First report of tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) on egg plant Solanam melongena L. from Kerala, India

Authors

  • T. Sivakumar ICAR-KVK- Alappuzha, ICAR-CPCRI (RS), Kayamkulam - 690 533, Kerala, India
  • A. Josephrajkumar Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-CPCRI(RS), Krishnapuram, Kayamkulam - 690 533, Kerala, India
  • N. Anitha Department of Agrl. Entomology, College of Agriculture, Vellayani - 695522, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Keywords:

Tuta absoluta, invasive pest, brinjal, predator, Diacamma rugosum

Abstract

Invasive insect pests are threat to native flora as well as cultivated crops all around the globe. Tuta absoluta is a recent invasion to India and caused economic damage to tomato in South- Central India. The pest was noticed on Solanum melongena L. in southern most part of the Country and caused heavy defoliation of crops. A promising native ant species, Diacamma rugosum was found feeding on pupae from the ventral surface of the leaf. The ant predator could check the pest infestation in one plot. This the first report of the pest on eggplant and its ant predator from this part of the world. 

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Published

2017-12-06

How to Cite

Sivakumar, T., Josephrajkumar, A., & Anitha, N. (2017). First report of tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) on egg plant Solanam melongena L. from Kerala, India. ENTOMON, 42(4), 335–338. Retrieved from http://entomon.in/index.php/Entomon/article/view/333

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 4 (2017)

Section

Short Communications