Difference between revisions of "Aphidoletes aphidimyza (predator)"
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[[File:Predatory midge.jpg|250px|thumb|''Aphidoletes aphidimyza'' larva feeding on pea aphids (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author(s): Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University<br/>Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Predatory_midge.jpg Wikimedia Commons]]] | [[File:Predatory midge.jpg|250px|thumb|''Aphidoletes aphidimyza'' larva feeding on pea aphids (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author(s): Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University<br/>Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Predatory_midge.jpg Wikimedia Commons]]] | ||
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The gall midge is an important predator of aphids with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is produced commercially and has been used in greenhouses since the 1970s, sometimes in combination with the aphid parasitoid ''[[Aphelinus abdominalis (parasitoid)|Aphelinus abdominalis]]''. | The gall midge is an important predator of aphids with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is produced commercially and has been used in greenhouses since the 1970s, sometimes in combination with the aphid parasitoid ''[[Aphelinus abdominalis (parasitoid)|Aphelinus abdominalis]]''. | ||
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Aphidoletes aphidimyza larva feeding on pea aphids (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Author(s): Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Aphidoletes aphidimyza (predator) (Rondani, 1847)
The gall midge is an important predator of aphids with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is produced commercially and has been used in greenhouses since the 1970s, sometimes in combination with the aphid parasitoid Aphelinus abdominalis.
- Other images of Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Wikimedia Commons - click to enlarge)
larva feeding on aphids
larva
