Difference between revisions of "Rhagoletis mendax"
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[[File:IPMimage1227054.jpg|250px|thumb|''Rhagoletis mendax'' adult on blueberry (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author(s): Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service<br/>Source: [http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1227054 IPM Images]]] | [[File:IPMimage1227054.jpg|250px|thumb|''Rhagoletis mendax'' adult on blueberry (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author(s): Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service<br/>Source: [http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1227054 IPM Images]]] | ||
| − | <font color="#800000">'''''Rhagoletis mendax'''''</font> Curran - blueberry maggot | + | <font color="#800000">'''''Rhagoletis mendax'''''</font> Curran - (blueberry maggot) |
[[File:IPMimage1227056.jpg|250px|thumb|left|''Rhagoletis mendax'' larvae on blueberry (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author(s): Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service<br/>Source: [http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1227056 IPM Images]]] | [[File:IPMimage1227056.jpg|250px|thumb|left|''Rhagoletis mendax'' larvae on blueberry (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author(s): Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service<br/>Source: [http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1227056 IPM Images]]] | ||
| − | is an important | + | The fly is an important native pest of blueberry in eastern North America. It also attacks other species of Ericaceae. Losses can be high because infested crops cannot be exported. |
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| + | The eggs and larvae develop inside blueberries over a period of about 1 months. The mature larva drops to the ground, pupates in the soil and typically overwinters there. There is usually one generation per year, but some populations spend 2-3 winters as pupae. | ||
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|fr=mouche du bleuet<br/>mouche de l'airelle | |fr=mouche du bleuet<br/>mouche de l'airelle | ||
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| + | The adults is 4-5 mm long, black with a white scutellum and four white cross-bands on the abdomen. | ||
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For details see the respective page in [[wikipedia:Rhagoletis mendax|Wikipedia]]. | For details see the respective page in [[wikipedia:Rhagoletis mendax|Wikipedia]]. | ||
[[Category:Rhagoletis (genus)]] | [[Category:Rhagoletis (genus)]] | ||
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Rhagoletis mendax adult on blueberry (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Source: IPM Images
Author(s): Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Source: IPM Images
Rhagoletis mendax Curran - (blueberry maggot)
Rhagoletis mendax larvae on blueberry (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Source: IPM Images
Author(s): Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Source: IPM Images
The fly is an important native pest of blueberry in eastern North America. It also attacks other species of Ericaceae. Losses can be high because infested crops cannot be exported.
The eggs and larvae develop inside blueberries over a period of about 1 months. The mature larva drops to the ground, pupates in the soil and typically overwinters there. There is usually one generation per year, but some populations spend 2-3 winters as pupae.
| Vernacular names | |
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| • English: | blueberry maggot |
| • Français: | mouche du bleuet mouche de l'airelle |
The adults is 4-5 mm long, black with a white scutellum and four white cross-bands on the abdomen.
For details see the respective page in Wikipedia.
