Management of recently established leafminers

Mines caused by larvae feeding on potato leaf and opportunistic secondary infection (Image credits: John Duff, Queensland DAF).

Three new species of Lyriomyza leafminer flies are now present in Australia:

• American Serpentine Leafminer (ASLM (Liriomyza trifolii))

• Serpentine Leafminer (SLM (Liriomyza huidobrensis))

• Vegetable Leafminer (VLM (Liriomyza sativae))

In Issue 11 of PotatoLink magazine Shakira Johnson from AUSVEG discusses:

• The current known distribution of the new Leafminers

• The risk of spread and establishment

• Leafminer life stages and life cycle

• Leafminer impacts

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)