Meanings
nounswede midge (plural swede midges)
plural swede midges
- Contarinia nasturtii, a gall midge pest of Brassicaceae.
The galls were first discovered in 2012 and attributed to infestation by the swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii (Kieffer)...
2019 February 15, Boyd A. Mori et al., “A new species of Contarinia Rondani (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) that induces flower galls on canola (Brassicaceae) in the Canadian prairies”, in Canadian Entomologist, volume 151, →DOI, pages 131–148
Origin
Named after the swede, which is a host plant for the insect.
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