swede midge

Named after the swede, which is a host plant for the insect.

swede midge (plural swede midges)

1. Contarinia nasturtii, a gall midge pest of Brassicaceae.
   • 2019 February 15, Boyd A. Mori et al., “A new species of Contarinia Rondani (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) that induces flower galls on canola (Brassicaceae) in the Canadian prairies”, in Canadian Entomologist, volume 151, →DOI, pages 131–148:

     The galls were first discovered in 2012 and attributed to infestation by the swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii (Kieffer)...