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Mealybug — Mealybugs Maconellicoccus hirsutus, the pink hibiscus mealybug Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
mealybug — /mee lee bug /, n. any of several scalelike, homopterous insects of the families Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae that are covered with a powdery wax secretion and feed on plants. [1815 25; MEALY + BUG1] * * * Any insect of the family… … Universalium
mealybug — noun scalelike plant eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees • Syn: ↑mealy bug • Hypernyms: ↑coccid insect • Hyponyms: ↑citrophilous mealybug, ↑citrophilus mealybug, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Comstock mealybug — noun Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees • Syn: ↑Comstock s mealybug, ↑Pseudococcus comstocki • Hypernyms: ↑mealybug, ↑mealy bug • Member Holonyms: ↑Pseudococcus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
University of California Citrus Experiment Station — The UC Citrus Experiment Station is the founding unit of the University of California, Riverside campus, which contributed greatly to the cultivation of the orange and agriculture industry in California. It recently celebrated its 100th… … Wikipedia
citrophilous mealybug — noun destructive especially to citrus • Syn: ↑citrophilus mealybug, ↑Pseudococcus fragilis • Hypernyms: ↑mealybug, ↑mealy bug • Member Holonyms: ↑Pseudococcus, ↑g … Useful english dictionary
Comstock's mealybug — noun Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees • Syn: ↑Comstock mealybug, ↑Pseudococcus comstocki • Hypernyms: ↑mealybug, ↑mealy bug • Member Holonyms: ↑Pseudococcus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
citrophilus mealybug — noun destructive especially to citrus • Syn: ↑citrophilous mealybug, ↑Pseudococcus fragilis • Hypernyms: ↑mealybug, ↑mealy bug • Member Holonyms: ↑Pseudococcus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
long-tailed mealybug — noun : a mealybug (Pseudococcus adonidum) that is a minor pest of citrus and avocado in California and certain other regions … Useful english dictionary
mealy bug — noun scalelike plant eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees • Syn: ↑mealybug • Hypernyms: ↑coccid insect • Hyponyms: ↑citrophilous mealybug, ↑citrophilus mealybug, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
