单词 | root beetle |
释义 | > as lemmasroot beetle root beetle n. any of various chafers (family Scarabaeidae) whose larvae feed on the roots of grasses. ΚΠ 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xxiii. 372 In the morning..the Hopliæ, root-beetles before mentioned, have their dances in the air. 1929 R. A. Wardle Probl. Appl. Entomol. ii. xviii. 447 The principal insect problems of forage crops in the area [sc. Australia] concern the grasshopper Chortoicetes terminifera, the White Grub or Grass Root Beetle, Scitala pruinosa, and the Lucerne Flea. 2008 M. D. Hunter in S. N. Johnson & P. J. Murray Root Feeders v. 79 In turn, as root beetles invade and spread their associated fungi, trees become further weakened and susceptibility increases. < as lemmas |
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