| 单词 | pink bollworm |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspink bollworm pink bollworm n. the pinkish larva of a small brown moth, Pectinophora gossypiella (family Gelechiidae), which is a destructive pest of the flowers, lint, and seeds of cotton plants. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [adjective] > of pectinophora gossypiella or pink bollworm pink bollworm1906 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Gelechiidae > pectinophora gossypiclla (pink bollworm) pink bollworm1906 1906 H. Maxwell-Lefroy Indian Insect Pests iii. viii. 94 The pink boll-worms are most abundant when the cotton forms bolls. 1932 C. L. Metcalf & W. P. Flint Fund. Insect Life viii. 273 Among the most destructive and best-known species [of Gelechiidæ] are the pink bollworm.., the Angoumois grain moth. 1955 Sci. News Let. 23 July 56/2 The preferred food of the pink bollworm larva is the kernel of the cotton seed. 1995 New Scientist 4 Mar. 15/1 Monsanto has already developed a strain of cotton..which contains a Bt gene. It keeps caterpillar pests at bay, including cotton bollworm and pink bollworm. < as lemmas |
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