单词 | beetle bank |
释义 | > as lemmasbeetle bank beetle bank n. a ridge or bank made or set aside on cultivated land (and often sown with perennial grasses) to provide a suitable habitat for insects (esp. aphid-eating beetles) and other creatures which prey on crop pests. ΚΠ 1992 S. Wratten in New Scientist 22 Aug. 34/1 Hundreds of British farmers are now building ‘beetle banks’, and the company may soon extend the scheme to French farmers. 1994 Guardian 12 Oct. (Society section) 4/2 ‘Beetle banks’, a recent initiative by the Game Conservancy Trust, would also help encourage ground-nesting birds while creating cover for aphid-eating bugs with more pay-off in savings on aphicides. 2004 Farmers Weekly (Nexis) 14 May 2 With world wheat stocks diminishing, this country will be worrying about beetle banks and butterflies while the 10 new EU states take advantage. < as lemmas |
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