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Definition of diamondback moth in English: diamondback mothnoun A small greyish moth which displays a pattern of diamonds along its back when the wings are folded. The caterpillar can be a pest of brassicas and other cultivated vegetables. Plutella xylostella, family Yponomeutidae Example sentencesExamples - Without its natural enemies, such as ground beetles, spiders and minute parasitic wasps, the diamondback moth is content to munch away on a never-ending supply of cabbage worldwide.
- Besides being a nemesis of cabbage, diamondback moth is also a major worldwide pest of other cole crops.
- They can also harbour aphids and insects like the diamondback moth, a pest of canola.
- The researchers tested the GM plants by exposing them to caterpillars of the diamondback moth.
- Whether in TB'S resistance to antibiotics or the diamondback moth's immunity to the deadly pesticide known as Bt toxin, the force of human-driven natural selection is abundantly evident.
Definition of diamondback moth in US English: diamondback mothnoun A small grayish moth which displays a pattern of diamonds along its back when the wings are folded. The caterpillar can be a pest of brassicas and other cultivated vegetables. Plutella xylostella, family Yponomeutidae Example sentencesExamples - The researchers tested the GM plants by exposing them to caterpillars of the diamondback moth.
- Without its natural enemies, such as ground beetles, spiders and minute parasitic wasps, the diamondback moth is content to munch away on a never-ending supply of cabbage worldwide.
- Besides being a nemesis of cabbage, diamondback moth is also a major worldwide pest of other cole crops.
- They can also harbour aphids and insects like the diamondback moth, a pest of canola.
- Whether in TB'S resistance to antibiotics or the diamondback moth's immunity to the deadly pesticide known as Bt toxin, the force of human-driven natural selection is abundantly evident.
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