- Scientific NameTuta absoluta
- Common NameTomato Leafminer
About Pest
Tuta absoluta is a very harmful leaf mining moth that is primarily found in tomato plants, though it has also been recorded in eggplants, sweet peppers and potatoes. Primary concern is the larval stages, when larvae damage the plant’s foliage as well as the fruit. The larvae only attacks the green fruit.
Primary Crops Affected
Tuta absoluta prefers Tomato. The pest has been known to attack potato, eggplant, peppers as well.
Mating Disruption Control for the Codling Moth
Kavach TBAT overstimulates males with a sex pheromone to disrupt the mating cycle, deterring males from mating with female moths. To provide the best results we recommend you monitor your populations of Tuta absoluta. Use when populations are dense to help deter mating activity.