Rare insect devastates Nigeria’s tomato farms

Name: Rare insect devastates Nigeria’s tomato farms
Uploaded: 2016-06-12T08:35:16+00:00
Duration: 2 min 22 s
Channel: Al Jazeera English
Description: A rare caterpillar-like creature is infecting tomato crops across much of northern Nigeria.<br /><br />Farmers have lost their entire harvest because of the insect, known as Tuta Absoluta or Tomato Leaf Miner, and its resistance to pesticides. <br />

Al Jazeera English

A rare caterpillar-like creature is infecting tomato crops across much of northern Nigeria.  Farmers have lost their entire harvest because of the insect, known as Tuta Absoluta or Tomato Leaf Miner, and its resistance to pesticides.

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