A NEW HOST RECORD FOR TOMATO LEAF MINER TUTA ABSOLUTA (MEYRICK, 1917) IN BAGHDAD PROVINCE, IRAQ | ||
| Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum | ||
| Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2015, Pages 15-18 | ||
| Author | ||
| Mohammad. S. Abdul-Rassoul | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In 2010, the tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) was reported for the first time in Iraq. The larvae can feed on all parts of tomato plants and can damage all the growth stages. The main host plant is tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum, but it can also attack other plants in Solanaceae family. In this study it was found attacking alfalfa plants, Medicago sativa in Baghdad Province. This finding reveals that alfalfa also serves as a host plant for T. absoluta in Iraq. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Tuta absoluta; Solanaceae; Lycopersicon esculentum | ||
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