HPIPM:Spinach Leafminers Spinach

Taxonomy

Domain	Eukarya
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Subclass	Pterygota
Infraclass	Neoptera
Superorder	Holometabola
Order	Diptera
Suborder	Brachycera
Infraorder	Cyclorrhapha
Superfamily	Muscoidea
Family	Anthomyiidae
Subfamily	Pegomyinae
Tribe	Pegomyini
Genus	Pegomya

Scientific Name

Pegomya hyoscyami

Common Name

spinach leafminer

Author: Whitney S. Cranshaw

Identification (and life cycle/seasonal history)

The larval stages feed within leaves. The effects of feeding on plant health seem negligible, but the blotchy mines make greens less marketable.

Chemical Control

Egg laying occurs during early spring, with most damage occurring two or three weeks later. Insecticides should be applied before eggs are laid.

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