Ukraine: Invasive organism was found in Khmelnytsky region

Published 2021년 10월 28일

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Inspectors from Ukraine's Main Department of the State Food and Consumer Service in Khmelnytsky region have detected the South American tomato moth (Tuta absoluta) in the village of Teofipol. This pest, initially introduced to Ukraine in 2010 via contaminated tomato shipments from Turkey and Syria, poses a significant threat to nightshade family crops such as tomatoes, eggplants, potatoes, peppers, tobacco, and wild nightshades. Capable of destroying 60% to 100% of a crop, it was first spotted in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the Odessa region. Current control measures rely heavily on the use of insecticides, although efforts are underway to develop more effective and less resistant pest management strategies.

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During systematic inspections by state phytosanitary inspectors of the Main Department of the State Food and Consumer Service in Khmelnytsky region in the village of Teofipol, a dangerous quarantine organism was first detected - the South American tomato moth Tuta absoluta Meyr. Read: The new elevator will soon start operating in Bila Tserkva PHOTOS The South American tomato moth was brought to Ukraine in 2010 with contaminated tomato shipments from Turkey and Syria. Outbreaks of the pest at that time were found in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Odessa region. It is reported that the main host plants of the South American tomato moth are tomatoes. In addition, moths can damage all species of plants of the nightshade family (Solanaceae): eggplant, potatoes, peppers, tobacco and wild nightshades such as datura, nightshade, sagebrush. This pest is able to destroy from 60% to 100% of the crop in a very short time. In measures to localize and eradicate the South American tomato ...

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