单词 | raspberry beetle |
释义 | > as lemmasraspberry beetle raspberry beetle n. any of various small beetles of the genus Byturus (family Byturidae), which are pests of raspberries; esp. the yellowish-brown B. tomentosus, the adult of which feeds on the flower buds of raspberries and the larva on the growing fruit. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > member of family Byturidae raspberry beetle1871 raspberry fruitworm1924 1871 Amer. Naturalist 4 Index 773/2 Raspberry beetle. [The name does not occur in the text of the article.] 1884 E. A. Ormerod Rep. Observ. Injurious Insects 65 A small brown Beetle..proved to be the ‘Raspberry Beetle’,..which was causing fearful havoc and entirely devouring the Raspberries. 1959 E. F. Linssen Beetles Brit. Isles II. 23 [Byturus] This genus includes a well-known pest of raspberries, loganberries and blackberries, commonly referred to as the Raspberry Beetle. 2006 Daily Mail (Nexis) 25 Mar. (Weekend section) 76 Rake the mulch to one side in November to let the birds eat any pupae of the raspberry beetle. < as lemmas |
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