Phylloxeridae (Noun)
Meaning
Plant lice.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The phylloxeridae, a family of plant lice, can cause significant damage to grapevines and other plants.
- Phylloxeridae are known for their distinctive life cycles that often involve migration between different hosts or generations.
- This family of plant lice, the phylloxeridae, includes about 75 species of small sap-sucking insects.
- Some species of phylloxeridae produce a sticky honeydew waste that attracts ants and promotes the growth of sooty mold.
- The development of root phylloxeridae on grapevines led to widespread devastation of European vineyards in the 19th century.