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单词 squash bug
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Definition of squash bug in English:

squash bug

noun
  • A bug which resembles a shield bug, several American kinds being serious pests of squashes and similar fruit.

    Family Coreidae, suborder Heteroptera: many species, in particular the North American Anasasa tristis

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some of the most common garden pests that gardeners encounter include aphids, mealybugs, spider mites, white, flies, thrips, slugs and snails, scales, leaf rollers, squash bugs, pillbugs, and yes - sowbugs!
    • I scattered leaf litter on the floor of the bucket and threw in another hornworm, then a squash bug, a bluebottle fly, a daddy longlegs, a wolf spider, and various unidentified larvae.
    • It can be used to control cabbageworm, leafhoppers, squash bugs, whitefly, but will also affect beneficial insects so be careful where and when you apply this product.
    • The squash bug is shield shaped and if you have ever squashed one you probably remember the smell.
    • A scanning electron micrograph of the surface of the pupa of the ordinary squash bug revealed a startling armature of glandular hairs that exude an oily chemical cocktail, seen forming droplets at the tips.
 
 

Definition of squash bug in US English:

squash bug

noun
  • A dark-colored bug with forewings marked by many veins.

    Family Coreidae, suborder Heteroptera: many species, in particular the North American Anasa tristis, a serious pest of squashes and similar fruit

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I scattered leaf litter on the floor of the bucket and threw in another hornworm, then a squash bug, a bluebottle fly, a daddy longlegs, a wolf spider, and various unidentified larvae.
    • A scanning electron micrograph of the surface of the pupa of the ordinary squash bug revealed a startling armature of glandular hairs that exude an oily chemical cocktail, seen forming droplets at the tips.
    • It can be used to control cabbageworm, leafhoppers, squash bugs, whitefly, but will also affect beneficial insects so be careful where and when you apply this product.
    • Some of the most common garden pests that gardeners encounter include aphids, mealybugs, spider mites, white, flies, thrips, slugs and snails, scales, leaf rollers, squash bugs, pillbugs, and yes - sowbugs!
    • The squash bug is shield shaped and if you have ever squashed one you probably remember the smell.
 
 
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