Journal article

Publication year: 1990

Pages: 633-639

Journal: Entomophaga

Volume number: 35

Issue number: 4

ISSN: 0013-8959

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02375097

Publisher: Le François

Abstract: 
A survey was carried out in 1988 to determine the occurrence and distribution of the fly Phytomyza orobanchia Kaltenbach [Diptera: Agromyzidae] on broomrape (Orobanche crenata Forskal) at 21 locations in northwestern Syria. Fruit capsules of broomrape were examined in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) fields. The fly was present at 95% of the locations sampled. Of 630 broomrape plants examined over all locations, 55.5% were infested. Of the 1,890 capsules examined, 32.5% were attacked. Fly populations were highest near the coast where 79% of the broomrapes were damaged. The total seed output of broomrape plants was reduced by 29.4% in the surveyed area due to a mean seed destruction of 91.1% per infested broomrape capsule.

Harvard Citation style: LINKE, K., VORLAENDER, C. and SAXENA, M. (1990) OCCURRENCE AND IMPACT OF PHYTOMYZA-OROBANCHIA [DIPTERA, AGROMYZIDAE] ON OROBANCHE-CRENATA [OROBANCHACEAE] IN SYRIA, ENTOMOPHAGA, 35(4), pp. 633-639. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02375097

APA Citation style: LINKE, K., VORLAENDER, C., & SAXENA, M. (1990). OCCURRENCE AND IMPACT OF PHYTOMYZA-OROBANCHIA [DIPTERA, AGROMYZIDAE] ON OROBANCHE-CRENATA [OROBANCHACEAE] IN SYRIA. ENTOMOPHAGA. 35(4), 633-639. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02375097