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Ana's notes: It is important to differentiate leafmining flies and leafmining caterpillars, since the management of the two groups of pests is different. The leafminers attacking coffee, cotton, groundnut, soybean and citrus are caterpillars, not leafmining flies. Some work was done on neem for control of leafminers on tomatoes some years back, but it was not published. I am looking for it; it should be added when available.
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Is this a Minor Pest?
Yes
Minor Pest Title
Leafminers (Liriomyza spp.)
Minor Pest Description
Leafminers may cause damage to green onions. Damage is largely cosmetic, and mining on leaves may cause rejection of marketed onions, but generally does not affect plant growth. Damage in dry onions and garlic is of little concern unless populations become high to prematurely kill foliage.
Minor Pest What to do.
Minor Pest Position
3
Minor Pest Firstcontent
125
Pest Type
insect
Host Plants
Onion
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