First record of Phytomyza gymnostoma Loew (Diptera: Agromyzidae) a leaf mining pest of leeks in Greece |
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| Authors: | K B Simoglou E Roditakis M Martinez N E Roditakis |
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| Institution: | 1. Prefecture Agriculture Directorate of Heraklion, Department of Plant Protection, Certification & Quality Control, Evans 60, 71201 Heraklion, Greece;2. Plant Protection Institute of Heraklion, National Agricultural Research Foundation, 71003 Heraklion, Greece;3. e‐mail: e‐roditakis@her.forthnet.gr;4. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR CBGP, 2 place Pierre Viala (Batiment 16), 34060 Montpellier, Cedex 01, France |
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| Abstract: | In autumn 2007, an allium leafminer, Phytomyza gymnostoma Loew (Diptera: Agromyzidae), was recorded for the first time in non‐commercial leek crops in the areas of Elassona and Katerini in Central Greece. Leek plants were severely damaged by the leafminer larvae infestation. Typical feeding symptoms were observed, caused by the mining behaviour of larvae within inner and outer leaves of leek plants, resulting in the formation of descending galleries. Pest control was performed locally using commercial insecticides with unknown efficacy mainly due to ignorance of the species biology. |
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