Tuta Absoluta Surveillance Data in Malawi

The data contains monitoring and surveillance records on tuta absoluta presence, population density and distribution. Data collected using 132 Delta Traps (Female Sex Pheromones), in four districts of Malawi summarised as follows: 1. Mzimba (Champhira EPA) - Northern Malawi. 2. Dowa (Nachisaka EPA) - Central Malawi. 3. Salima (Tembwe EPA) - Central Malawi. 4. Dedza (Lobi EPA) - Central Malawi.

Purpose

Data to be used for modelling of tuta pest in Malawi.

Type

Tabulated data in excel

Other information

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Data and Resources

Tuta Absoluta Surveillance Data in MalawiXLSX
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Additional Info

Field	Value
Crop	Tomato
Pest	Tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta)
Reference number
Countries covered	Malawi
Area covered (GeoJson coordinates, use https://geojson.io to create)
Type of spatial resolution	Surveillance data collected at the farm using tuta traps that were spatially positioned at 50m apart
Spatial information for data records	Data records are included and ALL are georeferences
Temporal resolution	6 months
Timestamp for data records	Data records are included and SOME include a timestamp
Validity period start
Validity period end
Dataset size	576 entries monthly from 144 tuta traps in all 4 districts
Dataset format	Electronic
Language	English
Date created	2023-04-08
Frequency of update	Monthly
Last updated	2023-11-08
Privacy	The data does not contain any personal or commercial information
Source
Version
Author	Total Land Care (TLC) Malawi
Author Email	Total Land Care (TLC) Malawi
Maintainer	Chikondi Mlera
Maintainer Email	Chikondi Mlera