swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

swede midge
Contarinia nasturtii (Kieffer, 1888)

Descriptor: Damage
Description: Damaged red cabbage followed by bacterial soft rot and collapse of plant
Image location: United States

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Name: Julie Kikkert
Organization: Cornell Cooperative Extension
Country: United States

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Subject: swede midge
Genus: Contarinia
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Order: Diptera
Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta)
Photographer: Julie Kikkert
Organization: Cornell Cooperative Extension
Area: Vegetables - General Vegetables
Area: Vegetables - Leafy Brassica (Cabbage, Kale, Collard)

Image Number: 2134067

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Image taken on Tuesday, July 03, 2001
Image uploaded on Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Image Information last updated on Friday, June 16, 2006