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CONTARINIA SORGHICOLA [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Contarinia sorghicola
Latin
DEF

Contarinia sorghicola (Coq.), family Itonididae (Cecidomyiidae), a midge that infests sorghums extracting the plant juices of the developing seeds and blasting or blighting the grain spikelets.

DEF

An insect pest of sorghum found in Africa, Asia, southern North America and Australia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Contarinia sorghicola
Latin
DEF

Insecte ravageur du sorgho (Afrique, Asie, Amérique, Australie).

OBS

sorgo : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

Key term(s)
  • cecidomy du sorgo

Spanish

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