赤眼蜂 (chìyǎnfēng): Trichogramma (parasitic wasp genus)

Measure Word

一只赤眼蜂 zhī

Meanings

1 Trichogramma (parasitic wasp genus)
2 tiny wasp whose larvae parasitize insect eggs; widely released as a biological pest-control agent

Characters

Examples

农民用赤眼蜂来防治玉米螟。

Nóngmín yòng chìyǎnfēng lái fángzhì yùmǐmíng.

Farmers use Trichogramma wasps to control the corn borer.

释放赤眼蜂是一种绿色防控技术。

Shìfàng chìyǎnfēng shì yī zhǒng lǜsè fángkòng jìshù.

Releasing Trichogramma wasps is a type of green pest-control technology.

Tips

memory

Named for its conspicuous red eyes (赤眼 "red eyes") — visible even at under 1 mm. One of the most-used biocontrol insects in Chinese agriculture.

Stroke Order

赤 chì

眼 yǎn

蜂 fēng

Related Words

梨茎蜂 líjīngfēng

pear shoot sawfly (Janus piri) / wood-boring sawfly whose larvae tunnel into pear twigs

眼虫 yǎnchóng

Euglena (single-celled flagellate) / eye worm (parasitic nematode of genus Loa or Thelazia)

蜂 fēng #7,303

bee; wasp; hornet / swarm (in compounds)

赤 chì #6,412

red / bare / naked / loyal

牛角蜂 niújiǎofēng

giant hornet / large wasp (colloquial for Vespa spp.)

努尔哈赤翼龙 nǔěrhāchìyìlóng

Nurhachius / genus of istiodactylid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning, named after Qing founder Nurhaci

喷毒眼镜蛇 pēndúyǎnjìngshé

spitting cobra / venom-spitting cobra (genus Naja, spitting species)

赤身裸体 chìshēnluǒtǐ

completely naked / stark naked / without a stitch of clothing

赤潮生物 chìcháoshēngwù

red tide organism / harmful algal bloom organism

赤豆 chìdòu

red bean / adzuki bean (synonym of 红豆)