Distribution and seasonal activity of adult carrot rust flies (Diptera: Psilidae)

• Published in: The Canadian Entomologist
• Main Authors: Hooper, Laura R.E., Dixon, Peggy L., Larson, David J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2002
• Subjects: Insect Science; Molecular Biology; Physiology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Structural Biology; Canada; New Zealand; British Columbia; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent134703-5; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00005678

The carrot rust fly, Psila rosae F., is a major pest of carrots, Daucus carota L. (Apiaceae), in the principal production areas of Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia (Boivin 1994), as well as in temperate Europe and New Zealand (Ellis and Hardman 1992). Larvae cause damage by tunnel...