Sentence examples for gall midge from inspiring English sources
noun
Any insect of the Cecidomyiidae family, whose larvae damage crops and other plants, creating galls on the stems and other fleshy parts.
A study of galling by the Asian rice gall midge (Rawat et al. 2012) found induction of both GH3 and SAUR genes [ 9].
Many of the parasitic galling organisms, such as the gall midge pests of cereals [ 3, 4], are of considerable economic importance as serious agricultural threats.
Norway spruce gall midge (Piceacecis abietiperda).
Saddle gall midge (Haplodiplosis marginata) is a cereal pest exhibiting sporadic outbreaks for which chemical control options are limited.
The nonbiting midge is related to the biting midge, which is in the family Cecidomyiidae (Itonididae); see gall midge.
Their only drawback is the gall midge, a rather disgusting maggot that eats the insides of the flowers.
A boisterous response to the chemicals released into the bud by a growing larva of the gall midge Rabdophaga strobilina.
Sub1, a major QTL for submergence tolerance is collocated with a gene Gm1 for gall midge resistance on chromosome 9 (Region 1).
Gall midge, (family Cecidomyiidae, or Itonididae), any minute, delicate insect (order Diptera) characterized by beaded, somewhat hairy antennae and few veins in the short-haired wings.
Gall midge biotype 1. Gene ontology.
The gall midge-rice interaction is either compatible or incompatible [ 17].
