Population Dynamics of Tomato Leafminer Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelichiidae), On Two Tomato Varieties Tomallow and Cartier in the Kabylia Region (Algeria)

Authors

  • Chougar Safia Laboratory of Production, Safeguarding endangered species and crops. Influence of climatic variations. Biology department. Faculty of Biological Sciences and Agronomic Sciences. Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou 15000 (Algeria)
  • Medjdoub-Bensaad Ferroudja Laboratory of Production, Safeguarding endangered species and crops. Influence of climatic variations. Biology department. Faculty of Biological Sciences and Agronomic Sciences. Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou 15000 (Algeria).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Tuta absoluta, populations, tomato, variety, littoral, Kabylia

Abstract

The tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta is a  potentially dangerous pest for growing  greenhouse tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill). The objective of this study is to follow the  bioecology of the tomato leafminer on two hybrid  varieties of tomato Cartier and Tomallow under  greenhouse in the region of Azeffoun on the coast  of Kabylia. The study showed that the evolution  over time of the numbers of adult males of the  leafminer is under the control of the climatic  conditions, in particular the temperature and the  air humidity. The presence of this pest was noted  for most of the sampling period. Five generations  are registered on both varieties. Observations  indicate that there expresses a preference for the  Tomallow variety. Otherwise, the infestation is  more important on the intermediate and apical  leaflets, the females of this pest express a  preference for the underside of the leaflets to  deposit their eggs and this for both varieties  studied. 

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Published

2019-12-26

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Vol. 38 No. 2 (2019): Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences Zoology (Jul-Dec) 2019

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Population Dynamics of Tomato Leafminer Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelichiidae), On Two Tomato Varieties Tomallow and Cartier in the Kabylia Region (Algeria) . (2019). Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences- Zoology , 38(2), 161–169. https://doi.org/10.48165/