单词 | rose slug sawfly |
释义 | > as lemmasrose slug sawfly rose slug n. (the larva of) any of several sawflies that are pests of roses, esp. Endelomyia aethiops; also rose slug sawfly. ΚΠ 1840 Mag. Hort., Bot., & Rural Affairs 6 275 The exertions of those who have so far labored in vain to destroy this eye-sore, the rose slug. 1877 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 6 172 The beach-plum bushes..have suffered severely from the ravages of a slug, similar to the rose slug. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xix. 455 There are numerous species of sawflies; common ones are the pear slug..; three different species of rose slugs on roses; [etc.]. 2007 D. V. Alford Pests of Fruit Crops 387/2 Endelomyia aethiops... Rose slug sawfly... Larvae of this generally common species are sometimes reported feeding on the foliage of rosaceous fruit trees. < as lemmas |
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