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Horticulture/Liriomyza trifolii
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American Serpentine Leafminer Insect Liriomyza trifolii Agromyzidae Diptera Complete Larvae
Liriomyza trifolii is a Pest of greenhouses and warm climates, though it may seasonally escape in cooler climates. It is a ../Leaf Miner/ of many cultivated and weedy species.
Description
A small yellow fly as an adult, a leaf-mining maggot as a larva.
Symptoms and Signs
Mining of leaves, eventually causing leaf drop.
Ecology
This insect has been spreading throughout the world over the past decades, believed to be transported on florist's materials.
Host plants
../Allium/ (Onion)
../Apium/ (Celery)
../Aster/
../Bellis/
../Benincasa/ (Wax Gourd)
../Beta/
../Brassica/
../Bidens/
../Capsicum/ (Pepper)
../Chrysanthemum/
../Citrullus/
../Cucumis/
../Cucurbita/
../Dahlia/
../Daucus/
../Dendranthema/
../Eupatorium/
../Erechtites/ (Pilewort)
../Gerbera/
../Gypsophila/ (Baby's Breath)
../Helianthus/
../Lactuca/ (Lettuce)
../Lagenaria/ (Hyotan)
../Lycopersicon/
../Petunia/
../Phaseolus/ (Bean)
../Pisum/
../Solanum/
../Spinacia/ (Spinach)
../Tagetes/
../Zinnia/
Control
Control weed hosts Rogue out infested plants, dispose of infested materials quickly ../Cyromazine/, ../Abamectin/ Parasitic Wasps and Ants
References
University of Florida
Hawaii Extension Service
North Carolina State University