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Definition of Ladybeetle
1. Noun. Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests.
Generic synonyms: Beetle
Group relationships: Coccinellidae, Family Coccinellidae
Specialized synonyms: Adalia Bipunctata, Two-spotted Ladybug, Bean Beetle, Epilachna Varivestis, Mexican Bean Beetle, Hippodamia Convergens, Rodolia Cardinalis, Vedalia
Definition of Ladybeetle
1. Noun. The ladybird / ladybug ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ladybeetle
Literary usage of Ladybeetle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"... Aphis gossypii (melon aphis) and Epilachna borealis (twelve-spotted ladybeetle)
failed to transmit the disease. ..."
2. Insect Life by Division of Entomology, United States Bureau of Entomology (1890)
"... as is usual in such cases, attracted myriads of the ladybeetle. On October
22, several hundred of these beetles were transferred from the spruce to ..."
3. Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York by New York (State). Legislature. Assembly (1919)
"... JF Rose, South Byron Anatis ocellata Linn., 15-spotted ladybeetle, adult and
larva on maple, July 13, TJ Wade, New Rochelle Silvanus surinamensis Linn., ..."
4. Circular by Puerto Rico Federal Experiment Station, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station (Mayaguez) (1918)
"... bamboo grown in Puerto Rico because of insect predators introduced by the
station (22). The most effective predator on bamboo scales is a ladybeetle, ..."
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