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单词 flour moth
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Definition of flour moth in English:

flour moth

noun
  • A greyish-yellow moth, the caterpillar of which is a pest of flour and cereal products.

    Ephestia kuehniella, family Pyralidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fujii et al. 2001 demonstrated that the Wolbachia causing feminization in the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia scapulalis, induced male killing when transferred to the Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella.
    • Twice per week, predators were fed eggs of the flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella, and provided with bean pods as oviposition substrate and supply of moisture.
    • When the same bacteria are injected into the common flour moth Ephestia kuehniella, however, they simply kill the males.
 
 

Definition of flour moth in US English:

flour moth

(also Mediterranean flour moth)
noun
  • A grayish-yellow moth, the caterpillar of which is a pest of flour and cereal products.

    Ephestia kuehniella, family Pyralidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Twice per week, predators were fed eggs of the flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella, and provided with bean pods as oviposition substrate and supply of moisture.
    • When the same bacteria are injected into the common flour moth Ephestia kuehniella, however, they simply kill the males.
    • Fujii et al. 2001 demonstrated that the Wolbachia causing feminization in the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia scapulalis, induced male killing when transferred to the Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella.
 
 
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