| 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) |
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The blueberry maggot (Rhagoletis mendax) is a species of tephritid fruit fly, which is a major pest of blueberry crops in North America.
Symptoms[]
Attacked fruit will be pitted by oviposition punctures, around which some discoloration usually occurs.[1]
Treatment[]
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[]
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References[]
- ↑ 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.
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