A selected bibliography on economically important leafmining flies, Liriomyza spp. (Diptera: Agromyzidae) 

Elaine E. Joshi(1), Ravindra C. Joshi(2) , Elizabeth A. Verzola(3), and Nicasio S. Baucas(4)
(1) Librarian, Department of Agriculture (DA)-Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), Maligaya, Munoz, 3119 Nueva Ecija, Philippines
E-mail: philr icelibrary@yahoo.com 
(2) Senior Research Fellow & Member of Potato Leaf Miner Task Force (PLMT F), Crop Protection Division, DA-PhilRice, Maligaya, Munoz, 3119 Nueva Ecija, Philippines
E-mail: joshiravi@hotmail.com 
(3) Regional Director & Chair PLMT F, Department of Agriculture (DA)-Cordillera Administrative Region Field Unit (CARFU), BPI Complex, Guisad, 2600 Baguio City, Philippines
E-mail: bethave@bgo.cyberspace.com.ph 
(4) Agriculturist I I & Member of PLMT F, DA-CARFU, BPI Complex, Guisad, 2600 Bagujo City, Philippines
E-mail: dacar@bgo.cyberspace.com.ph 

PREFACE

The recent leafminer (Liriomyza spp.) outbreak in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) propelled the need for information on this pest. Although the presence of leafminers is not new, it was only in late 1999, that it has become an important pest in the Philippines. During this year, leafminer attached major vegetables-potato, celery, lettuce, Chinese cabbage, tomato, beans, and ornamental plants.

Leafminer taxonomists are at present resolving the species complex wreaking havoc on vegetable and ornamental industry in the Philippines. Initial investigations reveal that there are at least two species of Liriomyza spp. Very little information is available on Liriomyza spp. In the Philippines, one of the needs identified in the recent "Workshop on Leafminers on Vegetables in Southeast Asia" organized by CAB International Southeast Asia Regional Centre (SEARC) in collaboration with the FAO-ICP for IPM in Vegetables, Philippines, is a current review of existing world literature on leafminer.

This bibliography aims to put together selected literature on Liriomyza spp. as an initial step in providing information on experts working on leafminer and their works to fast track knowledge gaps. It will also provide lessons from other countries that leafminer management involved the "best mix" of IPM options, rather than relying on pesticide use only. It is intended that these references will provide better understanding on research methods on Liriomyza spp. ecology and management.

The publications cited are available at the DA-CARFU through the Potato Leaf Miner Task Force for access of scientists, researchers, extension workers, and students. Author/s, title, and source of publication are given for each citation. An alphabetical arrangement by author's name is followed. We encourage researchers and extension workers working on leafminers to kindly furnish DA-CARFU information we would have missed.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The authors would like to thank:
- Dr. Bernhard Merz, Natural History Museum (Geneva), Dr. David Furth, Smithsonian Institute (USA), Dr. T . Hidaka (Japan), Dr. K. M. Harris (UK), and Dr. I . White (UK) for introducing us to agromyzid leafminer experts;
- Dr. Michael Martinez (France), Dr. Mitsuhiro Sasakawa1 Dr. T sutomu Saito, Dr. K. Konishi (Japan), Dr. Xing-Jian Wang (China), Dr. Sonia J. Scheffer (USA), and Dr. David Henshaw (UK), for sharing their expertise and resources;
- Dr. J. A Litsinger, Dr. B. M. Shepard, Dr. E. A. Heinrichs (USA), Dr. G. Baker, Dr. R. Vickers (Australia), Dr. K. M. Harris, Dr. S. I . Murphy, Dr. J. LaSalle(UK), Dr. P. Ooi (Indonesia), and Dr. Lim Guan Soon (Malaysia), for providing valuable information, reprints, and access to electronic databases;
- Ms. Carme S. Austria, IRRI , for assisting in the procurement of reprints; Ms. Mary Austria, ASEAN I PM Knowledge Center, for searching the Web and providing materials; 
- All members of the Potato Leaf Miner Task Force, and Director Oscar B. Cadelina, DA-CHARM Project, for their continuing support and dedication.

The bibliography can be accessed as a pdf file on this page.