Posted by Louis Boumans on 04-08-2006 23:59
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Dear Nikita & Jan Willem,
I think the mother lay the eggs on the outer surface of the shoot, and after hatching the larvae enter the tissue.
Here you find this described for O. florum:
http://www.hgca.c...dia_id=167
I've never seen this myself, but last year I had sown leek (Allium porrum) in my garden, and found the eggs of the Anthomyiid - forgot its name - that destroys the leek plants; likewise on the outer surface of the shoot, near the stem.
cheers, Louis
Edited by Louis Boumans on 04-08-2006 23:59