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HESSIAN-FLY

HESSIAN-FLY

Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor, barley midge. A significant pest of cereal crops including wheat, barley and rye. Though a native of Asia it was transported into Europe and later into North America in the straw bedding of Hessian troops.

Credit:

CC0, US Dept. of Agriculture

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