亚洲网紅露点

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cabbageworm

[ kab-ij-wurm ]

noun

  1. a caterpillar, especially of the genus Pieris, that feeds on cabbages. cabbage.


cabbageworm

/ 藞办忙产瑟诲萧藢飞蓽藧尘 /

noun

  1. any caterpillar that feeds on cabbages, esp that of the cabbage white
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cabbageworm1

First recorded in 1680鈥90; cabbage 1 + worm
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Garden pests are often highly specialized and named after their favorite food: cabbageworm, corn earworm, tomato hornworm, Colorado potato beetle, cucumber beetle, pea weevil, pepper maggot, Mexican bean beetle, and so on.

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Thorough cleanup, pulling plants and removing them to a distance can reduce overwintering opportunities for common opponents 鈥 that includes squash bugs; Brassica pests, such as various cabbageworm species; and cucumber and bean beetles.

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