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单词 vedalia beetle
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Definition of vedalia beetle in English:

vedalia beetle

nounvɪˈdeɪlɪə
  • An Australian ladybird which has been introduced into California and elsewhere to control scale insects.

    澳洲瓢虫

    Rodolia cardinalis, family Coccinellidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Researchers raised vedalia beetles to use in orchards that had outbreaks of cottony cushion scale.
    • When vedalia beetles arrive in an orchard they can clean up a nasty problem in 4-6 weeks.
    • The importation of the vedalia beetle was the beginning of the modern era of biological control.
    • Orange and lemon growers credit the Australian vedalia beetle with saving the California citrus industry more than 100 years ago.
    • In less than a year the vedalia beetle eliminated the pest, and a standard for biological control was established.

Origin

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

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