The Menace of Tuta Absoluta: A Review on the World Spread

In this paper, we started by providing a fundamental information regarding tuta absoluta– a devastating pest of tomato or a harmful leaf mining moth with a strong preference for tomato plant – in the Mediterranean Basin countries and South America. We further review history of its invasion in Europe and Africa with the potential future spread of the pest in West Africa. The natural enemies in tomato crops in the aforementioned continents were documented with control method within IPM scheme. Key Points: Tomato, Tuta Absoluta, Pest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of Submission: 12-10-2017 Date of acceptance: 07-11-2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In this paper, we started by providing a fundamental information regarding tuta absoluta– a devastating pest of tomato or a harmful leaf mining moth with a strong preference for tomato plant – in the Mediterranean Basin countries and South America. We further review history of its invasion in Europe and Africa with the potential future spread of the pest in West Africa. The natural enemies in tomato crops in the aforementioned continents were documented with control method within IPM scheme.