The Gall of Those Midges! [PDF]
Midges are small fly-like insects in the Cecidomyiidae family of flies (order Diptera) that are likely to be noticed only by the most astute of observers. A gall is the result of a reaction by a plant to irritation.
Dailey O'Brien, Dawn
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Horizontal Transfer of Microbial Toxin Genes to Gall Midge Genomes. [PDF]
Verster KI +3 more
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Presence of ephedra gall midge, Ephedromyia debilopalpis Marikovskij (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in Iran [PDF]
We reared Ephedromyia debilopalpis Marikovskij (Dip.: Cecidomyiidae) for the fist time on Ephedra major (Ephedraceae) in the northwest of Iran in 2016. This is the new record of the genus and species for Iran.
Omid Hadi +3 more
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Population Genetics of the Blueberry Gall Midge, Dasineura oxycoccana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), on Blueberry and Cranberry and Testing Invasion Scenarios. [PDF]
Kim H, Rodriguez-Saona C, Lee HS.
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Population genetic structure of a recent insect invasion: a gall midge, Asynapta groverae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in South Korea since the first outbreak in 2008. [PDF]
Kang JH +6 more
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Soybean Gall Midge Confirmed in Iowa and Nebraska [PDF]
Last year, the widespread outbreak of soybean gall midge took many farmers and entomologists by surprise. There was significant field edge injury and economic loss in at least 65 counties in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, and South Dakota.
Hodgson, Erin
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A severe infestation of the gall midge Epicalamus phalaridis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)occurred in a field of reed canary grass, Phalaris arundinacea in northern Sweden.
S. HELLQVIST, M. FINELL, S. LANDSTRÖM
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A broad spectrum of host plant responses to the actions of the gall midge: case study of Robinia pseudoacacia L. and Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman). [PDF]
Staszak AM +4 more
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Improved phenotyping procedure for evaluating resistance in rice against gall midge (Orseolia oryzae, Wood-Mason). [PDF]
Cheng L +5 more
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Soybean gall midge: a new field crop pest
Soybean gall midge was first noted in northeastern Nebraska in 2011 and eastern South Dakota in 2015. Midge infestations were isolated and spread slowly, before eventually being detected in Minnesota and northwestern Iowa in subsequent growing seasons.
Hodgson, Erin
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