First records of Melanagromyza cuscutae Hering, 1958 (Diptera: Agromyzidae) from Slovakia and its new host plant

Authors

• Peter Tóth
• Miloš Černý
• Ludovít Cagáň

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.84207

Abstract

The occurrence of Melanagromyza cuscutae Hering was observed in the agroecosystems of Slovakia. These findings were the first records of the species in Slovakia. Four dodder species were recorded at Slovakian cropland during the study. From those, Cuscuta europaea, C. lupuliformis and C. campestris served as hosts for M. cuscutae. There was no infestation of C. epitkymum. Larvae fed within flower heads of C. europaea and C. lupuliformis but within the stems of C. campestris, where gall formation occurred. C. campestris was recorded as a host of M. cuscutae for the first time.