English Explanatory Dictionary

vedalia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Novius cardinalis (syns. Rodolia cardinalis, Vedalia cardinalis), a ladybird beetle endemic to Australia, but introduced to California and New Zealand to control Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale), a pest of citrus.

Word forms

vedalia vedalias

Etymology

From Vedalia, the genus in which this species was once classified.

Synonyms

vedalia beetle cardinal ladybird
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