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

Publication date: 01/05/2023
Extent: 14 pages

Contributions by: Govinda Shrestha, Oregon State University, USA; and Gadi V. P. Reddy, Southern Insect Management Research Unit, USA

Chapter synopsis:

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.

DOI: 10.19103/AS.2022.0114.10