Orseolia_oryzivora

<i>Orseolia oryzivora</i>

Orseolia oryzivora

Species of fly

Orseolia oryzivora, also called the African rice gall midge, is a species of small fly in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is a major insect pest of rice crops in Africa.[2][1]

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Monitoring

Orseolia oryzivora and O. oryzae are morphologically, and even microscopically, indistinguishable, and so DNA differentiation methods have been developed.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Harris, K. M; Gagné, R. J. (1982). "Description of the African rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzivora sp. n., with comparative notes on the Asian rice gall midge, O. oryzae (Wood-Mason) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 72 (3). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 467–472. doi:10.1017/s000748530001364x. ISSN 0007-4853.
  2. [2]
    Heath, Jeffrey. "Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country". Archived from the original on 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  3. [3]
    Harris, M. O.; Stuart, J. J.; Mohan, M.; Nair, S.; Lamb, R. J.; Rohfritsch, O. (2003). "Grasses and Gall Midges: Plant Defense and Insect Adaptation". Annual Review of Entomology. 48 (1). Annual Reviews: 549–577. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.48.091801.112559. ISSN 0066-4170. PMID 12460937.


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