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Wheat sawfly
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What's The Definition Of Wheat sawfly?Synonyms | Synonyms for Wheat sawfly: Related Terms | Find terms related to Wheat sawfly: See Also | Wheat sawfly In Webster's Dictionary \Wheat sawfly\
(a) A small European sawfly ({Cephus pygm[ae]us}) whose larva
does great injury to wheat by boring in the stalks.
(b) Any of several small American sawflies of the genus
{Dolerus}, as {D. sericeus} and {D. arvensis}, whose
larv[ae] injure the stems or heads of wheat.
(c) {Pachynematus extensicornis}, whose larv[ae] feed chiefly
on the blades of wheat; -- called also {grass sawfly}.
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