POPULATION DYNAMICS OF TUTA ABSOLUTA MEYRICK IN MACEDONIA. TUTA ABSOLUTA MEYRICK (LEPIDOPTERA: GELECHIIDAE)

      Аннотация: In the past few years, T. аbsoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is considered as one of the greatest pests of tomato in Republic of Macedonia. Its larvae are the most harmful stage causing major damages, manifested through the presence of irregular mines on tomato leaves. Damage can reach up to 100%. The severe attack on the tomato fruits, reduces the commercial value from 50 to 100% (EPPO, 2005). During the two years research (2015-2016) the presence of this economically significant pest on tomato in a protected area in two systems of cultivation, conventional and integral system, is determined. Pheromones traps, as a secure method for monitoring and detecting the presence of T. absoluta, were used for collecting insects. The presence of T. absoluta was proved by morphological analysis of the male genitalia. The main objective of our research was to determine the correlation between the population dynamics of T. absoluta and climate factors in two production systems – integral and conventional, over two season spring/autumn, at tomatoes in a protected area.

Ключевые слова: Tomato leaf miner, pheromone traps, monitoring, integral and conventional production, Pests, Tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum Mill., harmful insects, cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera Hubner, Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande, Onion thrips, Thrips tabaci Lindeman, greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood, leaf aphids, Aphis sp., two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch., tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici Tryon, T. аbsoluta Meyrick, Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae, Macedonia, Tuta Absoluta Meyrick