Phytomyza horticola is a species of leaf-mining fly in the family Agromyzidae of the order Diptera. For a time it was treated as Chromatomyia horticola, but its original name has been restored after genus Chromatomyia was synonymized with Phytomyza.[10] The species is a pest of high economic importance affecting the vegetable crops in temperate and tropical regions.[11][12]
| Phytomyza horticola | |
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| Leaf mine of P.horticola | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Agromyzidae |
| Subfamily: | Phytomyzinae |
| Genus: | Phytomyza |
| Species: | P. horticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Phytomyza horticola | |
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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.[13]
References
Further reading
- 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. doi:10.1007/s10340-004-0065-2. S2CID 12714275.
- 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.