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Control: Tuta Abosulta (Tomato Leafminer) Description: Host crops: Tomato, cherry Tomato, Potato. Pest Identification: Adult are about 10 mm long have fili form antennae and silverish-grey scales, black spots on anterior wings. Damage: Larvae of Tuta absoluta mine the leaves, flowers, shoots, and fruit of tomato as well as the leaves and tubers of potato. After hatching, larvae penetrate apical buds, flowers, new fruit, leaves, or stems. Conspicuous irregular mines and galleries as well as dark frass make infestations relatively easy to spot. The damage caused by this pest is severe, especially in young plants. In tomato, it can attack any plant part at any crop stage and can cause up to 100% crop destruction.