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PRONUNCIATION OF GALL MIDGE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GALL MIDGE

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Gall midge is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GALL MIDGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gall midge

Cecidomyiidae

Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiid laying eggs on grass Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects usually only 2–3 mm in length; many are less than 1 mm long. They are characterised by hairy wings, unusual in the order Diptera, and have long antennae. More than 6,000 species and 783 genera are found worldwide, but since 1,100 are from well-studied North America, this may be an underestimate. Catocha americana...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GALL MIDGE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE GALL MIDGE

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Synonyms and antonyms of gall midge in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «gall midge» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GALL MIDGE

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The translations of gall midge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gall midge» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

稻瘿蚊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cecidómido
570 millions of speakers

English

gall midge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पित्त मिड्ज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المرارة ذبابة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

галлица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cecidomíideo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিল midge
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cécidomyie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Midge empedu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gallmücken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タマバエ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

담즙 미지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gall midge
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

mật muỗi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பித்து மிட்ஜ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पित्त मिड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gall midge
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gall moscerino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

komar żółciowego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

галлица
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fiere Midge
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

χοληδόχου κουνούπι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gal muggie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

gall midge
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

gall midge
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GALL MIDGE»

The term «gall midge» is normally little used and occupies the 133.884 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GALL MIDGE»

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New Approaches to Gall Midge Resistance in Rice
Infested areas of paddy caused by rice gall midge: the strategy of the integrated control of the rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzae (Wood-Mason) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), in Indonesia. Japan International Cooperation Agency. 361 p. Hidaka T ...
‎2004
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Insect Pests of Rice
Delaying wet season planting of photoperiod-sensitive varieties helps reduce infestation because plants at the vegetative stage are more susceptible to gall midge attack. Planting of photoperiod-insensitive varieties as early as possible after ...
M. D. Pathak, Zeyaur R. Khan, 1994
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Agricultural Insect Pests of Temperate Regions and Their Control
Most species are phytophagous and virtually every species of flowering plant is attacked by at least one species of gall midge. Many midge species are damaging to cultivated plants, and these are reviewed in the eight-volume monograph by ...
Dennis S. Hill, 1987
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The Gall Midges of the Neotropical Region
This authoritative volume summarizes our knowledge of gall midges in the Neotropical region, an area that encompasses southern Florida, the West Indies and the continental Americas south of the Tropic of Cancer.
Raymond J. Gagné, 1994
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Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs: An Integrated Pest ...
Distorted terminals infested with honeylocust pod gall midge larvae, which infest only Gleclitsia species. Shademaster honey locust is less susceptible than Sunburst. Cottonwood shield bearer larvae (Coptodisca sp.) feeding in poplar leaf.
Steve H. Dreistadt, Mary Louise Flint, 2004
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The Larvae of the Gall Miges
At the very beginning the investigator encounters the following questions: How do we find gall midge larvae? How can we quickly tell them from the larvae of other Diptera? Their colour may help in recognizing gall midge larvae. The vast ...
.M. Mamaev, N.P. Krivosheina, 1992
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Handbook of Integrated Pest Management for Turf and Ornamentals
RHODODENDRON GALL MIDGE The rhododendron gall midge, Clinodiplosis rhododendri Felt, feeds primarily on the leaves of Rhododendron catawbiense Michaux and R. maximum.** Its biology has been described for field- grown R.
Anne R. Leslie, 1994
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Rice-feeding Insects and Selected Natural Enemies in West ...
As a result of the clarification of the taxonomy, Harris (1990) stated that the African rice gall midge had first been reported in Sudan in 1947, in Malawi in 1973, and in Senegal and Burkina Faso in 1980. He goes on to state that this simply ...
E. A. Heinrichs, 2004
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Sustainable Insect Pest Management
Effect of weather parameters on gall midge incidence Correlation studies were conducted on the percentage incidence of silver shoots in the field with weather parameters like maximum and minimum temperature, total rainfall, relative ...
S. Ignacimuthu, S. Jayaraj, 2005
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Rice Improvement in China and Other Asian Countries
THE RICE GALL MIDGE – VARIETAL RESISTANCE AND CHEMICAL CONTROL M. B. Kalode The rice gall midge Orseolia oryzae is a serious pest across South and Southeast Asia, except in the Philippines. Mass-rearing and screening ...
G. S. Argosino, Thomas R. Hargrove, Corazon V. Mendoza

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GALL MIDGE»

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Water just the essentials every day
The Hemerocallis (Daylily) Gall Midge has laid eggs in the tiny buds and the larvae have caused the buds to be deformed. They grow inside the ... «Agassiz-Harrison Observer, Jul 15»
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Willow rose hosts insect drama within its beauty
In springtime, after the snow is gone but before willow buds burst, a female willow gall midge lays an egg at the tip of a willow branch. That egg ... «Valdez Star, Jul 15»
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Helen Chesnut: Distorted buds victims of daylily gall midge
Daylilies are popular, traditional garden plants that have in recent years become plagued with the daylily gall midge introduced here from ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
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The crew also has the Russian knapweed gall midge available if you have a large patch of Russian knapweed that cannot be managed by ... «Helena Independent Record, Jun 15»
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Oak Gall Midges: A unique gall-making insect has reappeared in central Oklahoma landscapes this spring, an oak gall midge likely belonging ... «NewsOK.com, May 15»
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Considering The Rice Transformation Agenda
Planting should be done early (by end of June) in flood-prone, waterlogged and gall midge-attached areas. Seed treatment. Treat selected ... «Nigerian Observer, May 15»
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A new concept called ecological engineering to reduce pests
Due to unfavourable climatic conditions pest infestation such as rice stem borer, leaf folder, ear head bug, gall midge, rice thrips — all common ... «The Hindu, May 15»
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... on antibiotics right away,” Roche said. © Copyright Times Colonist. NEXT STORY Helen Chesnut: Distorted buds victims of daylily gall midge. «Times Colonist, Apr 15»
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The Doctor Game: Cholesterol might not be as bad as believed
... docgiff.com. Email: info@docgiff.com. © Copyright Times Colonist. NEXT STORY Helen Chesnut: Distorted buds victims of daylily gall midge. «Times Colonist, Mar 15»
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The Doctor Game: Magnesium wards away the undertakers
... docgiff.com. Email: info@docgiff.com. © Copyright Times Colonist. NEXT STORY Helen Chesnut: Distorted buds victims of daylily gall midge. «Times Colonist, Feb 15»

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