Environmental Entomology (2005) 34, 1170-1177

Andrea D. Martin, Diane Stanley-Horn and Rebecca H. Hallett (2005)
Adult host preference and larval performance of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on selected hosts
Environmental Entomology 34 (5), 1170-1177
Abstract: Adult feeding and oviposition preferences and larval performance of the pea leafminer, Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard), were examined on pea, potato, lettuce, gai lan, celery, cucumber, and onion in the laboratory and field. Host preference for feeding and oviposition varied among pea leafminer subpopulations when density measures were used but not with proportional measures. Proportion of oviposition punctures may be a more appropriate measure of oviposition preference than egg density for leafmining flies, because it is not impacted by factors affecting stippling density. No correlations were found between preference and performance parameters in this highly polyphagous fly.
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Database assignments for author(s): Rebecca H. Hallett

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Liriomyza huidobrensis	Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
	Liriomyza huidobrensis	Lettuce (Lactuca)
	Liriomyza huidobrensis	Pea (Pisum sativum)
	Liriomyza huidobrensis	Celery (Apium graveolens)	Canada (east)
	Liriomyza huidobrensis	Onion/garlic/leek (Allium)
	Liriomyza huidobrensis	Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)