Description
- adults are small flies which are 1/8 inch long
- yellow and black thorax and a black head
- adults fly quickly for short distances when disturbed
- maggot is 1/8 inch long white, legless and wedge-shaped
- pupae are light brown, oval and ringed with ridges
Damage
- maggots eat leaf tissue between the upper and lower surfaces
- leave slender, white winding trails through the leaf’s interior
- leaves, especially peppers, are weakened
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