apple midge
English
editNoun
editapple midge (plural apple midges)
- (obsolete) A small dipterous insect (Lycoriella ingenua), the larva of which bores in apples.
- Any midge whose larvae cause damage to apples.
Synonyms
editSee also
edit- Sciara on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Sciara on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
References
edit- “apple midge”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.