跟讀練習: Life cycle of mealybugs - 通過影片學習英語口語

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Mealy bugs appear frequently in ornamental and salad crops.
粉蚧經常出現在觀賞作物和沙拉用作物上。
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Populations can reach a high density and so are a serious threat for growers.
其種群密度可達到很高,因此對種植者構成嚴重威脅。
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They cause damage by sucking plants up.
它們通過吸食植物的汁液造成損害。
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The overall effect is reduced photosynthesis and therefore decreasing yield.
整體效果是光合作用減弱,從而導致產量下降。
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Where flowers and fruits are concerned these often drop off.
就花和果實而言,它們常常會掉落。
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Mealy bugs also produce honeydew on which molds grow.
粉蚧還會分泌蜜露,供黴菌在上面生長。
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These sooty molds result in considerable damage in crops.
這些煤汙病會對農作物造成相當大的損害。
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Mealybugs get their name from the fact that the body of the females are covered with a white powdery wax layer.
粉蚧之所以得名,是因為雌性粉蚧的身體覆蓋著一層白色的粉狀蠟質層。
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The males possess wings but lack mouth parts and are therefore incapable of feeding.
雄性有翅膀,但沒有口器,因此無法進食。
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They only live to fertilize the females.
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Eggs are laid in a sticky foamy mass of wax threads, also known as egg sacs.
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Once the batch of eggs is laid, the female dies.
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After emerging, the nymphs are yellow-brown, not yet covered with wax.
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They are actively mobile and known as crawlers.
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Second instar nymphs are darker and less active.
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The males develop further inside a cottony cocoon.
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A winged male eventually emerges from the pupa.
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Female nymphs, on the other hand, settle on the leaf and begin to secrete wax.
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They molt into further stages without a complete metamorphosis.
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Mealybugs can be controlled by natural enemies.
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of Coppert's Operation Mealybug, for example.
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Check out our YouTube channel and website for more information on agricultural pests.

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