| 单词 | codling spray |
| 释义 | > as lemmascodling spray c. As a modifier (in sense 3), as in codling grub, codling spray, codling worm, etc. ΚΠ 1844 G. Emerson Johnson's Farmer's Encycl. (new ed.) 765/1 Some interesting facts..serving to establish the difference between the plum-weevil and apple-worm (codling caterpillar), will be found. 1873 3rd Ann. Rep. Noxious & Beneficial Insects State Illinois i. 176 The gathering of windfall apples, either by ourselves or by the aid of domestic animals, enables us to destroy less than half of the Codling-worms. 1926 F. W. Pettey Codling Moth: Measures Necessary to Control Pest 10 Unless a codling trap is present in the storeroom containing such wormy fruits, the majority of the worms will have left by the time the fruits have ripened. 1979 Grower 21 June 1/1 Orchards in Sussex and west Kent which have suffered severe damage in recent years should receive the first codling spray this week. 2000 Common Ground Bk. Orchards xiii. 182/2 Chickens, which gobble up codling grubs before they become moths, need to be given enough room to roam. < as lemmas |
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