| 单词 | potato fly |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspotato fly potato fly n. U.S. any of various blister beetles (family Meloidae) esp. of the genera Lytta and Cantharis, infesting potato vines and other plants. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Heteromera > family Meloidae > member of genus Epicauta potato fly1806 1806 in R. B. Thomas Farmer's Almanack for 1807 sig. H The potatoe fly, or bug, appears about the first of July. 1861 Amer. Agriculturist July 194/2 If the potato fly (Cantharis vittata) is injuring the vines, many may be destroyed by two persons sweeping the field with a sheet held by the four corners, in the form of a bag. 1882 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 9 130 One year this tree was nearly stripped of its leaves by a cloud of potato-flies (the blistering fly). 1996 Economist (U.S. ed.) (Nexis) 6 Apr. s8 There is also a scientific laboratory, where in a series of temperature-controlled rooms technicians are growing organic pesticides to fight potato fly. < as lemmas |
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