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Tuta absoluta continues to disperse in Asia: damage, ongoing management and future challenges

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Since its initial detection in Turkey in 2009, the invasive destructive pest South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) has started its new invasion journey to east and invaded most Asian countries. This pest currently causes extensive damage to tomato production and potentially threatens key production areas such as China. To provide an overview of current status of T. absoluta in Asia, we have briefly reviewed the damage and economic impacts by this pest locally and discussed why this species has spread so rapidly among the countries. Moreover, ongoing integrated pest management options are summarized in newly invaded areas with an emphasis of discussing the potential control failures by chemical insecticides. Future research efforts on developing promising management technologies are recommended. Finally, we suggest building a cross-regional network to enhance the sustainable control of this pest.

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We thank the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Pest Science for the invitation to submit a review article on Tuta absoluta to the special issue for this species.

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  1. CAS Key Laboratory of Biogeography and Bioresource in Arid Land, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ürümqi, 830011, China

    Peng Han, Khasan Ismoilov & Zhao-zhi Lu

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Peng Han, Khasan Ismoilov & Zhao-zhi Lu

  3. General Directorate of Food and Control Departments of Plant Health, Quarantine, Border Control and Plant Protection Products, 06110, Ankara, Turkey

    Yunus Bayram

  4. MIGAL - Galilee Research Institute South Industrial Zone, P.O. Box 831, 11016, Kiryat-Shmona, Israel

    Liora Shaltiel-Harpaz

  5. Department of Environmental Sciences, Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee, Israel

    Liora Shaltiel-Harpaz

  6. Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Persian Gulf University, P.O. Box 75169-13817, Bushehr, Iran

    Fariba Sohrabi

  7. Entomology Terrestrial and Marine Biodiversity, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Anitha Saji

  8. Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, 720044, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

    Uulu Tair Esenali

  9. Institute of Zoology and Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

    Anvar Jalilov

  10. Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan

    Abid Ali

  11. National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India

    Pathour R. Shashank

  12. Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, 100097, China

    Su Wang

  13. State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China

    Gui-fen Zhang & Fang-hao Wan

  14. Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, 95123, Italy

    Antonio Biondi

  15. INRA (French National Institute for Agricultural Research), CNRS, UMR 1355-7254, University Côte d’Azur, 06903, Sophia Antipolis, France

    Nicolas Desneux

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Han, P., Bayram, Y., Shaltiel-Harpaz, L. et al. Tuta absoluta continues to disperse in Asia: damage, ongoing management and future challenges. J Pest Sci 92, 1317–1327 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-018-1062-1

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