A great new booklet from IRAC giving some background on the biology of Tuta absoluta and outlining IRM guidelines to help manage this pest. A copy of the booklet can be downloaded from the IRAC website via the link: Tuta absoluta - The Tomato Leafminer or Tomato Borer
Also just available from the website is the new IRAC Tuta absoluta Test Method video No. 022.
IRAC Test Methods for Myzus persicae nymphs (No. 023) and for Aphis gossypii nymphs (No. 024), both for use with the MoA Group 28 active, cyantraniliprole, have been developed and posted on the website by the IRAC Methods Team. The methods are available for downloaded from the IRAC website via the links: Method No. 023 and Method No. 024.
IRAC Test Method (No. 019) for aphids has just been finalised, approved and posted in the Methods Team area of the IRAC website. The method is suitable for monitoring resistance in a number of different aphid species and product classes, the details of which along with a method description are outlined in the Test Method document.
