apple midge
noun1
Obsolete A small dipterous insect (Lycoriella ingenua), the larva of which bores in apples.
2
Any midge whose larvae cause damage to apples.
- Synonyms
- apple leaf midge, Sciara mali, Molobrus mali
- Related terms
- Sciara
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