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Hessian Fly

Mayetiola destructor

About

A tiny dark gall midge that is one of the most destructive pests of wheat and barley worldwide. Adults resemble small dark mosquitoes and live for only a few days.

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Did You Know?

Named after Hessian soldiers in the American Revolution who supposedly brought it to North America in straw bedding.