Justin McMechan, University of Nebraska crop protection and cropping systems specialist, wrote the following for the UN’s ...

Only recently discovered, in 2017, soybean gall midge is a significant and fast-spreading new pest to Midwest growers. Significant yield reductions may occur, especially at the field edge where ...

Gall midges, belonging to the family Cecidomyiidae, are minute dipteran insects renowned for their capacity to induce gall formation on a wide range of host plants. These galls, which arise from ...

Gall midge primarily affects Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota and Missouri.². Infection spreads along field edges at first and typically causes higher yield reduction in those areas.

Wasps and midges are the most common gall makers. ... What you might find on a live oak is called a potato gall, presumably because it looks much like a potato.

More than half of all growers and agronomists who found saddle gall midge in their crops last year saw a subsequent drop in yields, according to a new survey. Out of the 140 respondents, 70% had ...

Soybean gall midge, a new pest to soybean production in the United States, has been found in two northeast Kansas counties. Kansas State University entomologist Anthony Zukoff said the pest causes ...

In 2016, larvae were collected from healthy plants in Iowa and South Dakota and injury was noted in the field, and in 2018, widespread soybean gall midge infestations were reported in 65 counties ...

Growers with continous wheat crops affected by saddle gall midge infestations this season are being urged to consider growing a non-cereal next season.

The fact that gall midge larvae are born acrobats is no news to the people who study them. The insects lay their eggs on goldenrod plants and prompt those hosts to make swollen growths called galls.

Gall midge maggots have some surprising tricks that help them launch themselves into smile-inspiring jumps. By James Gorman Jump, little maggot, jump! Show the world that not only the finely ...