单词 | pea and bean weevil |
释义 | > as lemmaspea and bean weevil pea and bean weevil n. chiefly British a striped weevil, Sitona lineatus (family Curculionidae), which is a common pest of peas, beans, and other plants of the family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae) in Europe and parts of North America, making characteristic semicircular notches in the leaves; also called pea leaf weevil. ΚΠ 1884 W. Crozier & P. Henderson How Farm Pays ix. 272 The curculio or plum weevil..is a small beetle, akin to the pea and bean weevil. 1909 F. V. Theobald Insect & Other Allied Pests 115 Mr. Bickham of Ledbury sent Pea and Bean Weevils.., stating that they were numerous in parts of Herefordshire, in the crowns of strawberry plants. 2003 Arable Farming (Nexis) 29 Apr. 30 In slow growing crops with low night temperatures, cabbage thrips..and pea and bean weevil will be more damaging than usual. < as lemmas |
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