Atherigona approximata

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Atherigona approximata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Genus: Atherigona
Species:
A. approximata
Binomial name
Atherigona approximata
Malloch, 1925

Atherigona approximata, the pearl millet shoot fly, is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. The larvae feed on the central growing shoots of crops such as pearl millet and sorghum. It is found in South Asia. [1] [2]

See also

Shoot fly infested plant Shoot fly infested plant.jpg
Shoot fly infested plant

References

  1. ↑ Natarajan, V. S., V. D. G. Raja, and S. Anavardham. 1973. Extent of damage caused by shoot fly (Atherigona approximate) on bajra hybrid. Madras Agric. J. 60: 584–585.
  2. ↑ Gahukar, Ruparao T; Reddy, Gadi V P; Royer, Tom (2019). "Management of Economically Important Insect Pests of Millet". Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 10 (1). doi: 10.1093/jipm/pmz026 . ISSN   2155-7470.
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