“…(Diptera: Agromyzidae), are polyphagous pests worldwide distributed on different crops (Parrella 1987). Among their host plants, the most important families are Leguminosae (various bean species), Cucurbitaceae (gherkin, cucumber, melon), Chenopodiaceae (spinach, beet), Solanaceae (pepper, tomato, potato, egg plant), Malvaceae, Umbelliferae (carrot, celery, parsley), Compositae (thistle, endive, aster, chrysanthemum, gerbera, lettuce), Passifloraceae, Araceae, Cruciferae and Labiatae (Souza 1993, Weintraub & Horowitz 1994. The injury is mainly caused by the larvae that start feeding immediately after eclosion and feed incessantly until they are ready to pupate outside the leaf (Parrella 1987, Souza & Reis 1999.…”