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Potato tuber moth

Potato tuber moth

Larva — Lepidoptera

What is an opportunist?

An "opportunist" is a population (fungi, bacteria, insects…) that takes advantage of a favourable environment to settle in, multiply and feed on it. It often develops when the natural defences of the affected organism are weakened — for genetic reasons or linked to context (water stress, deficiencies, nutritional imbalances, overcrowding…). This is typically the case in monocultures, where a single host plant, uniform and present in large numbers, offers ideal ground for it to spread.

Identification key : Leaf-mining caterpillar (Larva) Boring caterpillar (fruits, stems, cobs, tubers, wood) (Larva) Butterflies and moths (Adult (and nymphs resembling the adult))

Scientific name : Phthorimaea operculella

Other names : Potato moth

Small grey moth of warm regions, found worldwide. Its caterpillars mine leaves and stems of potato, tomato, pepper and eggplant and, above all, tunnel into tubers both in the field and in storage, where it can breed continuously. Tubers poorly covered with soil are the most exposed.

Crops affected : Bell pepper, Eggplant, Potato, Tomato

Source : Phthorimaea operculella (PHTOOP)[Overview] — EPPO Global Database — EPPO

This page lists the bio-preparations in the collection that other references associate with this opportunist: Potato tuber moth.

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No published recipe is associated with this opportunist yet.

See also

Crops

Eggplant Potato Bell pepper Tomato

Opportunists of the same crops

Tomato leafminer Tobacco mosaic virus Whitefly Cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa) Stolbur (bois noir) Root-knot nematodes Colorado potato beetle Tomato spotted wilt virus Late blight Alternaria (early blight) Chilli thrips Verticillium wilt

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