Abstract
The incidence of the American serpentine leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) was studied in cotton-growing tracts of Tamil Nadu State, India. The incidence Was higher on summer than on winter cotton and the cropping pattern was found to have an impact on the incidence of the leafminer on cotton. Biological studies on L. trifolii conducted on cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum Mill., and cowpea, Vigna sinensis (L.) Walp., revealed that its life cycle varied with different hosts. The duration of the pupal stage of L. trifolii was the longest in the leafminer’s life cycle. Lycopersicon esculentum was the preferred host—females of L. trifolii survived the longest and had the highest fecundity on this host. Sex discrimination was possible at the pupal stage, on the basis of size; female adults were found to emerge from larger-sized pupae and males from smaller ones.
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L’incidence de la larve sinueuse américaine des feuilles, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) a été étudiée dans les périmètres cotonniers de l’Etat du Tamil Nadu, en Inde. Cette incidence était plus prononcée sur le coton estival que sur le coton hivernal. Le système de cultures avait un impact sur le taux d’incidence de la mineuse sur le coton. Les études biologiques menées sur le coton, Gossypium hirsutum; le niébé, Vigna sinensis (L.) Walp. et la tomate Lycopersicon esculentum Mill., ont révelé que le cycle biologique de L. trifolii varie selon les différentes plantes hôtes. Le stade chrysalide de L. trifolii était le plus long du cycle bilogique. On a déduit que L. esculentum était l’hôte préféré de L. trifolii en se basant sur la plus longue survie et la fécondité élevée de l’insecte sur cette plante. Il était possible de différencier les sexes au niveau des chrysalides sur base de leur taille. Les femelles adultes émergeaient des chrysalides de grande taille tandis que mâles, de celles de petite taille.
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Jeyakumar, P., Uthamasamy, S. Distribution and Biology of Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) in Tamil Nadu, India. Int J Trop Insect Sci 20, 237–243 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400015587
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