Open AccessLiriomyza bryoniae kltb. (Diptera: agromyzidae): An important pest in glasshouse vegetables
Author(s) -
N. Dimić,
P. Perić
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pesticidi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0844
pISSN - 0352-9029
DOI - 10.2298/pif0302115d
Subject(s) - agromyzidae , leaf miner , infestation , pest analysis , pepper , biology , greenhouse , capsicum annuum , horticulture , agronomy , toxicology
Tomato leaf miner Liriomyza bryoniae Kltb. found in glasshouses in the area of Lazarevac was investigated. Morphological characteristics, development host plants and harmful effects caused to selected vegetables were studied. The leaf miner infestation had caused deterioration of local cucumber crops causing and average 4.64 injury category, and an average 95.67% damage to the assimilation surface. Tomato was also affected, but the injury was in considerably lower degree (level 4.0), and some injury was found on pepper (level 2.0). The miner was merely recorded to be present in garden bean (injury level 0-1). Attention is drawn to the need for timely insecticide treatments, as well as compounds that could be used to control L. bryoniae.