单词 | vedalia |
释义 | vedalia (once / 984943 pages) n WORD FAMILY vedalia USAGE EXAMPLESThen a parasite of the scale insect was imported from Australia, a small lady beetle called the vedalia. Rachel Carson, Silent Spring(1962) Larvæ of Vedalia eating White Scale The result more than justified the most sanguine expectations. Iles, George, Little Masterpieces of Science:—The...(2010) The vedalia can be maintained only by repeated releases and by the most careful attention to spray schedules, to minimize their contact with insecticides. Rachel Carson, Silent Spring(1962) n native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects Syn|Hyper Rodolia cardinalis lady beetle, ladybeetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, ladybug small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests |
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