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Adelgidae

Adelgidae

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Small insects like woolly aphids that suck sap from pine and spruce trees
  • noun
  • /ˌædəlˈdʒɪdiː/
  • Specialized
: Adelgidae
  • The Adelgidae are notorious for damaging spruce and pine trees by feeding on their sap.

Examples

  • Several pest control methods target members of the Adelgidae family to protect commercial timber.

  • Entomologists study the Adelgidae to better understand their impact on conifer forests.

  • The Adelgidae family includes several species of aphids.

  • Have you seen any Adelgidae on the pine trees?

  • Entomologists study the Adelgidae to better understand their impact on conifer forests.

  • The Adelgidae are notorious for damaging spruce and pine trees by feeding on their sap.

  • Several pest control methods target members of the Adelgidae family to protect commercial timber.

Synonyms

woolly aphid
vsAdelgidae
  • Specialized
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A small insect that makes a white, cotton-like covering on plants

is a broader group of related plant-sucking insects that attack conifer trees

Surface Forms

Adelgidae singular
Adelgidae plural

Morphology

Adelgidae = Adelges (opaque) = Adelges + idae

The formation uses the specialized Latin taxonomic suffix '-idae' attached to a genus name, which is technical and not transparent to average learners.

Etymology

Adelgidae comes from the scientific genus Adelges plus the family ending -idae, which means 'family of' in animal names, like Canidae for the dog family. So Adelgidae simply names the family of small sap-sucking insects (woolly, pine, and spruce aphids) that feed on conifer trees.