English

Noun

apple midge ‎(plural apple midges)

1. (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

See also

• Sciara on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sciara on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

References

• apple midge at apple in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• 2004 research PR