Am fast losing my tomatoes to the moths. They feed on the leaves and tomatoes fruits. Other farms close to mine are also affected by the moths.

Here are the pics

Hmm...do we do research at all in nigeria? There should be a scientific solution

Eyah Pele, sorry , Biko . buhari for compensate you but he don sign budget already

lemme book this space





ayam coming o......... *zooms of out thread*

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Tuta absoluta

@ MANGAM:
Sorry about your loss. I read about how this pest has wrecked havoc to approximately 40% of tomato yields expected mostly from the northern region. Funny enough, I was going through videos on Youtube on how to construct cheap greenhouse using available and locally sourced materials. I focused on the ones built by rural farmers in Kenya.
Now, I'm saying to myself: A Nigerian farmer who had adopted this approach before this calamity struck would be making crazy money right now!
It's all a challenge, and one should see the opportunity in such calamities. This pest attack is bound to repeat in a few more planting seasons from now. With a greenhouse supplied with drip irrigation, you can plant anytime, and pests are mostly eliminated.

Here are some of the relevant video clips. Wish you well, bro. Innovation is the way to go.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy72pRX6hJw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obsLwew-NT0

cc: pavore9, organicfoods, jethro2

Thanks @ whirlwind7, just went thru the videos. Greenhouse farming is the only way out. The north is very conservative place. Pple here are not open to modern techniques. Will give it a try

MANGAM:
Thanks @ whirlwind7, just went thru the videos. Greenhouse farming is the only way out. The north is very conservative place. Pple here are not open to modern techniques. Will give it a try

Brother! That's exactly what should give you an edge! Look, this means u would have less people competing with u during off seasons. Their being conservative and unwilling to try out new ideas is a bonus to anyone around there who dares.
Remember the saying that in the country of the blind, the one eyed man is king? You should capitalize on the weakness and shortcomings in your area. Be the pioneer. What you should do once u have a greenhouse is, concentrate on planting during offseason, such that your harvest will have more value. You harvest when the commodities have become scarce and expensive in the markets
Not just tomatoes, but watermelon, cucumber, green peppers etc.
I want you to begin laughing at yourself after you read this. You have a ready made environment to prepare you for success!

chiefolododo:
Eyah Pele, sorry , Biko . buhari for compensate you but he don sign budget already

everything ain't bout joke.

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There is simple trap (bio-based) used here in Kenya to easily control Tuta Absoluta, it draws them to it and get stuck and die. The small consumable in the trap that attracts them is replaced every 2 months.

Mangam send me a Pm. I can try and get some pheromone fly traps for you.

Pm sent

kk4real:
Mangam send me a Pm. I can try and get some pheromone fly traps for you.

All our agricultural extension programms and agricultural lecturers are just a shameful lot. The day I heard of total absoluta. I just Google and find out about pheromones trap combined with light solution. Just a small device and these moths are quickly dealt with. All of them keep talking trash and not acting fast.

Hope this video helps. You can also check www.kenyabiologics.com, for more info



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G98uJYLum-0

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Sorry for such an occurrence

These shit looks like an alien invasion ... @ op how did u capture these intriguing pics , are u sure u aren't infected

This thread makes me want to go into farming.

I'm sorry for the loss, consider planting resistance variety, quite better minimized the loss as well. U can get it from NIHORT

Expects my very soon. No time to check clock in this country of buhari.

Invite ND avengers to kill them all..

Tnk God the human ebola ddnt come during Buhari's time, millions would hv bn dead b4 his dull brain finishes processing. Tomato ebola ravaging our farms n d current Buhari govt can't do anythn about it. Is such a govt reliable?

tempest01:
Hmm...do we do research at all in nigeria? There should be a scientific solution

welcome to Nigeria where we have incompetent folks as leaders

Pavore9:
There is simple trap (bio-based) used here in Kenya to easily control Tuta Absoluta, it draws them to it and get stuck and die. The small consumable in the trap that attracts them is replaced every 2 months.

Tell me about it

Has anyone tried spraying simple pesticide? They seem to be surface feeders, are they not killed with pesticides?

Blame the GMO pedlars and their Nigerian corroborator s who happen to be very powerful and too rich, albeit from unwholesome and genetically modified foods that Nigerians consume which is the reason for upsurge in cancer cases. If you know the role Obama, Clinton and one billionaire from the north is playing in Ebola tomatoes in Nigeria, you will embark on thirty days of prayers and fasting to stop Clinton from becoming the next US president. Africa will continue to be Guinea pigs for experiment and systematic depopulation through GMO products. It's neo-colonialism. You may not understand this great secret. But just know that the scarcity of tomatoes in Nigeria and the Ebola tomatoes is man made.Sorry!

Buhari sef

Eg of a severe pest