I-Tuta absoluta, evame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-tomato leafminer, iyisilokazane esibhubhisayo esingabangela umonakalo omkhulu ezitshalweni zikatamatisi, okuholela ekulahlekelweni kwezomnotho kubalimi. Lesi sihloko sizohlola idatha yakamuva ye-Tuta absoluta infestations, okuhlanganisa umjikelezo wayo wempilo, ukuziphatha, nomthelela ezitshalweni zikatamatisi.
Ngokusho kocwaningo lwakamuva, i-Tuta absoluta iyisilokazana esiyingozi kakhulu esikwazi ukubangela ukulahlekelwa kwesivuno esingu-100% ezitshalweni zikatamatisi. Lesi silokazane esidabuka eNingizimu Melika, sesisakazekele nakwezinye izingxenye zomhlaba, kuhlanganise neYurophu, i-Afrika, ne-Asia, sibangela umonakalo omkhulu ezitshalweni zikatamatisi.
Izibungu ze-Tuta absoluta zidla amaqabunga katamatisi, izimbali, nezithelo, okwenza umonakalo omkhulu ezicutshini zesitshalo. Ngenxa yalokho, izitshalo ezihlaselwe zingase zibonise ukukhula okuvimbile, isivuno esinciphile, ngisho nokufa. Isilokazane saziwa nangokukwazi kwaso ukumelana nezibulala-zinambuzane zamakhemikhali, okwenza kube inselele ukusilawula.
Izinqubo ezididiyelwe zokulawulwa kwezinambuzane (i-IPM) zinconyiwe ukuphatha ukuhlasela kwe-Tuta absoluta, okuhlanganisa nezinyathelo zokulawula amasiko ezifana nokushintshaniswa kwezitshalo kanye nokusetshenziswa kwezinhlobo zikatamatisi ezimelana nazo. Izibulala-zinambuzane nazo zisetshenziswa ngokuhambisana nezinye izindlela zokulawula ukunciphisa inani lezinambuzane.
Ekuphetheni, i-Tuta absoluta ibeka ingozi enkulu ekukhiqizeni utamatisi emhlabeni wonke, futhi umthelela wayo ezitshalweni zikatamatisi awukwazi ukushaywa indiva. Ukusetshenziswa kwezinqubo ezididiyelwe zokulawula izinambuzane kubalulekile ekulawuleni ukuhlasela kwe-Tuta absoluta kanye nokunciphisa ukulahlekelwa kwezitshalo.