SURVEY OF BRACHYCERA FLIES ON ALFALFA
Keywords:
alfalfa, Brachycera species, pests, Medicago sativaAbstract
Brachycerous Dipteran species on alfalfa plant Medicago sativa surveyed in several regions of Iraq from March to November 2012. The study was registered 14 species belonging to nine genera and four families. The results showed that Limnophra quaterna, Atherigona laevigata and Atherigona theodori as new records to Iraq and new pests of alfalfa.