17-acre wood leaf miner on Rumex crispus D254 2016 1 - Pegomya bicolor

I am not sure whether this ho

I am not sure whether this host species is R. crispus or R. conglomeratus--I am investigating that now.

… Tracy S. Feldman, 10 May, 2017 - 10:43am

Moved

Moved from bicolor section.

Brad Sinclair identified your reared adults as Pegomya bicolor. There are no previous records for this species from south of Ohio and Pennsylvania. No other Rumex-mining Pegomya is known to come anywhere near North Carolina either. There was an old, questionable record of P. bicolor from R. crispus, so it's good to have that confirmed. I've reared this species from R. acetosella.

… Charley Eiseman, 1 February, 2017 - 12:29pm

Moved

Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.

… Charley Eiseman, 17 May, 2016 - 2:15pm

Do you want this one, or shou

Do you want this one, or should I rear it? I am fine either way. Does it need soil to bury in?

… Tracy S. Feldman, 17 May, 2016 - 2:56pm

You can keep this one

And yes, it does need soil. By the way, I just posted a summary of my rearing methods here.
I think I've only reared P. solennis from Rumex in New England, but there are several other options in other parts of the country.

… Charley Eiseman, 17 May, 2016 - 3:22pm