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Definition of Mayetiola
1. Noun. A genus of Cecidomyidae.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Cecidomyidae, Family Cecidomyidae
Member holonyms: Hessian Fly, Mayetiola Destructor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mayetiola
Literary usage of Mayetiola
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 ..."
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