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Orange Wheat Blossom Midge

Sitodiplosis mosellana

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A small orange-colored gall midge that lays eggs in wheat flowers. Its bright orange larvae feed on developing wheat grains, causing significant yield losses in cereal crops.

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Did You Know?

Larvae can enter diapause in the soil for over a decade, emerging years later when conditions are favorable.