Definition of Mayetiola destructor

1. Noun. Small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains.

Exact synonyms: Hessian Fly
Generic synonyms: Gall Gnat, Gall Midge, Gallfly
Group relationships: Genus Mayetiola, Mayetiola

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mayetiola Destructor

Mayberry Machiavelli
Mayberry Machiavellis
Mayday
Mayduke
Maydukes
Maye
Mayenne
Mayer
Mayer's haemalum stain
Mayer's mucicarmine stain
Mayer's mucihematein stain
Mayer's pessary
Mayer's reflex
Mayetiola
Mayetiola destructor
Mayfair
Mayflower
Maykop
Maylene
Mayme
Mayo
Mayo's operation
Mayo's vein
Mayo-Robson's point
Mayo-Robson's position
Mayo bunionectomy
Mayotte
Mays
Maytide

Literary usage of Mayetiola destructor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"A similar retardation of the deve'opment of the larvae and pupae of the Hessian fly [mayetiola destructor:] is caused by high ..."

2. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"Agr.) been reared on other grains or grasses. Its name was received from the fact that it was first noticed on Long Island in * mayetiola destructor Say. ..."

3. Class Book of Economic Entomology: With Special Reference to the Economic by William Lochhead (1919)
"Ag., Ottawa; Bull. n6, Ont. Dep. Ag.; Cornell Bull. 194; and FIG. 155.—The hessian fly (mayetiola destructor): 1, adult female; 2, mature larva; 3, ..."

4. Elementary Textbook of Economic Zoology and Entomology by Vernon Lyman Kellogg, Rennie Wilbur Doane (1915)
"The Hessian-fly (mayetiola destructor).—Probably about 10 per cent. of the wheat crop is destroyed annually by the Hessian- fly and in some regions the loss ..."

5. The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat by Peter Tracy Dondlinger (1908)
"Hessian Tly (mayetiola destructor Say).—Wheat is the natural food plant of this insect, which is also supposed to be native to Asia. ..."

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