| 单词 | spruce budworm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspruce budworm spruce budworm n. chiefly North American the larvae of any of various tortricid moths of the genus Choristoneura, which feed on the buds and needles of spruce trees; (also) the moth itself. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Tortricidae > choristoneura fumiferana larva (spruce budworm) spruce budworm1883 1883 Rep. Commissioner Agric: Rep. Entomologist 147 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (47th Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 109) XXV The spruce-bud worm..feeds upon the leaves or needles of the terminal shoots, both the first and previous year's growth. 1958 Jrnl. Wildlife Managem. 22 92/1 Some forests of western Montana are infested with spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana), which is controlled by aerial applications of DDT. 2016 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 18 May b1 A warming trend has left forests drier and more susceptible to pests, such as the spruce budworm. < as lemmas |
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