Journal of
Entomology and Nematology

  • Abbreviation: J. Entomol. Nematol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9855
  • DOI: 10.5897/JEN
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 135

Full Length Research Paper

Tomato Leaf miner (Tuta absoluta) (Meyrick 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) prevalence and farmer management practices in Kirinyanga County, Kenya

Nderitu Wangari Peris
  • Nderitu Wangari Peris
  • School of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Resource Management, University of Embu, P. O. Box 6-60100, Embu, Kenya.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
John Jamleck Muturi
  • John Jamleck Muturi
  • School of pure and applied sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Embu, P. O. Box 6-60100, Embu, Kenya.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
Otieno Mark
  • Otieno Mark
  • School of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Resource Management, University of Embu, P. O. Box 6-60100, Embu, Kenya.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
Arunga Esther
  • Arunga Esther
  • School of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Resource Management, University of Embu, P. O. Box 6-60100, Embu, Kenya.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
Mattias Jonsson
  • Mattias Jonsson
  • Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 25 April 2018
  •  Accepted: 21 June 2018
  •  Published: 31 August 2018

How to cite this article

APA /
Peris, N. W., Muturi, J. J., Mark, O., Esther, A., & Jonsson, M. (2018). Tomato Leaf miner (Tuta absoluta) (Meyrick 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) prevalence and farmer management practices in Kirinyanga County, Kenya. Journal of Entomology and Nematology, 10(6), 43-49.
Chicago /
Nderitu Wangari Peris, John Jamleck Muturi, Otieno Mark, Arunga Esther and Mattias Jonsson. "Tomato Leaf miner (Tuta absoluta) (Meyrick 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) prevalence and farmer management practices in Kirinyanga County, Kenya." Journal of Entomology and Nematology 10, no. 6 (2018): 43-49.
MLA /
Nderitu Wangari Peris, et al. "Tomato Leaf miner (Tuta absoluta) (Meyrick 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) prevalence and farmer management practices in Kirinyanga County, Kenya." Journal of Entomology and Nematology 10.6 (2018): 43-49.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/JEN2018.0208
URL /
https://academicjournals.org/journal/JEN/article-abstract/53F88EF58509

Copyright © 2022 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article.

This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0

Back to Vol. 10 No. 6
Back to articles
SUBSCRIBE TO RSS
SUBMIT MANUSCRIPT
CONFERENCES