Neoleucinodes elegantalis
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Neoleucinodes elegantalis (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): M. Alma Solis, USDA-ARS
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Author(s): M. Alma Solis, USDA-ARS
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Guenée, 1854) - (tomato fruit borer)
The moth is found in South and Central America and is a pest of tomato. The female lays eggs on small, green tomato fruits. The hatching larvae bore into the fruits, causing yield losses of up to 50%. Other crops may also be attacked. The development from egg to adult lasts around 6-8 weeks.
Management involves the removal of alternate solanaceous hosts and plant debris after harvest as well as crop rotation. Resistant tomato varieties are under development.
| Vernacular names | |
|---|---|
| • English: | tomato fruit borer small tomato borer |
| • Español: | pasador del fruto de las solanáceas |
| • Français: | petit foreur de la tomate |
| • Português: | broca-pequena-do-tomateiro |
