korenworm
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]korenworm m (plural korenwormen, diminutive korenwormpje n)
- a plant-eating beetle larva, especially a chafer or weevil
- [1747, Henry Baker, "A letter from Mr. Henry Baker F. R. S. to the President, concerning the grubbs destroying the grass in Norfolk" in Philsophical Transactions of the Royal Society:
- By the Dutch they are named Baum-kaefer, Roub-kaefer, Koren Worm, or Corn-Worm, because they destroy the Roots of Corn.]
- 2018 September 20, Janne Brouwers et al., “De Waternavel de baas?”, in H2O[1]:
- In het verleden zijn ook proeven gedaan met chemische bestrijding, toepassing van vloeibaar stikstof en natuurlijke bestrijding, zoals met de Korenworm (Listronotus elongatus).
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- [1747, Henry Baker, "A letter from Mr. Henry Baker F. R. S. to the President, concerning the grubbs destroying the grass in Norfolk" in Philsophical Transactions of the Royal Society: