Garden Symphilid (Noun)
Meaning
Minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Inspection of the greenhouse revealed a significant infestation of a garden symphilid among the crops' roots.
- Farmers were advised to adopt integrated pest management techniques to prevent garden symphilids from harming their crops.
- Researchers studied the effects of various pesticides on garden symphilids to minimize harm to the arthropods' natural enemies.
- Growers are often unaware that the poor health of their greenhouse crops may be attributed to the activities of a garden symphilid.
- The infestation of garden symphilids was discovered after several soil samples from the damaged crops were submitted for analysis.