corn rootworm
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of corn rootworm
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The western corn rootworm beetle grows to only the length of a grain of rice.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 30, 2021
The corn rootworm, the Colorado potato beetle and soybean aphids all thrive best on the crops that give them their names.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2016
Scientists design a type of double-stranded RNA that matches part of an essential gene in the western corn rootworm.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2014
The most recent and alarming example in the U.S. is corn rootworm, the story of which is documented in studies by Aaron Gassmann of Iowa State University and his colleagues.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 3, 2013
A single visit from a representative of the Department of Agriculture showed him the cause of the trouble, the corn rootworm, and how it could be eradicated by a simple rotation of crops.
From Community Civics and Rural Life by Dunn, Arthur William
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