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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Source: Wiktionary
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