California Pest Rating for Tuta absoluta (Meyrick): Tomato Leafminer Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae Pest Rating: A PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event: A pest rating proposal is required to determine a permanent pest rating for Tuta absoluta (tomato leafminer). History & Status: Background: Tuta absoluta is a moth that feeds on the leaves and fruit of solanaceous plants. … Continue reading Tuta absoluta (Meyrick): Tomato Leafminer
California Pest Rating for Pepino Mosaic Virus (PepMV) Pest Rating: B PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event: In January 2015, Tongyan Tian, CDFA Plant Pathologist, detected Pepino mosaic virus(PepMV) in two official tomato samples collected from plants grown in a greenhouse in San Diego County. The virus has been previously reported by researchers who collected non-official samples … Continue reading Pepino Mosaic Virus (PepMV)
California Pest Rating for Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni): White Peach Scale Hemiptera: Diaspididae Pest Rating: A PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event: Pseudaulacaspis pentagona is frequently intercepted by CDFA. A pest rating proposal is required to justify its pest rating. History & Status: Background: Pseudaulacaspis pentagona is a highly polyphagous armored scale insect. It is considered an … Continue reading White Peach Scale | Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni)
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