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DELIA RADICUM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cabbage maggot
1, record 1, English, cabbage%20maggot
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cabbage root maggot 2, record 1, English, cabbage%20root%20maggot
- cabbage fly 2, record 1, English, cabbage%20fly
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plants attacked by the cabbage maggot appear sickly, off color, and runty, and if the attack is severe, they wilt suddenly during the heat of the day and die. 3, record 1, English, - cabbage%20maggot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Delia radicum: Author: (Linnaeus). An insect of the order Diptera and family Anthomyiidae. Dr. Art Borkent, entomologist with Agriculture Canada's Biosystematics Research Institute, has confirmed that this term, officially approved by the Entomological Society of America, represents a return to the original, correct taxonomy and that the term: Hylemya (or Hylemyia) brassicae (Bouché) is no longer encouraged, although still used in many reliable texts. 4, record 1, English, - cabbage%20maggot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The cabbage maggot is the larva of the cabbage fly. "Cabbage maggot" seems to be the preferred term in English. 4, record 1, English, - cabbage%20maggot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mouche du chou
1, record 1, French, mouche%20du%20chou
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Delia radicum 2, record 1, French, Delia%20radicum
correct, Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mouche du chou (Hylemyia brassicae) creuse, à l'état larvaire, au niveau des racines et du collet, des galeries, dans lesquelles se développent ensuite des pourritures entraînant alors le jaunissement, puis la mort de la plante. 3, record 1, French, - mouche%20du%20chou
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Auteur : (L.). Un insecte de l'ordre des Diptères et de la famille des Anthomyiidés. 4, record 1, French, - mouche%20du%20chou
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En dépit du fait que ce soit la larve qui cause habituellement les dégâts chez les végétaux, il est d'usage en français de parler de «mouche». 4, record 1, French, - mouche%20du%20chou
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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