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WHAT DOES LEAF BEETLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

leaf beetle

Leaf beetle

The family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 35,000 species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous subfamilies are recognized, but only some of them are listed below. Leaf beetles are partially recognizable by their tarsal formula, which appears to be 4-4-4, but is actually 5-5-5. Some lineages are only distinguished with difficulty from long-horned beetles, namely by the antennae not arising from frontal tubercles. Adult and larval leaf beetles feed on all sorts of plant tissue. Many are serious pests of cultivated plants, for example the Colorado potato beetle, the asparagus beetle, the cereal leaf beetle, and various flea beetles, and a few act as vectors of plant diseases. Others are beneficial due to their use in biocontrol of invasive weeds. Most Chrysomelidae are conspicuously colored, typically in glossy yellow to red or metallic blue-green hues, and some have spectacularly bizarre shapes. Thus, they are highly popular among insect collectors.

Definition of leaf beetle in the English dictionary

The definition of leaf beetle in the dictionary is any of a large family of beetles that includes more than 25,000 species, mostly leaf feeders and mostly brightly coloured, with a metallic sheen. It includes the notorious Colorado beetle, the bloody-nosed beetle and the flea beetles which attack young cabbage plants.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEAF BEETLE

leaf
leaf beet
leaf bud
leaf fat
leaf gap
leaf gelatine
leaf insect
leaf miner
leaf monkey
leaf mould
leaf peeper
leaf sheath
leaf sight
leaf spot
leaf spring
leaf tea
leaf tobacco
leaf trace
leaf-climber
leaf-hopper

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEAF BEETLE

bark beetle
bee beetle
beetle
black beetle
blister beetle
bloody-nosed beetle
carpet beetle
click beetle
dung beetle
flea beetle
gold beetle
ground beetle
hercules beetle
Japanese beetle
potato beetle
rhinoceros beetle
rove beetle
stag beetle
tiger beetle
tortoise beetle
water beetle

Synonyms and antonyms of leaf beetle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «leaf beetle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEAF BEETLE

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

Translator English - Chinese

叶甲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escarabajo de la hoja
570 millions of speakers

English

leaf beetle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पत्ती बीटल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

أوراق خنفساء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

листоед
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

folha besouro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাতা বিটল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coléoptère feuille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kumbang daun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blattkäfer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハムシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잎 딱정벌레
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rwaning kumbang
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bọ cánh cứng lá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இலை வண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पानांचे बीटल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yaprak böceği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

leaf beetle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

liść beetle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

листоед
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

frunze gândac
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φύλλο σκαθάρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blaar Beetle
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

bladbaggen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blad bille
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEAF BEETLE»

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Special topics in leaf beetle biology: proceedings of the ...
This book is primarily the result of the Leaf Beetle research presented at the Fifth International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae, held on 25-27 July 2000 in conjunction with the XXI International Congress of Entomology, in Iguassu Falls, ...
David George Furth, 2003
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Elm Leaf Beetle and White-marked Tussock Moth
Ephraim Porter Felt. Coleoptera Hyle, Fisher. Germantown. E c c o p t o g a s 1 e r r u g u l o s u s Ratz._. adult, August 8 Cushman, R. L. Yonkers. E . q u a d r i s pin o s 11 s Say, adult on hickory, August 13 . Brisbin, C. E. Schuylerville. G y n1  ...
Ephraim Porter Felt, 1912
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Elm Leaf Beetle in New York State
Albany, injury to elms by elm leaf beetle, 4-5, 7, 10, pl. 3; Gossyparia in, 17, 18; injuries by pigeon Tremex, 20; cost of spraying at, 22-23; band spraying outfit at work in, pl. G; power spraying outfit at work, pl. -5. American elm attacked, 10, 17.
Ephraim Porter Felt, 1902
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Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs: An Integrated Pest ...
High populations of leaf beetle cover leaves with their dark droppings and can skeletonize or defoliate entire plants. Repeated defoliation causes plants to decline, become susceptible to other problems, and in rare cases die. However ...
Steve H. Dreistadt, Mary Louise Flint, 2004
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Cottonwood leaf beetle ; Green arsenite
THE COTTONWOOD LEAF-BEETLE. Lina seripta Fab. INTRODUCTION. The industry of growing basket-willows in central New York has been seriously handicapped by an insect known among willow growers as the “wi1low beetle,” but ...
Victor H. Lowe, 1898
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The imported elm leaf-beetle ...
United States Department of Agriculture, BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY, L. O. HOWARD, Entomologist and Chief of Bureau. THE IMPORTED ELM LEAF- BEETLE. (Galerucella luteoia Mull.) By C. L. Marlatt, Entomologist and Assistant Chief of ...
C. L. Marlatt, 1908
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The southern corn leaf-beetle
The southern corn leaf-beetle: Eggs. (Original.) larvae are nearly cylindrical, about 1 mm. diameter, tapering slightly and becoming somewhat flattened toward the posterior extremity. They are pale yellow, except the first thoracic segment and ...
Edward Owen Guerrant Kelly, 1915
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White Marked Tussock Moth And Elm Leaf Beetle
Ephrain Porter Felt D. Sc. work by offering a small bounty and a system of prizes. The result has been that a large number of egg masses were secured and ' destroyed at a comparatively slight cost. The defect in this method is that it is more or ...
Ephrain Porter Felt D. Sc., 1907
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The Cherry Leaf-Beetle: A Periodically Important Enemy of ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Robert Asa Cushman, Dwight Isely, 2010
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Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to ...
Pacific willow leaf beetle (Pyrrhalta decora carbo) develops on willow, poplar, and alder in the Pacific Northwest. Adults closely resemble elm leaf beetle but are dull black. A grayish or yellow-brown subspecies (P. d. decora) is present in the ...
Whitney Cranshaw, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEAF BEETLE»

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Tortoise beetles enjoy veggie leaves, but cause little harm
A: The elm leaf beetle is a serious pest of American and European elm species and less so on the Siberian elm. Since there are other pests that ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
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Biological predators attacking invasive species in Conn. - SFGate
There are new battles being waged against the lily leaf beetle (parasitic wasps released in 2012), and the winter moth (techinid flies let loose ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
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Can this lily be saved? How to fight lily leaf beetles
The lily leaf beetle populations in Europe are kept down by natural enemies, parasitoids that kill the larvae. In time natural enemies may be the ... «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»
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Tamarisk-eating beetles still doing their job, officials say
Higgs said tamarisk beetles are occasionally confused with other insects, including the cottonwood leaf beetle. “They have been studied more ... «Moab Times Independent, Jul 15»
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Invasion Of Beetles Is Blamed For Dying Tamarisks Along The River
A leaf beetle from central Asia called Diorhabda elongate was introduced into the tamarisk environment. The small brownish striped beetle is ... «AzJournal.com, Jul 15»
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Scout for defoliating insects in soybeans
Low levels of bean leaf beetle adults and green cloverworm larvae (caterpillars) have been observed in some fields. Japanese beetle adults ... «Corn and Soybean Digest, Jul 15»
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Garden control
Lilies are another favorite plant, growing in several garden areas, and Hepburn is quite annoyed with the annual infestation of lily leaf beetle. «Amherst Bulletin, Jul 15»
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Why do we need milkweed?
In addition to the caterpillars of milkweed butterflies, other insects that utilize milkweed include the red milkweed beetle, milkweed leaf beetle ... «SILive.com, Jul 15»
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SWD, cereal leaf beetles join year's pest list
... Winnebago, Columbia, Rock and Dane counties was suffering light to moderate defoliation due to infestations of cereal leaf beetle larvae, the ... «Wisfarmer, Jul 15»
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Viburnum leaf beetles have made way to Pa., but you can limit …
The viburnum leaf beetle (Pyrrhalta viburni) is a relatively new pest to Western Pennsylvania. Now found in parts of eastern Canada and ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Leaf beetle [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/leaf-beetle>. Apr 2024 ».
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