Effects of climate, seasonality, and parasitoid abundance on Liriomyza Mik (Diptera: Agromyzidae) populations on important crops in Northeastern Brazil

Agromyzidae (Insecta: Diptera) is a cosmopolitan family of acalyptrate flies, with almost 3,000 species worldwide distributed. Most are leaf miners on large number plants. Among them, Liriomyza Mik, 1894 genus leaf-miner that can cause significant damage to economically important crops and considered agricultural pests, such as sativae Blanchard, 1938 huidobrensis (Blanchard, 1926), which herein investigated. The present study deals the impact climatic factors (temperature, humidity, precipitation), seasonality, parasitoid abundance infestation during one year in five cultivated Northeastern Brazil. Climatic for instance had different effects L. populations melon watermelon crops. Larval abundances were greater dry season both species, huidobrensis, adult parasitoids followed increase mining larvae.