symphilid

• Artrópodo microscópico que a menudo ataca las partes subterráneas de hortalizas y cultivos de invernadero.

A minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops.

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   A very small, pale, centipede-like arthropod of the order Symphyla, often found in soil and known to infest the roots and underground parts of greenhouse and garden crops.

   Sinfílido

   • The farmer discovered a symphilid infestation in the greenhouse lettuce beds.
   • Symphilids can cause significant damage to the root systems of young plants.
   • Controlling symphilid populations often requires careful soil management.