wheat sawfly
Meaning
Noun
- A small European sawfly (Cephus pygmaeus (species)) whose larvae damage wheat by boring in the stalks.
- Any of several small American sawflies of the genus Dolerus (genus), such as Dolerus sericeus (species) and Dolerus unicolor (species), whose larvae damage the stems or heads of wheat.
- Pachynematus extensicornis (species), whose larvae feed chiefly on the blades of wheat.
Related
Similar words
- wheat stem fly
- grass sawfly
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