vedalia

• اسم يشير إلى نوع من الدعسوقات (خنافس السيدة) أصله من أستراليا، وقد أُدخل إلى مناطق أخرى لمكافحة الحشرات القشرية بيولوجياً. ويُطلق أيضاً على أي خنفساء من هذا النوع تُستخدم في المكافحة الحيوية.

A noun referring to a type of ladybird beetle native to Australia, which has been introduced to other regions as a biological control agent for scale insects.

1. Australian ladybird beetleC2formalscientific

   A small, spotted ladybird beetle native to Australia, introduced to other regions as a biological control agent against scale insects.

   الدعسوقة الأسترالية

   • The vedalia beetle was successfully introduced to California to combat cottony cushion scale.
   • Farmers rely on vedalia as a natural alternative to chemical pesticides.
   • The vedalia's lifecycle is closely tied to the presence of its prey, scale insects.