VEDALIA

vedalia, Rodolia cardinalis

(noun) native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

vedalia (plural vedalias)

Rodolia cardinalis, a beetle once endemic to Australia, but introduced to California and New Zealand to control Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale), a pest of citrus.

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