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MORMORDICA. Balsam-pear. [Cucurbitaceae]

Only one species of Momordica is recorded in Britain, the introduced Balsam-pear (M. charantia). No dipterous miners are recorded on Momordica in Britain. The agromyzid Liriomyza trifolii, a polyphagous pest species of ornamental and vegetable crops occasionally intercepted at UK points of entry, is recorded mining Momordica. Elsewhere the agromyzid Liriomyza trifolii is recorded mining Momordica. No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Momordica in Britain.

Last updated 27-Feb-2008  Brian Pitkin

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