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Meaning of citricola scale | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Coccus pseudomagnoliarum, a pest of citrus.

Examples

“Many experiments were also made on the control of red, black, and citricola scales, the spraying being done with the Experiment Station sprayer.”
“As a citrus pest, the citricola scale is at present limited to California.”
“Description. Citricola scales look similar to brown soft scales except immature scales are mottled dark brown and mature ones are gray. However, the citricola scale has only one generation a year, so usually only one life stage is found at a time.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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