Meaning of rose slug | Babel Free

Definitions

The larvae of various species of sawfly that feed on rose plant leaves.

Examples

“A stated meeting was held this day. T. Lee, Esq., proposed to the Society the importance of awarding a small premium for the purpose of inducing cultivators to discover some effectual method of destroying the rose slug, which infests the rose bush.”

“The rose slug or sawfly is neither a slug nor a fly; actually, it is an insect related to bees and wasps.”

“Rose slugs are the larvae of sawflies, non-stinging members of the wasp family. Three species are rose pests: the rose slug (Endelomyia aethiops), the bristly rose slug (Cladius difformis), and the curled rose sawfly (Aallantus cinctus).”

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