HyperDic: hessian_fly

English > 1 sense of the expression *Hessian fly*:
NOUN	animal	Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor	small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains

English > *Hessian fly*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains.
Synonym	Mayetiola destructor
Member of	Mayetiola, genus Mayetiola	A genus of Cecidomyidae
Broader	gall midge, gallfly, gall gnat	Fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants