Document Type
Peer-Review Article
Abstract
Chymomyza amoena is the only chymomyzid fly emerging from white oak acorns in Virginia. An average of 2-3 adult flies emerged from a single acorn in July while emergence declined to 0.4 adults/acorns in September. In fall, Drosophila melanogaster was also present. The incidence of drosophilid (Drosophila, Chymomyza) larvae in parasitized acorns in Virginia (400/0) in autumn was significantly greater than in Michigan (14%). The Chymomyza larvae present in the parasitized acorns in Michigan most likely were C. amoena, from the known adaptation of this species in Michigan to frass-breeding.
Recommended Citation
Band, Henretta Trent
1991.
"Acorns as Breeding Sites for Chymomyza Amoena (Loew) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Virginia and Michigan,"
The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 24
(1)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.1728
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol24/iss1/7
