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Fourteen
species of Verbena are recorded in Britain. Vervain (V.
officinalis) is the only native species.
Only
one dipterous miner, the agromyzid Amauromyza
labiatarum, is recorded on Verbena in Britain.
The
agromyzids Liriomyza
huidobrensis, Liriomyza
sativae and Liriomyza
trifolii, polyphagous pest species of ornamental and vegetable
crops occasionally intercepted at UK points of entry, are recorded
on Verbena. Liriomyza
huidobrensis and Liriomyza
trifolii have been found under glass in England and Wales.
All populations have been and continue to be eradicated.
Elsewhere
the agromyzids Liriomyza
bryoniae, Liriomyza
huidobrensis, Liriomyza
sativae, Liriomyza
strigata and Liriomyza
trifolii, and the ephydrid Hydrellia
griseola are recorded mining Verbena.
No
non-dipterous miners are recorded on Verbena in Britain.
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Vervain
- Verbena officinalis.
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