"vedalia" meaning in English

See vedalia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: vedalias [plural]
Etymology: From Vedalia, the genus in which this species was once classified. Head templates: {{en-noun}} vedalia (plural vedalias)
  1. Novius cardinalis (syns. Rodolia cardinalis, Vedalia cardinalis), a beetle once endemic to Australia, but introduced to California and New Zealand to control Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale), a pest of citrus. Categories (lifeform): Beetles

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