Vol. 34 No. 2 (2002): Serie 2
Appunti e segnalazioni

Occurrence in Northern Italy of the leek mining fly Napomyza gymnostoma (Loew) (Diptera, Agromyzidae)

PIETRO ZANDIGIACOMO
Dipartimento di Biologia applicata alla Difesa delle Piante, Universita degli Studi di Udine, Via delle Scienze 208, Udine
LAURA DALLA MONTA'
Dipartimento di Agronornia ambientale e Produzioni vegetali, Sezione di Entomologia, Universita degli Studi di Padova, Via Romea, 16, Legnaro (PD)

Published 2024-10-29

Keywords

  • Napomyza gymnostoma,
  • DipteraAgromyzidae,
  • Allium species,
  • damage

How to Cite

ZANDIGIACOMO, P., & DALLA MONTA', L. (2002). Occurrence in Northern Italy of the leek mining fly Napomyza gymnostoma (Loew) (Diptera, Agromyzidae). Bollettino Di Zoologia Agraria E Bachicoltura, 34(2), 265–268. Retrieved from https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/bzab/article/view/27052

Abstract

The most important morphological and biological characteristics of
the leek mining fly Napomyza gymnostoma (Loew) (Diptera, Agromyzidae), new
for northern Italy, are reported. Damage caused by this pest was first observed in
autumn 1999 in Friuli-Venezia Giulia and during 2001 in Veneto. In northern Italy
N. gymnostoma attacks onion, shallot, garlic but mostly leek, both in crops and
vegetable gardens. Severe damage has also been observed in organic farms.

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