Noun: vedalia vi'deyl-yu [N. Amer], vi'dey-lee-u [Brit]
- Native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects
"The vedalia beetle was successfully used to control cottony cushion scale in California citrus groves";
- Rodolia cardinalis
Derived forms: vedalias
Type of: lady beetle [N. Amer], ladybeetle [N. Amer], ladybird [Brit], ladybird beetle, ladybug [N. Amer]
Part of: genus Rodolia, genus Vedalia, Rodolia
Encyclopedia: Vedalia