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Wheat midge (Sitodiplosis mosellana): management in the Northern Great Plains of the United States and Canada
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01 May 2023

This chapter examines wheat midge and its management in the Northern Great Plains of the United States and Canada. The chapter first provides an overview of the morphology of wheat midge at each stage of its life cycle. It then moves on to discuss the life cycle of the pest in more depth. The damage that wheat midge causes to crops is also reviewed, which is then followed by an examination of the different pest management methods for the the pest, such as monitoring and economic thresholds, cultural control, host plant resistance and biological and chemical control.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Pest Control, Pest control / plant diseases, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, Agronomy and crop production, Sustainable agriculture, Agricultural science
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Morphology of wheat midge
- 3 Wheat midge life cycle
- 4 Effect of wheat midge on crops
- 5 Pest management of wheat midge
- 6 Conclusion and future trends in research
- 7 References