Mayetiola destructor

Basic information
Scientific name	Mayetiola destructor	(No picture)
Common names	Hessian fly
Higher taxon	Cecidomyiidae, Diptera
Natural range	Europe.
Habitat	Parasite on wheat, barley and rye.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Not established in Japan
Origin	Unintroduced to Japan.
Date
Route	Potentially: Hitchhiking on straw trade.
Impact	Predation on wheat by larvae. Damage on agriculture. Native organism(s) affected: Plants of Hordeum, Triticum, Secale, Elymus, etc.
Regulation in Japan	This species is designated as a Quarantine Pest. Import of culms and leaves of Hordeum, Triticum, and Secale (including straw), and culms and leaves of Agropyron from the regions with Hessian fly is prohibited (the Plant Protection Law).
Introduced range in other countries	North and Central America, North Africa, New Zealand, etc.

Reference

Notes

Afonin et al. (eds) (2008) AgroAtlas (Accessed on 2012-4-24) http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/.
Plant Protection Station (2011) Quarantine Pest List (The Annexed Table 1 of the amended Enforcement of Ordinance of the Plant Protection Law) (Accessed on 2012-4-24) http://www.pps.go.jp/english/law/list1.html.
Plant Protection Station (2012) List of the Import Prohibited Plants (The Annexed Table 2 of the amended Enforcement of Ordinance of the Plant Protection Law) (Accessed on 2012-4-24) http://www.pps.go.jp/english/law/list2.html.