Seedcorn maggot, Delia platura (Meigen) (Insecta: Diptera: Anthomyiidae)
The seedcorn maggot is a polyphagous pest, affecting more than 40 different host plants. It is an important pest of germinating soybeans and corn, and also attacks a wide range of horticultural crops including beans, peas, cucumber, melon, onion, pepper, potato, and other vegetables. Seedcorn maggot...
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description | The seedcorn maggot is a polyphagous pest, affecting more than 40 different host plants. It is an important pest of germinating soybeans and corn, and also attacks a wide range of horticultural crops including beans, peas, cucumber, melon, onion, pepper, potato, and other vegetables. Seedcorn maggots damage newly planted seeds by feeding on seed contents, often leaving empty seed shells and preventing germination. Although usually no more than 2% of the seedlings get infested by this insect, 30% to 60% plant loss may occur in the field. This 5-page fact sheet was written by Harsimran Kaur Gill, Gaurav Goyal, and Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, July 2013.
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spelling | doaj-art-dddeacfc4d9444f5a8b1bd64cace55302025-02-08T06:03:28ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092013-07-0120136Seedcorn maggot, Delia platura (Meigen) (Insecta: Diptera: Anthomyiidae)Harsimran Kaur Gill0Gaurav Goyal1Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8116-0249University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaThe seedcorn maggot is a polyphagous pest, affecting more than 40 different host plants. It is an important pest of germinating soybeans and corn, and also attacks a wide range of horticultural crops including beans, peas, cucumber, melon, onion, pepper, potato, and other vegetables. Seedcorn maggots damage newly planted seeds by feeding on seed contents, often leaving empty seed shells and preventing germination. Although usually no more than 2% of the seedlings get infested by this insect, 30% to 60% plant loss may occur in the field. This 5-page fact sheet was written by Harsimran Kaur Gill, Gaurav Goyal, and Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, July 2013. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1002 https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/121026 |
spellingShingle | Harsimran Kaur Gill Gaurav Goyal Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman Seedcorn maggot, Delia platura (Meigen) (Insecta: Diptera: Anthomyiidae) EDIS |
title | Seedcorn maggot, Delia platura (Meigen) (Insecta: Diptera: Anthomyiidae) |
title_full | Seedcorn maggot, Delia platura (Meigen) (Insecta: Diptera: Anthomyiidae) |
title_fullStr | Seedcorn maggot, Delia platura (Meigen) (Insecta: Diptera: Anthomyiidae) |
title_full_unstemmed | Seedcorn maggot, Delia platura (Meigen) (Insecta: Diptera: Anthomyiidae) |
title_short | Seedcorn maggot, Delia platura (Meigen) (Insecta: Diptera: Anthomyiidae) |
title_sort | seedcorn maggot delia platura meigen insecta diptera anthomyiidae |
url | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/121026 |
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