''Delia platura'', the seedcorn maggot or the
bean
A bean is the seed of some plants in the legume family (Fabaceae) used as a vegetable for human consumption or animal feed. The seeds are often preserved through drying (a ''pulse''), but fresh beans are also sold. Dried beans are traditi ...
seed fly, is a fly species in the family
Anthomyiidae
The Anthomyiidae are a large and diverse family (biology), family of Muscoidea fly, flies. Most look rather like small houseflies. Most species are drab grey to black. Many ''Pegomya'' are yellow, and some members of the genus, genera ''Ant ...
.
''D. platura'' is an agricultural pest of peas and beans. It is a
vector
Vector most often refers to:
* Euclidean vector, a quantity with a magnitude and a direction
* Disease vector, an agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism
Vector may also refer to:
Mathematics a ...
of bacteria that cause
potato blackleg.
No-till
No-till farming (also known as zero tillage or direct drilling) is an agricultural technique for growing crops or pasture without disturbing the soil through tillage. No-till farming decreases the amount of soil erosion tillage causes in certa ...
fields are generally less attractive to egg-laying females.
See also
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Agriculture in the United Kingdom
Agriculture in the United Kingdom uses 70% of the country's land area, employs 1% of its workforce (462,000 people) and contributes 0.5% of its gross value added ( £13.7 billion). The UK currently produces about 54% of its domestic food consump ...
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Anthomyiidae
Insects described in 1826
Agricultural pest insects
Pulse crop diseases
Diptera of Europe
Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen