Oct. io, 1913 
Serpentine Leaf-Miner 
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FOOD PLANTS IN EUROPE 
According to Brischke, Brauer, and Kaltenbach the following host 
plants in Europe are given for Agromyza pusilla and its synonyms: 
Agromyza pusilla Meig.: 
Spiraea ulmaria (meadow queen). 
Solarium tuberosum (potato). 
Hyoscyamus niger (henbane,hog bean). 
Galeopsis telrahit (hemp nettle). 
Stachys sylvantrica (hedge nettle). 
Euphorbia cyparissias (cy¬ 
press spurge). 
Agromyza strigata Meig.: 
Campanula trachelium (bellflower). 
Taraxacum geniculata (dandelion). 
Sonchus oleraceus (sow thistle). 
Agromyza strigata Meig.—Continued. 
Beilis perennis (garden daisy). 
Agromyza trifolii Burg.: 
Trifolium repens (white clover). 
Trifolium medium (zigzag clover). 
Agromyza orbona Meig.: 
Ononis spinosa (rest-harrow). 
Ononis repens (rest-harrow). 
Agromyza variegata Meig.: 
Colutea arborescens (bladder senna). 
Agromyza amoena Meig.: 
Sambucus nigra (European elder). 
FOOD PLANTS IN AMERICA 
Besides alfalfa, this species has been reared in the United States from 
the following plants, given here with the locality, date, and collector: 
Cabbage ( Brassica oleracea): 
St. Louis, Mo., June 17, 1876 (C. V. Riley); Georgetown, D. C., July, 1882 (Theo. 
Pergande); Los Angeles, Cal., September, 1887 (D. W. Coquillett); Ames, Iowa, 
date unknown (Herbert Osborn), reared from stems; Washington, D. C., May and 
June, 1900 (Theo. Pergande); Athens, Ga., June 7, 1900 (Theo. Pergande); Browns¬ 
ville, Tex., February, 1908 (D. K. McMillan); Orlando, Fla., March 24, 1908 (H. M. 
Russell); Honolulu, H. I., September, 1910 (H. O. Marsh), abundant and destruc¬ 
tive; La Fayette, Ind., May, 1912 (W. J. Phillips and Philip Luginbill). 
Nasturtium: 
Washington, D. C., July, 1897 (D. W. Coquillett), Arlington, Va., June 30, 1906 
(I. J. Condit). 
Radish ( Raphanus sativus ): 
Honolulu, H. I., July, 1906 (Jacob Kotinsky); Washington, D. C., July, 1907 
(C. H. Popenoe). 
Potato {Solanum tuberosum ): 
Foristell, Mo., June 3, 1876 (C. V. Riley). 
Turnip ( Brassica rapa ): 
Washington, D. C., July 30, 1906 (I. J. Condit); Corpus Christi, Tex., January 22, 
1908 (D. K. McMillan); Arlington, Va., August, 1909 (E. G. Smyth). 
Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ): 
San Francisco, Cal., 1907 (E. M. Ehrhom). 
Watermelon ( Citrullus vulgaris ): 
Orlando, Fla., June 13, 1907 (H. M. Russell). 
Garden beet ( Beta vulgaris ): 
Honolulu, H. I., 1906 (Jacob Kotinsky). 
Sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris ): 
Compton, Cal., April 13, 1910 (H. M. Russell) (adults reared from pupae collected 
on leaves); Elsinore, Utah, August 5, 1910 (E. G. Titus) (adults collected on sugar 
beets). 
Pepper ( Capsicum sp.): 
Brownsville, Tex., February, 1909 (D. K. McMillan). 
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