A dark slender fly whose larvae may cause serious damage to the roots of crops.
根蝇，幼虫危害作物根部的花蝇
Family Anthomyiidae: many genera and species, including the cabbage root fly (Delia radicum)
Example sentencesExamples
After thinning, remember to construct 300 mm-high walls of horticultural fleece around or over the carrots to help prevent attacks from carrot root fly.
Definition of root fly in US English:
root fly
noun
A dark slender fly whose larvae may cause serious damage to the roots of crops.
根蝇，幼虫危害作物根部的花蝇
Family Anthomyiidae: many genera and species, including the cabbage root fly
Example sentencesExamples
After thinning, remember to construct 300 mm-high walls of horticultural fleece around or over the carrots to help prevent attacks from carrot root fly.