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------- As Citrulis edulis. Causes stem canker. Not confirmed in other publications.
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------- Adult feeding on ripe fruit.
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* Luria N, Smith E, Sela N, Koren A, Lachman O, Dombrovsky A (2019) Insights into a watermelon virome contribute to monitoring distribution of whitefly-borne viruses. Phytobiomes Journal 3(1), 61-70. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-07-18-0034-R
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------- as Citrullus vulgaris.
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-------- Adult host - as Citrullus vulgaris and as Citrullus lanatus.
* Clark SM, LeDoux DG, Seeno TN, Riley EG, Gilbert AJ, Sullivan JM (2004) Host plants of leaf beetle species occurring in the United States and Canada. Special Publications of the Coleopterists Society, 2, 476 pp.
------- feeding of adults as "melon [likely Citrullus lanatus or Cucumis melo]"
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* Quaintance AL, Brues CT (1905) The cotton bollworm. US Depatment of Agriculture. Bureau of entomology. Bulletin 50. 155 pp.
------- as Citrullis vulgaris.
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------- Feeding host.
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------- Feeding host.
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------- confirmed host. Reared from infested leaves collected in the field
* Foba CN, Salifu D, Lagat ZO, Gitonga LM, Akutse KS, Fiaboe KKM (2015) Species composition, distribution, and seasonal abundance of Liriomyza leafminers (Ciptera: Agromyzidae) under different vegetable production systems and agroecological zones in Kenya. Environmental Entomology 44(2), 223-232.
------- confirmed host. Reared from infested leaves collected in the field
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------- confirmed host. Reared from infested leaves collected in the field
* Tran DH (2009) Agromyzid leaf miners and their parasitoids on vegetables in Central Vietnam. Journal of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences 15(2), 21-33.
------- confirmed host. Reared from infested leaves collected in commercial vegetable fields
* Foba CN, Salifu D, Lagat ZO, Gitonga LM, Akutse KS, Fiaboe KKM (2015) Species composition, distribution, and seasonal abundance of Liriomyza leafminers (Ciptera: Agromyzidae) under different vegetable production systems and agroecological zones in Kenya. Environmental Entomology 44(2), 223-232.
------- confirmed host. Reared from infested leaves collected in the field
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------- As Citrullus vulgaris.
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------- In experiments, cv. Crimson Sweet was found to be a poor host but cv. Chaleston Gray was found to be a good host.
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------- In experiments, cv. Charleston Gray was found to be a poor host (RF<1): RF = 0.6.
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------- confirmed host
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------- Larval host.
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------- from collection specimen
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------- confirmed host.
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------- Epidemics in Central Brazil.
