Insecticides Have Key Role in Controlling Tuta absoluta in Mediterranean Tomatoes
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The tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta is native to South America where its preferred host crop is the tomato. Tuta absoluta was detected in Europe for the first time in Spain in 2006. Since then, it has rapidly invaded other European countries and spread throughout the Mediterranean basin, including North Africa and the Middle East [1]. The pest found a perfect environment in the Mediterranean region where it can breed between 10-12 generations per year [2]. Each female can lay 250-300 eggs on tomato plants in her lifetime.
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