Chromatomyia horticola

Phytomyza horticola
Leaf mine of P. horticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Agromyzidae
Genus: Phytomyza
Species: P. horticola
Binomial name
Phytomyza horticola
Goureau, 1851

Chromatomyia horticola is a species of leaf-mining fly in the family Agromyzidae of the order Diptera.[1] It is now referred to by its original name, Phytomyza horticola, following synonymy of Chromatomyia with Phytomyza.[2] The species is a pest of high economic importance affecting the vegetable crops in temperate and tropical regions[3][4][5]

Habitat and distribution

Phytomyza horticola is recorded in around 268 genera of 36 families, commonly Brassicaceae, Fabaceae and Asteraceae. The polyphagous pest is distributed in various regions of Africa, Asia, and Europe.[6]

References

  1. Mahendran, B.; Agnihotri, Meena (Apr 2013). "Natural parasitism of agromyzid leafminer, Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on field pea". African Journal of Agricultural Research. Academic Journals. pp. 1174–1179. doi:10.5897/AJAR12.1603.
  2. Winkler, I.S.; Scheffer, S.J.; Mitter, C. "Molecular phylogeny and systematics of leaf-mining flies (Diptera: Agromyzidae): delimitation of Phytomyza Fallén sensu lato and included species groups, with new insights on morphological and host-use evolution". Systematic Entomology. pp. 260–292.
  3. Spencer, K.A., 1973. Agromyzidae (Diptera) of economic importance. The Pitman Press, Bath, UK.,pp: 415.
  4. "Pea Leaf Miner (Chromatomyia horticola)".
  5. Bhat, Deen Mohammad; Bhagat, R.C. "Natural Parasitism of Leaf Miner, Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on Vegetable Crops in Kashmir (India)" (PDF). World Journal of Agricultural Sciences. IDOSI Publications. pp. 888–891.
  6. "Polyphagous Agromyzid Leafminers". The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

Further reading

  • Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau)
  • J. Shindo, M. Ishitani & N. Kitano (2008). "Effect of insecticides against the garden pea leafminer Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau) (Diptera: Agromyzidae)". Annual Report of the Society of Plant Protection of North Japan 59: 174–178. 
  • Tsutomu Saito (2004). "Insecticide susceptibility of the leafminer, Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau)(Diptera: Agromyzidae)". Applied Entomology and Zoology 39 (2): 203–208. doi:10.1303/aez.2004.203. 
  • Lütfiye Gençer (2005). "Chalcidoid parasitoids of Chromatomyia horticola (Gour.) (Dip. Agromyzidae) in Sivas Province, Turkey". Journal of Pest Science 78 (1): 41–43. 
  • Chen Xuexin, Xu Zhihong, Lang Fayong, He Junhua, Ma Yun & Rong Luqi (2001). "The occurrence of Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and its parasitoids (Hymenoptera) in the suburbs of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China". Entomological Journal of East China 10 (1): 30–33. 
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