Hessian fly
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Hessian fly

A small fly (Mayetiola destructor) having larvae that infest and destroy wheat and other grain plants.

Hessian fly

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small dipterous fly, Mayetiola destructor, whose larvae damage wheat, barley, and rye: family Cecidomyidae (gall midges)

[so called because it was thought to have been introduced into America by Hessian soldiers]

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Hessian fly - small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains

Mayetiola destructor

gall gnat, gall midge, gallfly - fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants

genus Mayetiola, Mayetiola - a genus of Cecidomyidae

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Hessian fly (redirected from Barley midge)

Hessian fly
(redirected from Barley midge)