PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF PHYTOMYZA OROBANCHIA (DIPTERA: AGROMYZIDAE) AS A CONTROLLER OF OROBANCHE SPP. IN ETHIOPIA

Abstract

In this study the effectiveness of Phytomyza orobanchia in the
control of Orobanche spp. (broomrapes), a serious root parasite of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) and other members of the family Solanaceae in Ethiopia has been investigated. Qut of the three locations surveyed, the fly P. orobanchia was found to occur only in Malima farm. The fly has shown effective destruction of O. ramosa and O. cernua seed capsules by 81.4% and 71.7%, respectively under natural conditions at Matima (Ethiopia),