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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Chalcidoid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Encyrtid Wasps (Encyrtidae)
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Small Flies on Tomato Plant
Copyright © 2013 Anna Lombardo

Small Flies on Tomato Plant
Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, USA
August 9, 2013
Size: less than 1/2 cm
I found these small flies on the interior of my tomato plant, covering a few of the leaves top and bottom. Two of the leaves had many small white eggs on them. I was wondering if these flies were laying these eggs and if the larvae will harm my plant.

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Contributed by Anna Lombardo on 9 August, 2013 - 8:59pm
Last updated 29 August, 2013 - 8:04am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 29 August, 2013 - 8:04am login or register to post comments

Not flies
These are tiny parasitic wasps, probably looking for their host, which could be the eggs you see.
… Brad Barnd, 9 August, 2013 - 11:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Barnd is correct ....
... and they are probably Encyrtidae, possibly the genus Copidosoma. IF this is so, they are parsitoids of caterpillars.
… Bob Zuparko, 11 August, 2013 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

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