Mayetiola destructor (Hessian fly, Kansas Great Plain) (Mdes_1.0)

About Mayetiola destructor

The Hessian fly or barley midge, Mayetiola destructor, is a species of fly that is 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, supposedly in the straw bedding of Hessian troops during the American Revolution (1775--83). There are usually two generations a year but may be up to five. In the spring the dark-coloured female lays about 250 to 300 reddish eggs on plants, usually where the stems are covered by leaves; the larvae feed on the sap and weaken the plants so that they cannot bear grain.

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Picture credit (public domain): Scott Bauer (ARS)

Taxonomy ID 39758

Data source i5k - five thousand insect genomes

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Genome assembly: Mdes_1.0

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