Review paper
Tuta absoluta management in China: progress and prospects
Wang, Ming-hui; Ismoilov, Khasan; Liu, Wan-xue; Bai, Ming; Bai, Xiao-shuan; Chen, Bin; Chen, Hao-liang; Chen, Hong-song; Dong, Yong-cheng; Fang, Kui; Gui, Fu-rong; Huang, Guo-Hua; Jiang, Chun-mei; Jiang, Hong-bo; Li, Xiao-wei; Luo, Chen; Luo, Chen; Lu, Zhao-zhi; Lu, Yao-bin; Ma, De-ying; Pu, De-qiang; Qu, Yanyan; Sang, Wen; Song, Li-mei; Sun, Xiao; Sun, Yuan-xing; Wan, Bin; Wang, Xin-pu; Yang, Wen-jia; Yang, Xue-qing; Yao, Feng-luan; Ye, Zheng-pei; Zhang, Li-yun; Zhang, Xiao-ming; Zhang, Ye; Zhao, Chen-chen; Zhou, Qiong; Zhou, Wen-wu; Zhu, Wen-ya; Rodriguez-Saona, Cesar; Biondi, Antonio; Jaworski, Coline.C.; Zhang, Yibo; Desneux, Nicolas; Han, Peng
Entomologia Generalis Volume 44 Number 2 (2024), p. 269 - 278
published: May 23, 2024
published online: May 23, 2024
manuscript accepted: Mar 4, 2024
manuscript revision received: Feb 26, 2024
manuscript revision requested: Jan 31, 2024
manuscript received: Nov 23, 2023
DOI: 10.1127/entomologia/2024/2362
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Abstract
The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), has invaded most Afro-Eurasian countries. Since its first detection in China in late 2017, this pest has been now present in nearly 20 provinces/prefectures in China and is threating tomato and other Solanaceous crops such as potato, eggplants, and tobacco. Here, we provide a timely review on the current distribution, damage, management, and research in China. A standard survey form was designed and 30 answered surveys from 25 provinces have been received. The data showed that the damage has been witnessed in most of the regions despite that the severities vary among the regions. The management is chemical-control biased, and more efforts are needed to increase the adoption of non-chemical alternatives in the Integrated Pest Management packages. An Integrated Pest Management (IPM) package called “CAMEFA” was developed and demonstrated in Yunnan and Xinjiang, the two earliest regions for the invasion. Yet, the adoption by local growers is still limited. Besides T. absoluta, we suggest a multi-pest approach by combing IPM tactics coping with other major insect pests sharing the crop. Lastly, international projects are deemed to serve as a key lever for promoting IPM of T. absoluta and other invasive insect pests.
Keywords
biological invasion • insect pests • IPM • multi-pest approach • international projects • South American tomato pinworm