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Table 1 Delimited detection zones for Tuta absoluta detection in Matshelagabedi village, northern district of Botswana

From: First report of tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in Botswana

Location

Distance from the core detection site (m)

Number of traps/zone

Core detection point (genesis farm)

0

6

First (open forest)

500

6

Second (open forest)

8000

2

Third (open forest)

16,000

2

Fourth (tomato fields)

24,000

2

  1. Data were collected 7 days (03 December–10 December 2016), and trapped moths were counted using dyed pointers and tally counters
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Agriculture & Food Security

ISSN: 2048-7010