date:Jul 20, 2012
o countries in the Mediterranean Basin and the Near East - encompassing territories as far north as Switzerland, as far south as Morocco and Algeria, as Far East as Turkey, and also Arab Gulf states to the south-east.
The tomato borer has bred quickly and moved easily across borders. Some countries have been able to minimise the insect's ability to reproduce, and limit its potential to spread and damage crops.FAO's objective is to replicate this success as the pest makes its way east and south-