Skeleton weed biocontrol midge released in Western Australia
Skeleton weed is a serious problem which can significantly reduce grain crop yields. Together with the Department of Primary ...
JSTOR7 年
New Species of Reared Gall Midges (Itonididæ)
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JSTOR7 年
Descriptions of Gall Midges (Diptera)
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AgWeb1 年
Expect to See White Mold, SDS and Gall Midge on Pro Farmer Crop Tour
“We’ve also seen gall midge.” Crop Tour regulars have grown used to seeing dented corn and Gregerson says to expect the same story in the West again this year. “Our plant dates from this ...
Natural History Museum%2c London1 年
Positive parasites
This 'biological control' technique is widely used around the globe. Some parasitoids are out there quietly controlling our pests and getting no credit for it. The gall midge attacks popular UK crop ...
Lawton Constitution10 天Opinion
COLUMN: Gall insects do little damage to trees
While looking at my hackberry tree, the leaves were covered with this small round growth. Is it a disease, insect or just ...
Phys.org27 天
We tend to keep away from midges and, even when in swarms, they tend to keep away from each ...
We've all found ourselves trying to avoid the swarms of midges that are so common in late summer. But as you try to avoid them, what you may not know is that they are equally keen to avoid each other.
The Conversation26 天
We tend to keep away from midges and – even when in swarms – they tend to keep away ...
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UNESCO10 个月
Abbey of St Gall
The Convent of St Gall, a perfect example of a great Carolingian monastery, was, from the 8th century to its secularization in 1805, one of the most important in Europe. Its library is one of the ...
esa.org7 年
Testing Hypotheses on Plant-herbivore Interactions Using Sawfly Galls on Willows
As the insect feeds on the plant, it becomes surrounded by this abnormal plant growth. The insect continues to feed from within the gall, which protects it from many (but not all!) of its natural ...
BBC1 年
Would you volunteer for eight hours of midge bites?
Swarms of the tiny biting insects torment hikers and campers during the summer months A firm that makes midge repellent is seeking candidates to stand outside for eight hours to test a new product.