wheat sawfly

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Definition of wheat sawfly in English English dictionary

A small European sawfly (Cephus pygmæus) whose larva does great injury to wheat by boring in the stalks

Any of several small American sawflies of the genus Dolerus, as D

Pachynematus extensicornis, whose larvæ feed chiefly on the blades of wheat; called also grass sawfly

arvensis, whose larvæ injure the stems or heads of wheat

sericeus and D

Hyphenation

wheat saw·fly