Any of a number of beetles that live mainly on or near the ground.
步行虫；尤指
a fast-running predatory beetle, typically black in colour (family Carabidae).
('nocturnal ground beetle')another term for darkling beetle
Example sentencesExamples
Partially eaten seeds, loss of germination, or stunted seedlings in the presence of small brown ground beetles indicate a seedcorn beetle problem.
Many insects, such as ground beetles, hoverflies and ladybirds, can keep pests under control - but not if they've been destroyed by chemical sprays.
Another aspect of control is to protect natural mosquito predators such as dragonflies, ants, ground beetles, spiders, water striders, frogs and snails.
Various beetles such as firefly larvae and ground beetles feed on slugs.
The ground beetles, or Carabidae, are just one of the largely predacious insect families designed for the job.
Definition of ground beetle in US English:
ground beetle
noun
Any of a number of beetles that live mainly on or near the ground, in particular a fast-running predatory beetle of the family Carabidae.
步行虫；尤指
Example sentencesExamples
Another aspect of control is to protect natural mosquito predators such as dragonflies, ants, ground beetles, spiders, water striders, frogs and snails.
The ground beetles, or Carabidae, are just one of the largely predacious insect families designed for the job.
Many insects, such as ground beetles, hoverflies and ladybirds, can keep pests under control - but not if they've been destroyed by chemical sprays.
Various beetles such as firefly larvae and ground beetles feed on slugs.
Partially eaten seeds, loss of germination, or stunted seedlings in the presence of small brown ground beetles indicate a seedcorn beetle problem.