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wheat fly, name for several insects harmful to wheat, e.g., the Hessian fly Hessian fly, European gall gnat , Phytophaga destructor, so named because it was first observed in America shortly after the Hessian troops landed on Long Island in the American Revolution. It is one of the most destructive pests of wheat, barley, and rye.
..... Click the link for more information. , the wheat gallfly, the wheat midge midge, name for any of numerous minute, fragile flies in several families. The family Chironomidae consists of about 2,000 species, most of which are widely distributed. The herbivorous larvae are found in all freshwaters; the larvae of some species live in saltwater.
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