Blueberry maggot
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Blueberry maggot | |
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Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tephritidae |
Genus: | Rhagoletis |
Species: | Rhagoletis mendax |
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Approximate locations where blueberry maggots are present (coloured)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Mouche de l'airelle (French) |
The blueberry maggot (Rhagoletis mendax) is a species of tephritid fruit fly, which is a major pest of blueberry crops in North America.
Symptoms[edit | edit source]
Attacked fruit will be pitted by oviposition punctures, around which some discoloration usually occurs.[1]
Treatment[edit | edit source]
If possible, wild and abandoned plantations should also be destroyed. Systemic organophosphates, such as dimethoate, are highly effective against most species, killing eggs, larvae and adults.[2]
Examples[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ a b Rhagoletis mendax. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organistation.
- ↑ Boller, E.F.; Prokopy, R.J. (1976) Bionomics and management of Rhagoletis. Annual Review of Entomology 21, 223-246.