gall midge
noun
: any of numerous minute dipteran flies (family Cecidomyiidae) most of which cause gall formation in plants
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Once stuck head-to-tail, the gall midge larva will pressurize its body by pumping internal fluids to its lower regions and then use that force to flick its head upwards for a liftoff.
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Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2019
There is another possibility for the daylily symptoms – the daylily gall midge.
—oregonlive, 31 July 2021
While the foliage of the daylily can be lush, the buds can become infested with the larvae of the daylily gall midge.
—oregonlive, 31 July 2021
The secret of how these legless, wingless creatures — a form of gall midge larvae — managed these aerial acrobatics had yet to be pinpointed.
—Alicia Petska, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2019
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Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2019
There is another possibility for the daylily symptoms – the daylily gall midge.
—oregonlive, 31 July 2021
While the foliage of the daylily can be lush, the buds can become infested with the larvae of the daylily gall midge.
—oregonlive, 31 July 2021
The secret of how these legless, wingless creatures — a form of gall midge larvae — managed these aerial acrobatics had yet to be pinpointed.
—Alicia Petska, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2019
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