EPPO Global Database

Phytomyza gymnostoma(NAPOGY)

Distribution details in United States of America (Pennsylvania)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, no details
Comments
First found in December 2015 in Lancaster county in leek (Allium porrum), green onions (A. fistulosum) and chives (A. schoenoprasum).
References
* Barringer LE, Fleischer SJ, Roberts D, Spichiger SE, Elkner T (2018) The first North American record of the Allium leafminer. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 9(1), 1-8.
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* Nault BA, Iglesias LE, Harding RS, Grundberg EA, Rusinek T, Elkner TE, Lingbeek BJ, Fleischer SH (2020) Managing Allium leafminer (Diptera: Agromyzidae): An emerging pest of Allium crops in North America. Journal of Economic Entomology toaa128. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa128