Amauromyza karli
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Agromyzidae
- Genus: Amauromyza
- Species: Amauromyza karli
Visual Description
Amauromyza karli is a species of fly within the family Agromyzidae. While specific morphological details are difficult to resolve from the available dataset images, the species is recognized as a stem-boring insect.[1]
Ecology and Pest Status
Amauromyza karli (Hendel) is a stem-boring fly that has been identified as a significant pest of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) in North America.[2] In 2022, it was reported to infest up to 100% of quinoa crops in certain areas, causing significant damage.[2]
Monitoring strategies for A. karli include:
- Plant Sampling: During the vegetative stage, the stem should be monitored to detect the first generation of stem-boring flies. Additionally, whole plants should be monitored at the germination stage to detect initial damage caused by adults.[2]
- Trapping: Colored sticky traps placed at field borders can be used to monitor adults, though mass trapping is not feasible due to the structure and high planting density of quinoa.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Agromyzidae / Amauromyza / karli constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 4 Luis Cruces; Eduardo de la Peña; Patrick De Clercq. Advances in the Integrated Pest Management of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.): A Global Perspective. Insects. 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15070540.