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AMBROSIA BEETLE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

A generic noun for a number of genera of beetles of the Scolytidae family that bores into wood and feeds off the fungus found into the galleries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Nom générique attribué à un groupe varié de petits insectes coléoptères de la famille des scolytidés qui creuse des galeries dans le bois en se nourrissant des champignons qui y poussent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
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