| 单词 | scale insect |
| 例句 | Then a parasite of the scale insect was imported from Australia, a small lady beetle called the vedalia. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Ladybugs or lady beetles are among the most effective destroyers of aphids, scale insects, and other plant-eating insects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Infestations of the scale insect quickly reappeared and damage exceeded anything that had been seen for fifty years. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z From that time on one could search for days among the orange groves without finding a single scale insect. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Although that word is sometimes used to describe any clear finish, technically it is a specific kind made from the crust exuded by a type of scale insect, plus alcohol. If you want to refinish only a few floorboards, be prepared for imperfection 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Many wasp species will find the aphid and scale insects in trees and shrubs. Can a garden be too bee-friendly? Legions of professional entomologists fret about sawflies, ambrosia beetles, scale insects and leafhoppers. Learning to live with — even enjoy — insects in the garden 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z The best defense against scale insects, in my experience, is a healthy plant. The cicadas are gone, but they left their mark on trees. Here’s what you can do. 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Some are useful for controlling scale insects, which can be crop pests, he added. New type of tiny wasp comes with mysterious, cloud-like structures at ends of antennae 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The association between species of Basidiomycota and scale insects is one example. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Cotton mealybugs are scale insects that feed on fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants, but true to its name, it really likes to suck the sap of cotton plants. The fungus from "The Last of Us" is being used as a natural pesticide 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z It’s based on the secretions of aphids and scale insects — which, as the authors tell us, “is actually not as disgusting as it first sounds.” Review | An up-close look at the secret lives of wild honey bees 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z For example, ladybugs and lacewings feed on aphids, scale insects and mites. Seattle’s hotter summers call for landscaping that’s drought-tolerant | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Inside, the ants are thought to herd sedentary scale insects for food, eating their tasty wax secretions or even their meat. Evolution turned this ant into a living drill 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z The scale insects foster a flow of nutrients from the parasitized plant to the fungus. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z According to an EPA press release, the arundo galling wasp and the arundo scale insect will be introduced to giant reed beds in the area, where they'll munch through the plants, causing them fatal damage. New Zealand imports insects to fight plant invader - BBC News 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z It seems that the super-colonies of these crazy ants could not survive without the carbohydrate-rich honeydew provided by abundant scale insects in a patch of forest. A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island’s spectacular red crabs from crazy ants 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z She received government recognitions for the seminars and presentations she organized on scientific and botanical topics and was credited with making thousands of microscopic slides of scale insects. Washington-area obituaries of note 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z This find of a female scale insect in Burmese amber with over 60 eggs on its back pushes the earliest evidence of insect brood-care to at least 100 million years ago. The Six Most Incredible Fossils Preserved In Amber 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z This particular specimen, from northern Myanmar, is a scale insect that lived 100m years ago, during the Cretaceous period, when dinosaurs flourished. Cretaceous insects 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z The researchers found that the parasitoid numbers tracked with scale insect populations, but in warmer parts of the city, the wasps couldn't keep up. Pests Flourish in Warmer World, Heat Cities Further 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z There is evidence that the scale insects increase ant reproduction and make them more likely to attack other species. A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island’s spectacular red crabs from crazy ants 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z The "pearl" is a honeydew-producing scale insect that feeds on the sap of roots. Ants run vast honeydew ranches just under our feet 2014-01-27T23:39:15Z There is the question of why the scale insects don’t always kill the trees. How a Tiny Wasp May Save Your Life 2013-08-06T13:15:02.183Z Farmers relished its ability to destroy aphids and other scale insects which fed on valuable crops. An invasive ladybug uses a biological weapon to kill off competitors 2013-05-18T00:45:02.920Z Wasps attack and lay their eggs inside scale insects. Pests Flourish in Warmer World, Heat Cities Further 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z The search began to find a species that could control the scale insect on Christmas Island. A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island’s spectacular red crabs from crazy ants 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z And she hoped they might check the spread of pests like mealybugs and scale insects that are a bane of gardeners everywhere. Fans of Cold Spell Say It Reduces Outdoor Crowds 2013-01-25T01:57:54Z I’ve never seen a beetle or a scale insect turn down an edible tree. How a Tiny Wasp May Save Your Life 2013-08-06T13:15:02.183Z On this eucalyptus, scale insects, another kind of sucking, pooping plant bug, are the guilty party. The Surprising Culinary Delight of Honeydew, aka Plant Bug Poo 2012-04-02T21:46:26.747Z Insects such as the emerald ash borer and scale insects are ravaging forests and crops throughout the United States, causing billions of dollars of damage and losses. Pests Flourish in Warmer World, Heat Cities Further 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z And we found it: a tiny wasp known as Tachardiaephagus somervillei, which attacks the yellow lac scale insect in its native Southeast Asia. A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island’s spectacular red crabs from crazy ants 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z So it didn't take her long to find another little beast like him actually nosing about in an egg sac and voraciously snapping up all the unfortunate tiny, red, black-legged baby scale insects. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z These are the scale insects who blend in with tree bark all over the city and world, convincing you and me to move along. How a Tiny Wasp May Save Your Life 2013-08-06T13:15:02.183Z Those white scale insects are your bigger problem. The Surprising Culinary Delight of Honeydew, aka Plant Bug Poo 2012-04-02T21:46:26.747Z Higher temperatures created a mismatch where scale insects would reproduce faster than their parasites. Pests Flourish in Warmer World, Heat Cities Further 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z The scientists exposed eight closely related scale insects to the wasp, and none were harmed. A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island’s spectacular red crabs from crazy ants 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z But they couldn't if there were not some cottony cushion scale insects here too. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z Because scale insects sometimes kill trees, this probably leads them to kill more trees. How a Tiny Wasp May Save Your Life 2013-08-06T13:15:02.183Z A big increase in scale insects would have led to a big increase in fire ants. The Real Story of Globalization 2011-08-05T23:59:24Z Yet these figures are nothing compared to the losses due to scale insects, locusts and other pests. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Researchers also checked that the wasps would still work when the scale insects are being tended by yellow crazy ants – and they still attacked. A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island’s spectacular red crabs from crazy ants 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z They were put into a tree in a California orange-orchard in which there were many cottony cushion scale insects. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z But in the case of the scale insects, more than predators it appears to be another clan of organisms— the real monsters of the backyard—parasitoids. How a Tiny Wasp May Save Your Life 2013-08-06T13:15:02.183Z The spread of scale insects would have delighted one of the region's native species: the tropical fire ant, which is fond of dining on the sugary excrement of scale insects. The Real Story of Globalization 2011-08-05T23:59:24Z A, Male scale insect; B, female; C, larva; D, female scale; E, male scale. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Some ants protect the scale insects in the same way that humans protect their livestock, by chasing away other predators. A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island’s spectacular red crabs from crazy ants 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Second, they live with a wax scale insect. Scientist at Work: In a Cave, Signs of a Long-Ago Visitor 2010-12-01T22:52:00Z Many parasitoids specialize on scale insects; in as much, they are defenders of trees. How a Tiny Wasp May Save Your Life 2013-08-06T13:15:02.183Z When an adult beetle tries to attack a scale insect, the ants chase it away. On Organic Coffee Farm, Complex Interactions Keep Pests Under Control 2010-08-30T14:50:00Z By far the most destructive insects in warm climates belong to the Hemiptera, especially to the Coccidae or scale insects. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z The good news is that scale insects, unlike ants, are amenable to biological control. A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island’s spectacular red crabs from crazy ants 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z In a few months the scale insects were almost entirely destroyed, and the Portuguese orange-growers saved from enormous loss. Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer All of this brings me back to the scale insects we are studying. How a Tiny Wasp May Save Your Life 2013-08-06T13:15:02.183Z But if ants are confined to clusters, due to the influences of both beetles and parasitic flies, the beetles thrive and keep the scale insects under control. On Organic Coffee Farm, Complex Interactions Keep Pests Under Control 2010-08-30T14:50:00Z Another approved insecticide for scale insects is resin wash, which acts in two ways: first, corroding the soft scales, and second, fixing the harder scales to stop the egress of the hexapod larvae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z One large field experiment demonstrated that if we stopped the ants getting access to the scale insects, ant activity on the ground fell by 95% in just four weeks. A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island’s spectacular red crabs from crazy ants 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z The fly itself does not feed, and its young feed only upon certain scale insects, and so with all the rest. Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer There are scale insects whose excretion forms a black mold on the leaves and affects the nutrition by cutting off the sunlight. All About Coffee The white halo fungus, a disease of scale insects, also enters in. On Organic Coffee Farm, Complex Interactions Keep Pests Under Control 2010-08-30T14:50:00Z It is very free from disease, as with the exception of one or two species of scale insects, which do not cause any very serious damage, it has few serious pests. Fruits of Queensland The scale insects may need the ants as much as the ants need the scale insects. A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island’s spectacular red crabs from crazy ants 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z These are accordingly sent to California where they destroy the scale insect and restore prosperity among the fruit-growers. Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer The old remains of scale insects may be found on the exterior. The Apple-Tree The Open Country Books—No. 1 We have complete control of the San Jose scale because we know the habits of the scale insect. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 Kermes consists of the dried bodies of a small scale insect, Coccus ilicis, found principally on the ilex oak, in the South of Europe, and still used there. Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer This wasp lays its eggs in mature female scale insects and kills them from the inside, producing more wasps that then lay eggs in more females. A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island’s spectacular red crabs from crazy ants 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z With but two exceptions the American forms feed upon other insects, in most cases pests such as plant-lice and scale insects. An Elementary Study of Insects In another cell, by itself, a queen ant will be found, surrounded by walls made of a brown waxy-looking substance, along with about a dozen scale insects to supply her with food. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 Lac: a mixture of resin, wax and other substances produced by certain scale insects as a protective covering. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology For scale insects, dilute with 10 parts of water; for aphis and soft insects, with 15 or 20 parts water. Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse Mother has heard of a scale insect out in California which has been a great nuisance to fruit-growers. Little Busybodies The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, Beetles, and Other Busybodies This mixture has long been used on the Pacific coast as a remedy for various scale insects. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition I noticed three different species, all, as far as I know, confined to the trumpet tree, and all farming scale insects. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 After we learn that a ladybug lives almost entirely on plant lice and scale insects, we never kill one again except perhaps to place a specimen In our collection. Outdoor Sports and Games Kerosene emulsion is useful as a treatment for scale insects. Studies of Trees All over the country are to be found little bugs called scale insects. Little Busybodies The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, Beetles, and Other Busybodies The tree is subject to scale insects, which attack the leaf, also to grubs, which quickly rot the limbs and trunks, this last being at one time a very serious pest in Ceylon. The Food of the Gods A Popular Account of Cocoa All the scale insects fasten themselves on plants, and suck out the life of the plants. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. The Hessian fly, the wire-worm, the flea, and grubs and scale insects thrive mischievously. The Long White Cloud It should be applied in stronger solutions, however, for scale insects. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) Parasitic Vermin.—These are lice, fleas, ticks, the scale insects, and other pests which afflict our live stock. American Woman's Home Ants, army. assisting each other. attending leaf hoppers. attending scale insects. ant bridge. communicate by scent. cows. foraging. hunting. inhabiting bullshorn thorn. leaf cutters. reason in. sagacity of. stinging. thrushes. The Naturalist in Nicaragua For scale insects dilute with four cups of water. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. Man can dodge Nature as the scale insect cannot, but higher forms of life can, and man the most effectively of all. The Inhumanity of Socialism Similar methods of attacking other scale insects on citrus trees are used. One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered The smut shows that the trees are covered with scale insects and might indicate that it is better to burn up the whole outfit unless you learn to fight them. One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered It grows on the honey dew exuded from scale insects and if your trees have no scale they have no fungus. 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