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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Wheat Stem Sawfly

Cephus cinctus

Not Evaluated

About

A major pest of wheat and barley on the northern Great Plains of North America. Larvae bore inside stems, weakening them and causing lodging.

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Did You Know?

Larvae girdle the stem base before pupating, causing the stem to fall over at harvest.