A New Species of Gall Midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Infesting Switchgrass in the Northern Great Plains

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 77-84

  Boe, Arvid ^a   Gagné, Raymond J ^b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Cecidomyiidae; Chilophaga virgati; Diptera; Gall midge; Infestation rate

Indexed keywords

CECIDOMYIIDAE; CHILOPHAGA VIRGATI; DIPTERA; GALL MIDGE; INFESTATION RATE;

LANDFORMS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOMASS;

CECIDOMYIIDAE; CHILOPHAGA; DIPTERA; PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 79953681316     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-010-9102-6     Document Type: Article

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