Liriomyza huidobrensis(LIRIHU)
Distribution details in South Africa
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2022: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1991
First recorded in: 1991
EPPO Reporting Service (2001/031)
From Giliomee (2011): first found in 1991 in the regions of Sandveld and Ceres (Western Cape province) where it caused severe damage to potatoes.
From Giliomee (2011): first found in 1991 in the regions of Sandveld and Ceres (Western Cape province) where it caused severe damage to potatoes.
* Giliomee JH (2011) Recent establishment of many alien insects in South Africa – a cause of concern. African Entomology 19(1), 151-155.
* Global Potato News. Leaf miner in South Africa. http://www.potatonews.com/news/other/2000.archive.htm
* Mugala T, Visser D, Malan AP, Addison P (2022) Entomopathogens from agricultural soil and their pathogenicity against the potato leaf miner, Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae). Biocontrol Science and Technology, 1-19.
* Global Potato News. Leaf miner in South Africa. http://www.potatonews.com/news/other/2000.archive.htm
* Mugala T, Visser D, Malan AP, Addison P (2022) Entomopathogens from agricultural soil and their pathogenicity against the potato leaf miner, Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae). Biocontrol Science and Technology, 1-19.