EDIS, 2004 The predatory gall midge, Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot), is one of the most effective and widespread natural enemies of spider mites (Tetranychidae) (Gagne 1995).
Ryan S. Osborne +2 more
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First report of Dasineura oxycoccana in Lithuania - Short Communication
Plant Protection Science, 2019 Damage by the blueberry gall midge Dasineura oxycoccana (Johnson) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) was found on different cultivars of highbush Vaccinium corymbosum L. at different localities of Lithuania. D. oxycoccana is a serious insect pest of blueberries in
Elena Survilienė, Sonata Kazlauskaitė
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Insects, 2021 Cheatgrass is an annual grass species from Eurasia that has become invasive in much of western North America. It has been implicated in recent increases in the frequency, size, and intensity of wildfires, contributing to severe economic, environmental ...
Brian G. Rector +6 more
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New genus and species of Schizomyiina (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Brazil
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2021 A new gall midge genus, Distinctamyia gen. nov., and a new species Distinctamyia matogrossensis sp. nov. (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) are herein described and illustrated (larvae, pupal exuviae, male and female). The new species induces conical, green, hairy
Barbara Proença, Valéria Cid Maia
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A new species of Pseudasphondylia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) associated with Magnolia kobus DC. var. borealis Sarg. (Magnoliaceae) in Japan [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021 A gall midge species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) inducing leaf bud galls on Magnolia kobus DC. var. borealis Sarg. (Magnoliaceae) was found in Hokkaido and northern Honshu, Japan.Based on its morphology, the species is regarded as an undescribed species of ...
Hiroki Matsuda +7 more
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Flower heating following anthesis and the evolution of gall midge pollination in Schisandraceae [PDF]
, 2010 Premise of the study: Flower heating is known from a few species in 11 of the c. 450 families of flowering plants. Flowers in these families produce heat metabolically and are adapted to beetles or flies as pollinators.
Chaw, Shu-Miaw +3 more
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Biology, Injury, and Control of the European Needle-bending Midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on Scotch Pine in Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 Contarinia baeri is univoltine in Michigan. Adults emerge in spring, and females deposit eggs in small clusters in the sheaths of new-growth pine needles. Larvae hatch shortly thereafter and there are three larval instars.
Sapio, Frank J +2 more
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New record of leaf galls on Grey Mangrove induced by gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) in New Caledonia [PDF]
Check ListA heavy infestation of leaf galls formed by a gall midge (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) species was recently discovered on Grey Mangrove, Avicennia marina subsp. australasica (Walp.), in New Caledonia.
Ayman Khamis Elsayed +2 more
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Ecological and Phylogenetic Relationships Shape the Peripheral Olfactory Systems of Highly Specialized Gall Midges (Cecidomiiydae) [PDF]
, 2018 Insects use sensitive olfactory systems to detect relevant host volatiles and avoid un-suitable hosts in a complex environmental odor landscape. Insects with short lifespans, such as gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), are under strong selection ...
Bill S. Hansson +5 more
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New geographic records of four species of Asphondyliini (Insecta, Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) [PDF]
Check List, 2020 The geographic distribution of four gall-inducing species, Asphondylia cordiae Mohn, 1959, A. serrata Maia, 1994, Bruggmanniella byrsonimae Maia & Couri, 1993 and B.
Valéria Cid Maia, Ismael Cividini Flor
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