Atherigona pulla, the proso millet shoot fly, is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. The larvae feed on the central growing shoots of crops such as proso millet and little millet.[1] It is found in South Asia.[2]
| Atherigona pulla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Genus: | Atherigona |
| Species: | A. pulla
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| Binomial name | |
| Atherigona pulla (Wiedemann, 1830)
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It is known to affect Panicum miliaceum, Panicum sumatrense, Paspalum scrobiculatum, and Setaria italica crops.[3]
References
edit- ^ Gahukar, Ruparao T; Reddy, Gadi V P; Royer, Tom (2019). "Management of Economically Important Insect Pests of Millet". Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 10 (1). doi:10.1093/jipm/pmz026. ISSN 2155-7470.
- ^ Ravulapenta Sathish, M Manjunatha, K Rajashekarappa. Incidence of shoot fly, Atherigona pulla (Wiedemann) on proso millet at different dates of sowing. J Entomol Zool Stud 2017;5(5):2000-2004.
- ^ Kalaisekar, A.; Padmaja, P.G.; Bhagwat, V.R.; Patil, J.V. (2017). Insect Pests of Millets: Systematics, Bionomics, and Management. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4.