Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae): A new pest of tomato in Serbia

Abstract

Tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a devastating pest of tomato originating from South America has been recorded in Serbia on three localities: in tomato main greenhouse and open field production area located in the vicinity of town Leskovac (South Serbia), in surroundings of the village Donji Vrtogos (near town Vranje, South Serbia) and in a greenhouses complex in Kraljevci (60 km west of Belgrade). The presence of T. absoluta was confirmed by morphological and molecular study of the collected specimens.Prisustvo lisnog minera paradajza Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), opasne stetocine poreklom iz Juzne Amerike, utvrdjeno je na tri lokaliteta u Srbiji: u plastenicima i poljima u okolini Leskovca (juzna Srbija), u okolini sela Donji Vrtogos (u blizini Vranja) i u kompleksu plastenika u selu Kraljevci (60 km zapadno od Beograda). Identifikacija T. absoluta je izvrsena morfoloskim i molekularnim analizama sakupljenih uzoraka. PR Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. III43001