Upper Midwest Stem Insect Survey

Stem borer (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Carex

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Record no.:0127
Feeding guild:Stem borer
Taxonomy:Diptera: Agromyzidae
Stages observed:trace, puparium, adult
Distribution observed:IA
Hosts in Carex:C. sp., woodland sedge #2

I found puparia in tunnels in the interiors of senesced culms of the host in winter 2022-2023. They were reddish-brown, widest at the front and tapering significantly to the posterior. Immediately above the anterior end of each puparium in the culm, an elongate-oval exit window was present in the wall of the culm, which had been prepared by the larva prior to pupation. Adults emerged from overwintered puparia in spring.

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