The genome of the soybean gall midge (Resseliella maxima) [PDF]
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2023 The cecidomyiid fly, soybean gall midge, Resseliella maximaR. maximaR. maximaR. maximaR.
Gloria Melotto +12 more
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Functional Differentiation of Floral Color and Scent in Gall Midge Pollination: A Study of a Schisandraceae Plant [PDF]
Plants, 2022 Gall midges are among the most host-specific insects. Their interactions with plants likely date back to the Cretaceous period. Plants from at least seven families are involved in gall midge pollination; however, little is known about the pollination ...
Shi-Rui Gan, Wei Du, Xiao-Fan Wang
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Novel brood-site pollination mutualism between sympetalous Heterosmilax (Smilacaceae, Liliales) and a cecidomyiid gall midge (Cecidomyiidae, Diptera) breeding in fallen male flowers [PDF]
ZooKeysHeterosmilax is a unique dioecious genus of Smilacaceae (Liliales, Monocotyledon) in that both male and female flowers are sympetalous, ellipsoid, and almost closed. Our field observations in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan showed that H.
Makoto Kato, Atsushi Kawakita
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Massive Shift in Gene Expression during Transitions between Developmental Stages of the Gall Midge, Mayetiola Destructor. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2016 Citation: Chen, M. S., Liu, S. Z., Wang, H. Y., Cheng, X. Y., El Bouhssini, M., & Whitworth, R. J. (2016). Massive Shift in Gene Expression during Transitions between Developmental Stages of the Gall Midge, Mayetiola Destructor.
Chen MS +5 more
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Exploring the diversity of galls on Artemisia indica induced by Rhopalomyia species through morphological and transcriptome analyses [PDF]
Plant DirectPlant galls generated by insects have highly organized structures, providing nutrients and shelter to the insects living within them. Most research on the physiological and molecular mechanisms of gall development has focused on single galls.
Seiji Takeda +6 more
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First characterization of a taxonomically well-resolved trophic network composed by host plants and gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in the Neotropical region [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2021 In the present study we described the structure of a trophic network composed by gall-midge species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and their host plants in the Restinga of Barra de Maricá (Maricá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
Walter Santos de Araújo +1 more
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Agronomy, 2021 The Asian rice gall midge (Orseolia oryzae (Wood-Mason)) is a major insect pest in rice cultivation. Therefore, development of a reliable system for the timely prediction of this insect would be a valuable tool in pest management.
Santosha Rathod +15 more
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Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research, 2022 Virulence composition of traditionally designated biotype 2 field population of Asian rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzae (Wood- Mason) (Cecidomyiidae: Diptera) was conducted a decade after in 2019 and 2020 at coastal Karnataka, India using three standard ...
L. Vijaykumar +4 more
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Insect galls on Mikania glomerata (Asteraceae) in an area of Atlantic Forest in Viçosa (Minas Gerais, Brazil) [PDF]
Check List, 2016 Mikania glomerata (Asteraceae) hosts eight gall midge species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), each one responsible for a different gall morphotype. In a survey conducted in Recanto das Cigarras, Viçosa, Minas Gerais state (Brazil), we found three of these ...
Valéria Maia, Barbara Proença
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Blueberry Gall Midge on Southern Highbush Blueberry in Florida
EDIS, 2019 Blueberry gall midge is a small fly native to North America that feeds on blueberries and cranberries. It can be found throughout the United States, including Florida, where its larvae feed on southern highbush blueberry and rabbiteye floral and ...
Oscar E. Liburd, Douglas A. Phillips
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