sorghum midge

English

Noun

sorghum midge (plural sorghum midges)

1. Contarinia sorghicola, a gall midge pest of sorghum.
   • 1940, Ephraim Porter Felt, Plant Galls and Gall Makers, page 27:

     the sorghum midge and the clover midge make it nearly impossible to grow the seed of these plants in certain sections