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Effect of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) density on foliar leaf damage and yield loss in potato

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Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) is a key pest of potatoes worldwide and an emerging pest of potatoes in Korea. To understand the nature of the damage caused by this pest and the potential for yield loss, potato (Solanum tuberosum), cv. Superior was exposed to different pest infestation levels (0, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 individuals/cage) for 27 days and the relationship between pest density and crop damage assessment was determined using both laboratory cage studies and field cages. Leaf stippling, number of mines per leaf, % leaf area mined, and yield loss varied significantly with infestation density level in both the laboratory and field. The greatest leaf area mined and yield loss were associated with the 20- and 50-individual infestation rates in both the laboratory and field. There was a significant relationship between female choice (as shown by stippling, caused by adult feeding and oviposition) and larval performance (as reflected by the number of mines, damaged leaf area, and yield loss). It is important to understand the nature of the damage caused by L. huidobrensis and to determine its economic threshold for potato in order to optimize the management of this leafminer and minimize management costs.

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  • 17 July 2018

    In the original publication of the article, under the heading “Yield loss” in result section, the following sentence was published incorrectly as, “The highest yield losses (87.6% and 67.7%) were recorded for the 20 leafminer treatment in the laboratory and the field, respectively (Fig. 2d).”

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This work was carried out with the support of the Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science & Technology Development (project title: “Survey of local distribution, and development of management model of potato leafminer,” grant no. PJ01119001), and the Rural Development Administration (RDA), Republic of Korea. We thank anonymous reviewers for reviewing this manuscript.

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  1. Highland Agricultural Research Institute, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Pyeongchang, 25342, Republic of Korea

    Min Kwon, Juil Kim & Rameswor Maharjan

  2. Department of Southern Area Crop Science, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Miryang, 50424, Republic of Korea

    Rameswor Maharjan

  3. Entomology Division, Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), Kathmandu, Post Box. 14 no. 976, Nepal

    Rameswor Maharjan

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Kwon, M., Kim, J. & Maharjan, R. Effect of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) density on foliar leaf damage and yield loss in potato. Appl Entomol Zool 53, 411–418 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-018-0572-x

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