单词 | whitefly |
释义 | > as lemmaswhitefly whitefly n. (a) North American either of two North American mayflies of the genus Ephoron, which have white bodies; (b) any of numerous small bugs constituting the family Aleyrodidae, typically having wings covered with pale, powdery wax; esp. Trialeurodes vaporariorum, a major pest of greenhouse plants, and Aleyrodes proletella, a pest of brassica crops. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Hemiptera > suborder Homoptera > family Aleyrodidae > member of whitefly1802 1802 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 5 71 (heading) On the Ephoron Leukon, usually called the White Fly of Passaick River. 1896 W. T. Swingle & H. J. Webber Princ. Dis. Citrous Fruits Florida (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 25 In Florida sooty mould follows principally the attacks of the mealy wing or white fly (Aleyrodes citri R. & H.). 1976 Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa.) 26 Aug. 16/3 As with most other mayfly species, the white fly spends nearly all of its life as a nymph on the stream bottom. 2006 Grow your Own July 34/3 A patch of basil intercropped with tomatoes will inhibit whitefly. < as lemmas |
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