Aphidoidea (Noun)
Meaning
Plant lice.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The aphidoidea order, also known as the superfamily of plant lice, consists of a vast array of species that feed on plants.
- Gardeners often experience problems with the aphidoidea superfamily due to the lice's rapid reproductive cycles.
- Aphidoidea exhibit a parthenogenic life cycle which includes viviparity, where young ones are born from unfertilized eggs of the mother lice.
- Entomologists categorize aphidoidea into different families and subfamilies, which demonstrate variations in physical appearance and host plant preferences.
- Biological control methods have been developed to target aphidoidea populations by introducing predators that prey upon the lice in their natural habitats.