Soybean gall midge
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Resseliella
Species:
R. maxima
Binomial name
Resseliella maxima
Gagné, 2019

The soybean gall midge (Resseliella maxima) is a midge species that attacks soybean in the Upper Midwest of the United States. The species was first identified in 2018, and has since been found in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Minnesota.[1] Adults lay eggs at the base of plant stems, and orange larvae can cause plants to die due to feeding damage and girdling.[2] Yield losses in heavily infested fields may reach up to 100%.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 McMechan, Anthony J; Hodgson, Erin W; Varenhorst, Adam J; Hunt, Thomas; Wright, Robert; Potter, Bruce (1 January 2021). "Soybean Gall Midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a New Species Causing Injury to Soybean in the United States". Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 12 (1): 8. doi:10.1093/jipm/pmab001.
  2. "Soybean Gall Midge". crops.extension.iastate.edu. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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