葱蓟马

蔥薊馬

cōngjìmǎ

noun

Measure Word

一只葱蓟马 zhī

Meanings

1 onion thrips (Thrips tabaci)
2 a small insect pest of onions, garlic and other crops

Characters

scallion, onion

Examples

HSK 6

农民用黄色粘板监测葱蓟马的数量。

Nóngmín yòng huángsè zhān bǎn jiāncè cōngjìmǎ de shùliàng.

Farmers use yellow sticky traps to monitor onion thrips populations.

HSK 7-9

葱蓟马是大葱田里常见的害虫。

Cōngjìmǎ shì dàcōng tián lǐ chángjiàn de hàichóng.

Onion thrips are a common pest in scallion fields.

Tips

usage

Named for its favored host (葱 onion) plus 蓟马 the generic term for thrips, order Thysanoptera. Thrips are tiny (1-2 mm) but damaging: they rasp leaves and spread tospoviruses.

Stroke Order

葱 cōng

蓟 jì

马 mǎ