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Definition of Hessian fly
1. Noun. Small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains.
Generic synonyms: Gall Gnat, Gall Midge, Gallfly
Group relationships: Genus Mayetiola, Mayetiola
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hessian Fly
Literary usage of Hessian fly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"The occurrence of the hessian fly in North America before the revolution.
The American philosophical society of Philadelphia appointed, in 1791, ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1881)
"THE hessian fly.—In many parts of Central and Southern Illinois and in Missouri
this insect has been reported as doing considerable damage, many farmers ..."
3. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"hessian fly. An insect which was supposed to have come over with the ... 1786 We
are sorry to find that the hessian fly has made its progress so far through ..."
4. Essay on the Insects and Diseases Injurious to the Wheat Crops by Henry Youle Hind (1857)
"Second generation of the hessian fly, 92.—Gall fly characteristic of the Hessian
... Cultivation of its favored fotd without rotation, 131. THE hessian fly. ..."
5. The Popular Science MonthlyScience (1893)
"hessian fly (Misc.), 21 : 136. History of an ant-community (Misc.), 14 : 248.
How ants distinguish each other (Misc.), 13 : 638. stand heat and cold (Misc. ..."
6. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1885)
"Com. on husbandry to consider whether any method can be fallen upon for preventing
the damage done to wheat by the hessian fly. [IV. ..."
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