Delia platura
Delia platura, the seedcorn maggot or the bean seed fly, is a fly species in the family Anthomyiidae.[2]
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| Delia platura at Nebo, North Wales (July 2012) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Anthomyiidae |
| Genus: | Delia |
| Species: | D. platura |
| Binomial name | |
| Delia platura (Meigen, 1826) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
It is an agricultural pest for peas and beans. It can be controlled by mouldboard ploughing.
See also
References
- Chandler, Peter J. (1998). "Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera". Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 12. Royal Entomological Society: 1–234. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Delia platura at inra.fr (English)
External links
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