A small greyish moth which displays a pattern of diamonds along its back when the wings are folded. The caterpillar can be a pest of brassicas and other cultivated vegetables.
菜蛾
Plutella xylostella, family Yponomeutidae
Example sentencesExamples
Without its natural enemies, such as ground beetles, spiders and minute parasitic wasps, the diamondback moth is content to munch away on a never-ending supply of cabbage worldwide.
Besides being a nemesis of cabbage, diamondback moth is also a major worldwide pest of other cole crops.
They can also harbour aphids and insects like the diamondback moth, a pest of canola.
The researchers tested the GM plants by exposing them to caterpillars of the diamondback moth.
Whether in TB'S resistance to antibiotics or the diamondback moth's immunity to the deadly pesticide known as Bt toxin, the force of human-driven natural selection is abundantly evident.
Definition of diamondback moth in US English:
diamondback moth
noun
A small grayish moth which displays a pattern of diamonds along its back when the wings are folded. The caterpillar can be a pest of brassicas and other cultivated vegetables.
菜蛾
Plutella xylostella, family Yponomeutidae
Example sentencesExamples
The researchers tested the GM plants by exposing them to caterpillars of the diamondback moth.
Without its natural enemies, such as ground beetles, spiders and minute parasitic wasps, the diamondback moth is content to munch away on a never-ending supply of cabbage worldwide.
Besides being a nemesis of cabbage, diamondback moth is also a major worldwide pest of other cole crops.
They can also harbour aphids and insects like the diamondback moth, a pest of canola.
Whether in TB'S resistance to antibiotics or the diamondback moth's immunity to the deadly pesticide known as Bt toxin, the force of human-driven natural selection is abundantly evident.