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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bedariatentou
"ベダリアテントウはミカンの害虫を駆除します。"
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A small predatory ladybird beetle (Rodolia cardinalis) native to Australia, widely used in biological pest control.
"The introduction of the vedalia beetle successfully saved the California citrus groves from destructive scale insects."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the proper name Vedalia, this term entered the English biological lexicon in the late 19th century. It is most famously associated with the vedalia beetle (Rodolia cardinalis), which was imported from Australia to California in 1888 to save the citrus industry from cottony cushion scale, marking a milestone in classical biological control.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vedalia" is said worldwide
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cochenille vedalia
Transliteration: ko.ʃə.nij ve.da.lja
"La vedalia est utilisée pour lutter contre les parasites."
Vedaliakäfer
Transliteration: veˈdaːli̯aˌkɛːfɐ
"Der Vedaliakäfer ist ein nützliches Insekt in der Landwirtschaft."
coccinella vedalia
Transliteration: kotʃiˈnɛlla veˈdaːlja
"La vedalia controlla efficacemente la coccinia cotonosa."
vedalia
Transliteration: beˈda.lja
"El escarabajo vedalia es un depredador natural muy eficaz."
besouro-vedália
Transliteration: beˈzow.ɾu veˈda.li.ɐ
"O besouro-vedália protegeu as plantações de citros."
वेडालिया भृंग
Transliteration: vedāliyā bhr̥ṁga
"वेडालिया कीट फसलों को कीटों से बचाता है।"
澳洲瓢虫
Transliteration: àozhōu piáochóng
"澳洲瓢虫被用来控制柑橘害虫。"
베달리아무당벌레
Transliteration: bedalli-amudangbeolle
"베달리아무당벌레는 해충을 방제하는 데 유용합니다."
ベダリアテントウ
Transliteration: bedariatentou
"ベダリアテントウはミカンの害虫を駆除します。"
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