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PRONUNCIATION OF BILLBUG

billbug  [ˈbɪlˌbʌɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BILLBUG

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Billbug is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BILLBUG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

billbug

Weevil

A weevil is a type of beetle from the Curculionoidea superfamily. They are usually small, less than 6 millimetres, and herbivorous. There are over 60,000 species in several families, mostly in the family Curculionidae. Some other beetles, although not closely related, bear the name "weevil", such as the biscuit weevil, which belongs to the family Anobiidae. Many weevils are damaging to crops. The grain or wheat weevil damages stored grain. The boll weevil attacks cotton crops. It lays its eggs inside cotton bolls, and the young weevils eat their way out. Weevils are often found in dry foods including nuts and seeds, cereal and grain products, such as pancake mix. In the domestic setting, they are most likely to be observed when a bag of flour is opened. Their presence is often indicated by the granules of the infested item sticking together in strings, as if caught in a cobweb. One species of weevil, Austroplatypus incompertus exhibits eusociality, one of the few organisms outside of Hymenoptera to do so.

Definition of billbug in the English dictionary

The definition of billbug in the dictionary is a type of weevil.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BILLBUG


bedbug
ˈbɛdˌbʌɡ
doodlebug
ˈduːdəlˌbʌɡ
dorbug
ˈdɔːˌbʌɡ
firebug
ˈfaɪəˌbʌɡ
goldbug
ˈɡəʊldˌbʌɡ
greenbug
ˈɡriːnˌbʌɡ
hornbug
ˈhɔːnˌbʌɡ
humbug
ˈhʌmˌbʌɡ
jitterbug
ˈdʒɪtəˌbʌɡ
lovebug
ˈlʌvˌbʌɡ
mudbug
ˈmʌdˌbʌɡ
redbug
ˈrɛdˌbʌɡ
shutterbug
ˈʃʌtəˌbʌɡ
spittlebug
ˈspɪtəlˌbʌɡ
superbug
ˈsuːpəˌbʌɡ
tumblebug
ˈtʌmbəlˌbʌɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BILLBUG

bill of health
bill of indictment
bill of lading
bill of quantities
Bill of Rights
bill of sale
billable
billabong
billboard
billbook
biller
billet
billet-doux
billetee
billeter
billeting
billeting officer
billets-doux
billfish
billfold

WORDS THAT END LIKE BILLBUG

assassin bug
chinch bug
debug
flower bug
flu bug
June bug
kissing bug
ladybug
lightning bug
May bug
mealy bug
millennium bug
Moreton Bay bug
pill bug
potato bug
shield bug
squash bug
stink bug
tummy bug
water bug

Synonyms and antonyms of billbug in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «billbug» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BILLBUG

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The translations of billbug from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «billbug» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

billbug
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picudo
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billbug
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Translator English - Portuguese

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Translator English - Bengali

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billbug
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Translator English - Malay

Billbug
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Translator English - German

billbug
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Translator English - Japanese

ゾウムシ
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Translator English - Korean

billbug
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bilbug
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

billbug
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

billbug
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिलबग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tahtakurusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

billbug
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

billbug
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

billbug
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ploșnița
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

billbug
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

billbug
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

billbug
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

billbug
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Trends of use of billbug

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BILLBUG»

The term «billbug» is used very little and occupies the 182.477 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BILLBUG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about billbug

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BILLBUG»

Discover the use of billbug in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to billbug and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Managing Turfgrass Pests, Second Edition
Most of the billbug spe— cies, of which there are more than 60 species, breed in grasses (Graminae) and sedges (Cyperaceae). Fortunately, only four spe— cies have been recorded as common pests of North American turfgrasses and ...
Thomas L. Watschke, Peter H. Dernoeden, David J. Shetlar, 2013
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Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management
The hunting billbug is a pest of the warm-season grasses such as zoysiagrass, bermudagrass, bahiagrass, and St. Augustinegrass and is common through the southern United States. The adults are a little larger than the bluegrass billbug.
Nick Christians, 2011
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Handbook of Vegetable Pests
There are several species with similar appearance and biology in the Sphenophorus billbug complex. Collectively, they occur throughout the United States and southern Canada. They are most destructive, however, in the eastern half of the ...
John L. Capinera, 2001
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Farmers' Bulletin
Among them are the army- with directions on the labels. worm, billbug, corn leaf aphid. Keep them out of reach of chil- southwestern corn borer, white dren and animals. grub, and wireworm. Do not allow livestock to feed For further information ...
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How to Control Billbugs Destructive to Cereal and Forage Crops
3 General description of billbugs 6 Life history of billbugs in general 7 Blue-grass billbug 8 Corn billbug 9 Clay-colored billbug M Maize billbug 11 "Curlew bug" 14 Tule billbug 15 Cat-tail billbug 16 Destructive billbug 17 Y-marked billbug 18 ...
A. F. Satterthwait, 1919
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Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to ...
A. Billbug-damaged crown area of turfgrass. D. Shetlar. B. Bluegrass billbug adult . D. Shetlar. C. Billbug larva in crown of grass plant. K. Gray. D. Hunting billbug. D . Shetlar. E. Denver billbug adult. D. Shetlar. F. Hunting billbug on lawn.
Whitney Cranshaw, 2004
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The Lawn Care Book
Larvae are quite difficult to differentiate from other weevil larvae, so you'll have to figure it out from the adult phase. Control Measures: The easiest is to grow endophyte-enhanced grass varieties. Typically, these have good billbug protection ...
Douglas Green, 2001
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Issues in Life Sciences—Acarology, Arachnology, and ...
Hunting. billbug. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). life. cycle. and damaging life stage in North Carolina, with notes on other billbug species abundance By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Life Science Weekly — Current study results on ...
‎2013
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Nematodes as Biocontrol Agents
No detailed studies on billbug-nematode interaction have been published. The bluegrass billbug, S. parvu- lus, is one of the most important pests of Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass but also attacks other cool-season grasses.
Parwinder S. Grewal, Ralf-Udo Ehlers, David I. Shapiro-Ilan, 2005
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A Dictionary of Entomology
Cf. Bluegrass Billbug; Hunting Billbug; Maize Billbug; Nutgrass Billbug; Southern Corn Billbug. CLAY-COLOURED LEAF BEETLE Anomoea laticlavia (Forster) [ Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae]: Endemic to eastern North America. Adult ca 6I9 mm  ...
‎2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BILLBUG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term billbug is used in the context of the following news items.
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Weevil, mistaken for a tick, is culprit of black bug invasion
Lee Stivers, extension educator at Penn State Extension in Washington County, pointed out the weevil is also being misidentified as a billbug, ... «Uniontown Herald Standard, Jun 15»
2
Harmless billbugs mistaken for ticks in region
They mistake the harmless billbug, a kind of beetle, for a tick. “The adult tick is very flat, whereas the billbug is round, curved and fat," Allegheny ... «WTAE Pittsburgh, Jun 15»
3
At Home: June tasks
Bluegrass billbug larvae: Control in late June and early July with insecticides. Use naturally derived bioinsecticides or Bt dust to treat ... «Columbus Dispatch, May 15»
4
Curious Mind: Stopping Hungry Sod Worms
“This year, I have seen some of the worst outbreaks in my tenure with the University of Idaho; insects such as of bluegrass billbug, armyworms ... «Twin Falls Times-News, Sep 14»
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Imposter bug mistaken for ticks
“It seems this year, we've had a bumper crop of billbugs, it's called a blue grass billbug,” said Todaro. Some are reporting seeing swarms of ... «WTAE Pittsburgh, Jul 14»
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Scary-Looking Insect Invades Area, But Don't Call Them Ticks
The billbug's larvae, or caterpillar stage is what turns certain grasses brown as they feed on the shafts. “We just had a good year for them, ... «CBS Local, Jul 14»
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Integrated pest management for billbugs in orchardgrass
This shows two billbug (Sphenophorus spp.) larvae (right and bottom) and bluegrass billbug (S. parvulus) adult (center) on the head of a penny ... «Phys.Org, Dec 13»
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How do you take care of brown spots on your lawn?
Billbugs are the usual guilty party to this damage. Billbug grubs eat the roots off of your grass. In checking for the larvae or grubs, remember that ... «Idaho Press-Tribune, Jun 13»
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'Grubbing around' for the problem with your lawn
Another beetle that chews turf roots, the billbug, has very similar larvae that lack the legs found on white grubs. Sample a few spots to see how ... «Clay Today Online, Jan 13»
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Two New Turfgrass Insect Pests in the United States
HuntingBillbug It is important for turfgrass managers to be aware of two new insect pests of turfgrass - the hunting billbug and the sugarcane ... «Pitchcare, Aug 12»

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