- genus Vedalia
- noungenus of Australian ladybugs• Syn: ↑Rodolia, ↑genus Rodolia• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Coccinellidae, ↑family Coccinellidae• Member Meronyms: ↑vedalia, ↑Rodolia cardinalis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
genus Vedalia
Look at other dictionaries:
genus Rodolia — noun genus of Australian ladybugs • Syn: ↑Rodolia, ↑genus Vedalia • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Coccinellidae, ↑family Coccinellidae … Useful english dictionary
vedalia — noun native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects • Syn: ↑Rodolia cardinalis • Hypernyms: ↑ladybug, ↑ladybeetle, ↑lady beetle, ↑ladybird, ↑ladybird beetle • … Useful english dictionary
vedalia — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name Date: 1889 an Australian ladybug (Rodolia cardinalis) introduced to many countries to control scale insects called also vedalia beetle … New Collegiate Dictionary
arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Rodolia — noun genus of Australian ladybugs • Syn: ↑genus Rodolia, ↑genus Vedalia • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Coccinellidae, ↑family Coccinellidae … Useful english dictionary
Rodolia cardinalis — noun native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects • Syn: ↑vedalia • Hypernyms: ↑ladybug, ↑ladybeetle, ↑lady beetle, ↑ladybird, ↑ladybird beetle • Member Holon … Useful english dictionary
Coccinellidae — noun the ladybugs • Syn: ↑family Coccinellidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Coleoptera, ↑order Coleoptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Coccinellidae — noun the ladybugs • Syn: ↑Coccinellidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Coleoptera, ↑order Coleoptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Icerya purchasi — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Biological pest control — Biological control of pests in agriculture is a method of controlling pests (including insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases) that relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms. It can be an important component of… … Wikipedia
