Aphidoletes aphidimyza (predator)

Taxonomic position
▼ Aphidoletes (genus - predators) ▼ Cecidomyiidae (predator midges) ▼ Predators - Diptera ▼ Predators - insects ▼ Beneficials no parent categories

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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

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.

Aphidoletes aphidimyza larva feeding on aphids (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University
Source: IPM Images

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