an aphid, Schizaphis graminum, that is found in North America and that is destructive to several grains
greenbug in American English
(ˈɡrinˌbʌɡ)
noun
a pale-green aphid, Schizaphis graminum, of North America, destructive of wheat, other small grains, and alfalfa
Word origin
[1705–15; green + bug1]This word is first recorded in the period 1705–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: condominium, costume, focal point, junction, salon
Examples of 'greenbug' in a sentence
greenbug
Silicon fertilization and the previous infestation with aphids induced wheat plant resistance to the greenbug.
Gomes Flávia Batista, Moraes Jair Campos de, Santos Custódio Donizete dos, GoussainMárcio Marcos 2005, 'Resistance induction in wheat plants by silicon and aphids', Scientia Agricolahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162005000600006. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)