Woolly Apple Aphid (Noun)
Meaning
Primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The woolly apple aphid infestation primarily affected the apple tree's aerial parts, severely stunting its growth.
- Entomologists closely studied the habits of the woolly apple aphid as it began feeding on various roots and aerial parts of nearby trees.
- Primarily, the woolly apple aphid acts as a bark feeder, posing a threat to multiple types of apple and tree species.
- Studies indicated the woolly apple aphid posed an additional risk when simultaneously infecting aerial parts and the root systems of infected trees.
- Upon conducting thorough inspections of tree aerial parts, signs of a woolly apple aphid infestation on several local trees prompted hasty preventative action.