The leaf and stem  mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds


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VIGNA. Mung-bean. [Fabaceae]


Only one species of Vigna is recorded in Britain, the introduced Mung-bean (V. radiata).

No dipterous miners are recorded on Vigna in Britain.

The agromyzids Liriomyza sativae and Liriomyza trifolii, a polyphagous pest species of ornamental and vegetable crops occasionally intercepted at UK points of entry, is recorded on Vigna.

Elsewhere the agromyzid Liriomyza sativae, Liriomyza strigata and Liriomyza trifolii are recorded mining Vigna.

No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Vigna in Britain.


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