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单词 vedalia beetle
释义

vedalia beetle

/vɪˈdeɪlɪə /
noun
An Australian ladybird which has been introduced into California and elsewhere to control scale insects.
  • Rodolia cardinalis, family Coccinellidae.
Researchers raised vedalia beetles to use in orchards that had outbreaks of cottony cushion scale....
  • The importation of the vedalia beetle was the beginning of the modern era of biological control.
  • When vedalia beetles arrive in an orchard they can clean up a nasty problem in 4-6 weeks.

Origin

Late 19th century: modern Latin Vedalia (former genus name), of unknown origin.

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