单词	scale insect
释义	scale insect noun : any of numerous small prolific homopterous insects (superfamily Coccoidea) that have winged males, wingless scale-covered females attached to the host plant, and young that suck the juices of plants and some of which are serious pests Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The story of carminic acid traces back thousands of years to bright red Phoenician garments colored by a crushed scale insect of the Kermes genus. Brittany J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2022 The company officially launched in 2019 with successful traction from its first pilot customers and by 2020, Cogastro software was enabling operations in 10 large-scale insect farm productions globally. Jackie Abramian, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021 Another more persistent and more damaging creature than the cicada is the scale insect, actually a range of scale species that have their own preferences for ornamental woody plants and citrus. Washington Post, 7 July 2021 Control scale by applying dormant or horticultural oil, which coats the calcium cover and eventually suffocates the scale insect within its shell. Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 26 Dec. 2020 But our findings indicate that overall, the idea of large-scale insect declines remains an open question. Matthew D. Moran, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2020 That’s sooty mold, a fungus that gets started in the sticky honeydew residue left behind by aphids and scale insects. Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 16 Jan. 2020 The Azteca ants, in turn, are motivated to protect the scale insects from the beetles, since the former are a source of food for the ants. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2020 Alas, that plant is no more, having succumbed to scale insects. Boston.com Real Estate, 25 Dec. 2019 See More Word History First Known Use 1840, in the meaning defined above
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