Meaning of "turnip moth" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF TURNIP MOTH

turnip moth

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURNIP MOTH

Turnip moth is a noun.

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WHAT DOES TURNIP MOTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Turnip Moth

The Turnip Moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common European species, but it is also found in Asia and Africa, very likely having been spread by the international trade in nursery stock. It is a cutworm in the genus Agrotis, which possibly is the genus that includes the largest number of species of cutworms. Illustration of Caterpillar and Imago Larva...

Definition of turnip moth in the English dictionary

The definition of turnip moth in the dictionary is a common noctuid moth, Agrotis segetum, drab grey-brown in colour, the larvae of which feed on root crops and brassica stems.

TRANSLATION OF TURNIP MOTH

Find out the translation of turnip moth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 萝卜蛾
• Translator English - Spanish: polilla del nabo
• English: turnip moth
• Translator English - Hindi: शलजम कीट
• Translator English - Arabic: اللفت فراشة
• Translator English - Russian: репа моли
• Translator English - Portuguese: nabo mariposa
• Translator English - Bengali: স্নেইপ মথ
• Translator English - French: navet papillon
• Translator English - Malay: Lobak merah
• Translator English - German: Rübenmotte
• Translator English - Japanese: カブ蛾
• Translator English - Korean: 순무 나방
• Translator English - Javanese: Turnip moth
• Translator English - Vietnamese: củ cải bướm
• Translator English - Tamil: டூண்டிப் அந்துப்பூச்சி
• Translator English - Marathi: शर्टिप मॉथ
• Translator English - Turkish: Şalgam güvesi
• Translator English - Italian: rapa falena
• Translator English - Polish: rzepa ćma
• Translator English - Ukrainian: ріпа молі
• Translator English - Romanian: nap molie
• Translator English - Greek: γογγύλι σκώρος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: raap mot
• Translator English - Swedish: kålrot moth
• Translator English - Norwegian: nepe møll

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURNIP MOTH»

Discover the use of turnip moth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turnip moth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Agrotis: Bogong Moth, Turnip Moth, Heart and Dart, Dark ...

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Pests of Fruit Crops: A Colour Handbook, Second Edition

Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermüller) (931–933) Turnip moth An often serious pest of vegetable root crops. Also a pest of strawberry and, occasionally, young fruit trees, fruit bushes and grapevines. Eurasiatic. Widely distributed in Europe.

David V Alford, 2014

Principles of Horticulture

Several other cutworm species, e.g. heart and dart moth (Agrotis exclamationis) and turnip moth (Agrotis segetum), may cause damage similar to that of the yellow underwing moth. In all three species, their typical caterpillar-shaped larvae ...

C R Adams, 2012

Nematodes and the Biological Control of Insect Pests

Pesticides. Field Studies Field trials were conducted to control three lepidopteran larval pests (the turnip moth, Agrotis segetum, the cabbageworm, Pieris rapae crucivora, and the common cutworm, Spodoptera litura) using a combination of S.

RA Bedding, RJ Akhurst, HK Kaya, 1993

Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers: A Colour ...

Acronicta tridens (Denis & Schiffermüller) (866–867) Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermüller) (868–869) Dark dagger moth Turnip moth Larvae of this generally distributed species occur on various trees and shrubs but are associated most An  ...

David V Alford, 2012

Thesaurus of Agricultural Organisms

... Indian (E) see Arisaema dracontium turnip kale (E) see Brassica oleracea gongylodes turnip, longfruited wild (E) see Brassica tournefortii turnip maggot (E) see Phorbia floralis turnip, Mexican (E) see Pachyrhizus erosus turnip moth (E) see ...

Derwent Publications, 1990

Statistical and Mathematical Methods in Population Dynamics

This paper describes the strategies and methods used to forecast attacks by larvae of the turnip moth (Agrotis segetum), codling moth (Cydia pomonella) and pea moth (Cydia nigricana). Previous control measures are explained, together with ...

R. Cavalloro, 1984

Agricultural Insect Pests of Temperate Regions and Their Control

... Potato 97, 390 Tulip 472, 586 Tulip Aphid 228, 522, 545, 586 Tulip Bulb Mite 545, 586 Turnip 493 Turnip Aphid 221, 493, 548, 589 Turnip Beetle 495, 544, 567, 568 Turnip Gall Weevil 98, 316, 495 Turnip maggots 368, 495 Turnip Moth 427, ...

Dennis S. Hill, 1987

Progress on Pest Management in Field Vegetables

Despite the fact that the catches of the turnip moth have not corresponded to the damage, it has been possible to issue reasonable forecasts. These forecasts were based on catch and weather conditions of importance for the development and ...

R. Cavallo, 1988

The Neurobiology of Olfaction

Structure and function of antennal lobe neurons in the male turnip moth, Agrotis segetum (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). J. Comp. Physiol. A 175: 547–62. Hansson, B. S., Carlsson, M. A., and Kalinovà, B. 2003. Olfactory activation patterns in the ...

Anna Menini, 2009