OBSERVATIONS REGARDING THE CELERY FLY (EULEIA HERACLEI L.) IN LOVAGE (LEVISTICUM OFFICINALE W.D.J. KOCH) CULTURE FROM VEGETABLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STATION BACAU.

A species of fruit flies in the genus Euleia, family Tephritidae was found in lovage culture at the Vegetable Research and Development Station Bacau (VRDS Bacau). The species of fly was Euleia heraclei (Linnaeus, 1758). Called celery fly, this insect is considered harmful because the larvae are mining inside and destroying the leaves of celery, lovage, carrot, parsnip, etc. The attacks, usually, start in May, this is the first generation, but scientific studies report that the secondgeneration of larvae is more destructive. At VRDS Bacău, this insect was identified on the lovage leaves in the spring of 2021, the frequency (F%) was 96% and the degree of attack (GA%) was 3.92%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]