apple midge

English

Noun

apple midge (plural apple midges)

(obsolete) A small dipterous insect (Lycoriella ingenua), the larva of which bores in apples.
Any midge whose larvae cause damage to apples.

Synonyms

See also

Sciara on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Sciara on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

References

“apple midge”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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