weevil in English
Weevils bore through the stem and eat the pith within, and beetle larvae bore through the roots.
Use "weevil" in a sentence
1. Notable species include the rice weevil (S. oryzae), wheat weevil (S. granarius), and maize weevil (S. zeamais).
2. Pest infestation also easily occurs, mainly rice weevil and corn weevil, etc.
3. The weevil is a shiny, cylindrical beetle.
4. There was no significant difference of amount of offspring and sex ratio between rice weevil and maize weevil in rice.
5. Size: Adult Billbugs are beetles in the weevil family
6. Agaves’ only significant pest is the agave snout weevil
7. Billbugs are a type of weevil of the genus Sphenophorus
8. Overview Origin The chestnut weevil, Curculio elephas, is a weevil native to southern and central Europe, which feeds on the seeds (nuts) of chestnuts and oaks
9. A tiny weevil, Cyrtobagous salviniae, has been used successfully to control giant salvinia.
10. Boll weevil definition, a snout beetle, Anthonomus grandis, that attacks the Bolls of cotton
11. Weevil larvae are Apodous; in contrast, most scarab larvae bear six hooklike legs.
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13. (chiefly biology) apodal Weevil larvae are Apodous; in contrast, most scarab larvae bear six hooklike legs
14. If you had the pluck of a weevil in a biscuit , you would catch them still.'.
15. A type of weevil, mature Billbugs may grow up to 1/2 inch in length
16. Like a weevil, Curculio loves food and is willing to do anything to earn a meal
17. Before you start eating, Boll Weevil puts a tray of burger toppings on the table (e.g
18. The boll weevil, and sometimes even the entire monument, has been repeatedly stolen throughout the years.
19. The granary weevil mortality rate was higher than the mortality rate of the saw-toothed grain beetle.
20. The rice weevil can live on beans, nuts, grains, and some types of fruit, such as grapes.
21. The Boll Weevil Charity Foundation (BWCF) is the nonprofit arm of the Secret Order of Boll weevils
22. Curculio is the Latin word for “weevil,” a beetle whose larva eats many times its weight in grain
23. Like a weevil, Curculio loves food and is willing to do practically anything to earn a meal
24. At the time, the boll weevil was devastating cotton crops, prompting many farmers to follow Carver’s advice.
25. Curculio is the Latin word for “weevil,” a beetle whose larva eats many times its weight in grain
26. Watch out for the vine weevil that eats plants' roots-it's on the increase due to warmer winters.
27. Billbugs are a group of long-snouted beetles in the weevil family (Curculionidae) that can cause extensive turf damage
28. Plum Curculio adults are a type of weevil (or snout beetle), approximately 6 mm (¼ inch) in length with a
29. 1500 to "round seed pod of flax or cotton." Boll weevil, which damages cotton Bolls, is so called from 1895
30. Horizontal transfer of genes from bacteria to eukaryotes such as the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the adzuki bean weevil Callosobruchus chinensis has occurred.
31. Curculio nucum (nut weevil) is a medium-sized beetle, with an especially elongated snout, characteristic of the Curculionini tribe of the weevil family (Curculionidae).Its larvae develop in hazel nuts Corylus avellana, being a serious pest in hazelnut orchards.It occurs in most of Europe, from south Sweden, Finland and Great Britain to the Mediterranean.
32. Weevil and bacterium have a symbiotic relationship in which the bacterium produces nutrients such as amino acids and vitamins for the host, supplementing its cereal diet.
33. Ammi showed an excellent Antifeedant activity towards the pine weevil for 24 hr, whereas the essential oil of other plants showed the activity for 6 hr
34. Advantageous attributes of larval whitefringed weevil, Naupactus leucoloma (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) for Bioassaying soil fumigants, and responses to pure and plant-derived isothiocyanates - Volume 90 Issue 4 - J.N
35. Plum Curculio, (Conotrachelus nenuphar), also called American plum weevil, North American insect pest of the family Curculionidae (order Coleoptera); it does serious damage to a variety of fruit trees
36. While there are not too many Cedar tree problems to deal with, several pesky insects are attracted to Cedar trees including the cypress tip moth, root weevil, mites and juniper scale.
37. New Bugs include the Atlas moth, Paper kite butterfly, Great purple emperor, Madagascan sunset moth, Damselfly, Blue weevil beetle, Common bluebottle, Drone beetle, Earth-boring dung beetle, Man-faced stink bug, and Rosalia batesi beetle
38. The Boll Weevil Eradication Program (BWEP) was initiated and a gene was inserted into the cotton plant's DNA that allowed the cotton plant to produce a chemical protein that is toxic to Boll weevils
39. The present invention relates to an insecticidal composition comprising i) a pyrethroid selected from the group consisting of bifenthrin, cypermethrin, zeta cypermethrin, lambdacyhalothrin, betacyhalothrin, alphacypermethrm, tralomethrin, deltamethrin, cyfluthrin, beta-cyfluthrin, esfenvalerate, fluvalinate, etofenprox, permethrin, metofluthrin, resmethrin, bioresmethrin, allethrin, bioallethrin, s- bioallethrin and tetramethrin and ii) a granular fertilizer, and a method for controlling rice water weevil comprising applying an effective amount of the composition to a locus where rice water weevil control is needed or expected to be needed.
40. Several genera and species in the family Curculionidae, including the plum Curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) ‘Now scientists have identified a natural odor, or pheromone, released by the male Curculio weevil that attracts both males and females.’
41. Abscised cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., fruit in field plots planted at different times were examined to assess adult boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), use of squares and bolls during 2002 and 2003 in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
42. The Boll Weevil Café and Sweetery is a cozy cafe with an eclectic menu featuring more than 30 homemade desserts; a delectable 'Southern Delights' menu with southern favorites such as fried green tomatoes and shrimp and grits; and an abundance of wines by the glass and bottle.
43. This is the first book-length study of Plautus' shortest surviving comedy, Curculio, a play in which the tricksy brown-nosed title character (“The Weevil”) bamboozles a shady banker and a pious pimp to secure the freedom of the enslaved girl his patron has fallen for while keeping her out of the clutches of a megalomaniacal soldier.
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