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GOSSYPIUM. Cottons. [Malvaceae]

Two species of Gossypium are recorded in Britain. Both are introduced. No dipterous miners are recorded on Gossypium in Britain. The agromyzids Liriomyza sativae, and Liriomyza trifolii, polyphagous pest species of ornamental and vegetable crops occasionally intercepted at UK points of entry, are recorded on Gossypium. Elsewhere the agromyzids Liriomyza sativae and Liriomyza trifolii are recorded mining Gossypium. No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Gossypium in Britain.

Last updated 27-Feb-2008  Brian Pitkin

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