单词 | red scale |
释义 | > as lemmasred scale red scale n. either of two scale insects of the family Diaspididae which infest orange trees: (more fully California red scale) Aonidiella aurantii, and (more fully Florida red scale) Chrysomphalus aonidum. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Hemiptera > suborder Homoptera > family Coccidae or genus Coccus > aonidia aurantii (red scale) red scale1881 1881 Fresno (Calif.) Republican 26 Nov. 8/1 People..are..digging out their orange trees and planting the land to vines. This, however, has only occurred where they were harassed by the red scale and other insect pests. 1893 Daily News 23 May 5/2 The ‘red scale’, so harmful to orange and lemon trees. 1962 C. L. Metcalf et al. Destructive & Useful Insects (ed. 4) xvi. 803 Florida red scale is one of the most important citrus pests in Florida and the Gulf states. 1986 J. A. Samson Trop. Fruits (ed. 2) iv. 62 In Israel..purple scale is controlled by a parasitic wasp, Florida red scale by another and California red scale by two other Aphytis spp. and a predator. < as lemmas |
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