taxon
- tomatoesSolanum lycopersicume0
- Outcome
- registered or available for usee3
- Setting
- Ethiopiae3
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Verbatim
e0“The tomato leaf miner (Phthorimaea absoluta) (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a devastating pest of tomatoes in Africa, Asia and Europe and South America”
e3“none of them are currently registered or available for use in Ethiopia”
Claim · model-written summary
Integrated management of tomato leaf miners is essential to alleviate damage, slow insecticide resistance and reduce the negative impacts of synthetic insecticides.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume4
- Interactor
- tomato leaf minersLiriomyza bryoniaee4pest
- Outcome
- integrated management of tomato leaf minerse4
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Verbatim
e4“Therefore, integrated management of tomato leaf miners is essential to alleviate the damage, avoid/slowdown insecticide resistance, and reduce the negative impacts of synthetic insecticides on human health and the environment”
Claim · model-written summary
Further research is needed to screen botanical and indigenous biocontrol agents and to investigate combined management strategies for tomato leaf miners in Ethiopia.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume5
- Outcome
- screen botanical, indigenous biocontrol agentse5
- Setting
- Ethiopiae5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e5“Further research is needed to screen botanical, indigenous biocontrol agents and investigate combined management strategies for tomato leaf miners in Ethiopia”