swede midge

English

Etymology

Named after the swede, which is a host plant for the insect.

Noun

swede midge (plural swede midges)

  1. Contarinia nasturtii, a gall midge pest of Brassicaceae.
    • 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:
      The galls were first discovered in 2012 and attributed to infestation by the swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii (Kieffer)...
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