IPM Packages for Crops

insect pests

INSECT PESTS

Helicoverpa armigera (Tomato fruitworm) | Worldwide

This major pest of food and fiber crops has a wide host range, including tomato, corn, eggplants, crucifers, melons, beans, and others. Most of the damage is caused by fruitworm larvae feeding on flowers, flow -

er buds, and fruits. Spodoptera litura (Army worm) | Worldwide

A polyphagous pest that feeds on wide host range of crops including the families Solanacease, Malvaceae, Cruciferae, Fabaceae , and others. Early larval instars and caterpillars feed in clusters skeletoniz- ing the leaves. Bemisia spp. whitefly complex | World - wide Responsible for heavy crop losses world- wide, often related to its role in transmit- ting viral diseases including Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV). Tuta absoluta | Worldwide The tomato leafminer cause damage pri- marily to tomato but could also affect other crops. Larval feeding on tomato may result in 100% loss of the crop. Thrips species | Worldwide Thrips are polyphagous, feeding on a wide host range. Several tospoviruses, such as Peanut bud necrosis virus (PBNV) and Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), are transmitted by thrips and are responsible for major economic damages to tomato.

Tuta absoluta rots tomatoes

Tuta absoluta damage

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