Fresh tomatoes, ISI Sementi hits poker against TSWV
In the tomato greenhouses of northern Italy, TSWV (Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus) is the number one enemy of growers (closely followed by Tuta absoluta), as it threatens to compromise the entire

Russia: 110 cases of pests or diseases identified in imported products from June 5 to 11
From June 11, the Rosselkhoznadzor has found 110 cases of 16 types of quarantine harmful pests or diseases(KVO) in imported products. Strictly speaking of horticultural products, the agency has

Kenya: Tomato growers use traps to tame pests chewing into leafage
Tomato farmers in Subukia have been confronting the menace of a pest that has mostly been chewing into the leafage of the crop. The resultant effect has been the possibility of a massive drop in

Tuta absoluta, increasing risk and lack of suitable active ingredients
The increasingly warmer winters are changing the production calendar in the countryside and, thus, the fight against harmful insects is also becoming more complicated; in fact, due to the rising

A project coordinated by IRTA promotes the biological control of Tuta absoluta.
In 2006, a pest arrived in Spain that affects tomato plants and causes great losses throughout the value chain. It is the Tuta absoluta, a lepidopteran leafminer that mainly attacks the leaves of

How to prevent Tuta outbreaks on tomato in spring
During winter, with fewer hours of sunlight and lower temperatures, the life cycle of the predatory bug Nesidiocoris tenuis, the main natural enemy of the Tuta absoluta pest in tomatoes, slows

Climate change is endangering the Bulgarian pink tomato
The pink tomato, grown in Bulgaria, is losing a battle with the mining moth. The Tuta absoluta caterpillar, which can destroy 100% of the pink tomato crop, first appeared in Bulgaria a few years