Atherigona soccata
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atherigona-soccata-196-14224572
title:
Atherigona soccata
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Atherigona soccata, the sorghum shoot fly, is a species of fly in the family Muscidae whose larvae feed on the central growing shoots of millet crops like sorghum and finger millet, as well as maize, where they can cause serious loss of yield across Africa and Asia. Sorghum is grown mainly in Africa and Asia with some areas also in southern Europe. The adult fly lays eggs on the underside of the leaf of the host plant. A female may lay about 75 eggs. The eggs hatch in a week and the larva moves
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Species of fly
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atherigona_soccata
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2022-11-14T20:20:36Z
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