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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, Megan W Jones, Kathryn Bosley, Nicole Flack, Lexi E Frank, Emily Jacobson, Evan J Kipp, Sally Nelson, Mauricio Ramirez, Carrie Walls, Robert L Koch, Amelia R I Lindsey, Christopher Faulk   +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]

ZooKeys
Heterosmilax 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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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, Valéria Cid Maia   +1 more
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Climate-Based Modeling and Prediction of Rice Gall Midge Populations Using Count Time Series and Machine Learning Approaches

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, Sridhar Yerram, Prawin Arya, Gururaj Katti, Jhansi Rani, Ayyagari Phani Padmakumari, Nethi Somasekhar, Chintalapati Padmavathi, Gabrijel Ondrasek, Srinivasan Amudan, Seetalam Malathi, Nalla Mallikarjuna Rao, Kolandhaivelu Karthikeyan, Nemichand Mandawi, Pitchiahpillai Muthuraman, Raman Meenakshi Sundaram   +15 more
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A progressive change in the virulence spectrum of Asian rice gall midge (Orseolia oryzae) biotype 2 after a decade in Coastal Karnataka, India

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, B. Shivanna, S.U. Patil, C.N.L. Reddy, M.S. Kitturmath   +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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Marker-assisted selection for biotic stress (Bacterial leaf blight and gall midge) tolerance in Bc4F4 generation of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 2018
Bacterial blight (BB) of rice caused by the pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and the insect gall midge (GM) (Orseolia oryzae) are two major limitations of rice production.
Krishnakumar R and, N. Kumaravadivel
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Phenolic substances and cyanogenesis in galled and non-galled tissue of the fern species Microgramma vacciniifolia

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021
Galls, neo-formed plant structures that can occur in different organs, are generated by species-specific interaction with an inducing organism. Inducers manipulate the metabolism of its host. Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.
M. G. Santos, L. A. C. Tietbohl, B. H. G. Oliveira, R. Esteves, M. G. Campos, L. Rocha   +5 more
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