植物害虫

植物害蟲
zhíwùhàichóng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 plant pest
  2. 2 insect pest of plants

Examples

Yáchóng shì chángjiàn de zhíwù hàichóng.
Aphids are a common plant pest.
Nóngmín shǐyòng shēngwù fángzhì lái kòngzhì zhíwù hàichóng.
Farmers use biological control to manage plant pests.

Tips

usage
Agricultural/ecology term covering insects and mites that damage crops. 害虫 by itself already means 'pest insect'; 植物害虫 specifies plant-feeding pests as opposed to 卫生害虫 (hygiene pests like cockroaches) or 害虫 (stored-product pests).

Stroke Order

zhí
hài
chóng