vedalia

English

Etymology

From Vedalia, the genus in which this species was once classified

Noun

vedalia (plural vedalias)

  1. 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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