vedalia beetle
noun
ve·da·lia beetle
vi-ˈdāl-yə- 
variants
or less commonly vedalia
: an Australian ladybug (Rodolia cardinalis) introduced to many countries to control scale insects
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In the late 1800s, the vedalia beetle (Rodolia cardinalis) was imported to the U.S. to control cottony cushion scale, which was extremely destructive to citrus.
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Susan Pransky, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
The vedalia beetle was brought in to the citrus orchards of California in the 1880s to take care of a serious pest, the cottony cushion scale.
—Adrian Higgins, idahostatesman, 7 Feb. 2018
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Susan Pransky, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
The vedalia beetle was brought in to the citrus orchards of California in the 1880s to take care of a serious pest, the cottony cushion scale.
—Adrian Higgins, idahostatesman, 7 Feb. 2018
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“Vedalia beetle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vedalia%20beetle. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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