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Atherigona

Genus of flies

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Larvae of some Atherigona species are important pests in cultivation of cereals, like rice and maize. Many are known as shoot flies. Some important species include:

  • Atherigona approximata (pearl millet shoot fly): affects Pennisetum typhoides, Sorghum bicolor
  • Atherigona atripalpis (foxtail millet shoot fly): affects Setaria italica
  • Atherigona biseta: affects Setaria italica, Setaria viridis
  • Atherigona falcata (barnyard millet shoot fly): affects Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa frumentacea, Echinochloa stagnina, Panicum sumatrense
  • Atherigona hyalinipennis (teff shoot fly)
  • Atherigona miliaceae (finger millet shoot fly or little millet shoot fly): affects Panicum miliaceum, Panicum sumatrense
  • Atherigona naqvii (wheat stem fly): affects Triticum aestivum, Zea mays
  • Atherigona orientalis (tomato fly or pepper fruit fly)
  • Atherigona oryzae (rice shoot fly): affects Oryza sativa, Paspalum scrobiculatum, Triticum aestivum, Zea mays
  • Atherigona pulla (proso millet shoot fly): affects Panicum miliaceum, Panicum sumatrense, Paspalum scrobiculatum, Setaria italica
  • Atherigona punctata (Coimbatore wheat stem fly): affects Triticum aestivum
  • Atherigona reversura (bermudagrass stem maggot): affects Cynodon dactylon (turf grasses)
  • Atherigona simplex (kodo millet shoot fly): affects Paspalum scrobiculatum
  • Atherigona soccata (sorghum shoot fly): affects Sorghum bicolor, Zea mays, Eleusine coracana

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