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SISYMBRIUM. Hedge Mustard and Rockets [Brassicaceae]

Sixteen species of Sisymbrium are recorded in Britain. These include the native Hedge Mustard (S. officinale) and numerous Rockets. Only one dipterous miner, the polyphagous agromyzid Chromatomyia horticola, is recorded on Sisymbrium in Britain, although the drosophilid Scaptomyza griseola is doubtfully recorded. See BRASSICA. The agromyzid Liriomyza huidobrensis, a polyphagous pest species of ornamental and vegetable crops occasionally intercepted at UK points of entry, is recorded on Sisymbrium. The species has been found under glass in England and Wales. All populations have been and continue to be eradicated. Elsewhere the agromyzids Chromatomyia horticola, Liriomyza bryoniae, Liriomyza huidobrensis, Liriomyza strigata and Phytomyza rufipes and the drosophilid Scaptomyza flava are recorded mining Sisymbrium. No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Sisymbrium in Britain.

Last updated 27-Aug-2007  Brian Pitkin

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