wheat midge
wheat midge · wheat midges
Contarinia tritici that lays its eggs in the flowers of wheat-heads, and whose reddish…Various dipterous insects of the family Cecidomyiidae (gall midges, gall gnats) that are pests of wheat: Contarinia tritici (formerly Diplosis t.) that lays its eggs in the flowers of wheat-heads, and whose reddish larvae devour the kernels
Meaning
4 sensesVarious dipterous insects of the family Cecidomyiidae (gall midges, gall gnats) that are pests of wheat:
Contarinia tritici (formerly Diplosis t.) that lays its eggs in the flowers of wheat-heads, and whose reddish larvae devour the kernels
Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor
Sitodiplosis mosellana
Lasioptera obfuscata
Forms
plural: wheat midges| Singular | wheat midge |
|---|---|
| Plural | wheat midges |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsContarinia tritici:lemon wheat blossom midgewheat blossom midgewheat yellow blossom midgeyellow wheat blossom midge
orange wheat blossom midgeorange wheat gall midgewheat orange blossom midge