Abstract
Twenty-one species of parasites were reared from natural populations of the chrysanthemum leaf miner,Chromatomyia syngenesiae Hardy in Southern England. A further species was reared from glasshouse crop plants infested with leaf-miners and left outside. The parasite community attacking the crop plants was otherwise similar to the natural host plant community. The relevance of this work to the biological control of chrysanthemum leaf-miner is discussed.
Résumé
Vingt et une espèces de parasites larvaires furent élevées à partir de populations naturelles de mineuses des feuilles du chrysanthèmes dans le sud de l'Angleterre. Une espèce supplémentaire fut élevée à partir de plantes provenant de serre infestée de mineuses et exposée dans les habitats naturels. Le complexe parasitaire qui s'installe sur ces plantes fut analogue en toutes autre manières à celle trouvée sur les plantes spontanées. L'intérêt de ce travail pour la lutte biologique contre les mineuses du chrysanthème est discuté.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Bouček, Z. &Askew, R.R. — 1968a. PalearcticEulophidae excludingTetrastichinae. — Index of Entomophagous Insects. —Le François, Paris.
Bouček, Z. &Askew, R.R. — 1968b. WorldTetracampidae, Index of Entomophagous Insects. —Le François, Paris.
Fischer, M. — 1973.Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Opiinae I. — Das Tierreich, 91.
Graham, M.W.R. de V. — 1969. ThePteromalidae of north-western Europe[Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea]. — Bull. Br. Muserum, Nat. Hist., Entomol., Suppl. 16.
Griffiths, G.C.D. — 1966. TheAlysiinae parasites ofAgromyzidae. IIIParaphytomyza, Phytoagromyza andPhytomyza. —Beit. Entomol., 16, 775–951.
Gurney, B. &Hussey, N.W. — 1974. Chemical control of the chrysanthemum leaf miner,Phytomyza syngenesia (Hardy) [Diptera: Agromyzidae]. —Plant Pathol., 23, 127–132.
Ibrahim, A.G. &Madge, D.S. — 1978. Parasitism of the chrysanthemum leaf minerPhytomyza syngenesiae (Hardy) [Diptera: Agromyzidae], byDiglyphys isaea (Walker) [Hymenoptera: Eulophidae! —Entomol. Monthly Mag, 114, 71–81.
Kelsey, J.M. — 1937. The ragwort leaf miner (Phytomyza atricornis Meigen) and it's parasite (Dacnusa areolaris Nees). —N.Z.J. Sci. Technol., 18, 762–767.
Scopes, N.E.A. — 1969. Biological control of chrysanthemum pests in commercial production —Glasshouse Crops Research Institute, Annual Report, 1969: 107–108.
Scopes, N.E.A. &Biggerstaff, S.M. —1973. Progress towards integrated control on year chrysanthemums —Proc. 7th Insecticide Fungicide Conf., 1, 227–234.
Scopes, N.E.A. &Gurney, G. — 1969. Biological control of chrysanthemum leaf miner. —Glasshouse Crops Research Institute, Annual Report, 1969, 109.
Spencer, K.A. — 1973.Agromyzidae [Diptera] of Economic Importance —W. Junk, The Hague.
Wardlow, L.R. — 1980. Integration under glass. —Grower, 94, 27–29.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Cornelius, S.J., Godfray, H.C.J. Natural parasitism of the chrysanthemum leaf-minerChromatomyia syngenesiae H. [Dipt.: Agromyzidae] . Entomophaga 29, 341–345 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02372122
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02372122