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Australian Wasp

French translation: guêpe australienne

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English term or phrase:Australian wasp
French translation:guêpe australienne

04:06 Sep 19, 2001
English to French translations [PRO]
English term or phrase: Australian Wasp
ce serait un traitement naturel de la plante de coton, contre les parasites qui vivent dans les champs de coton ou se nourrissent des plants de coton
faut-il comprendre que ce sont les Australiens qui utilisent cette méthode??
merci
Catherine Sobecki (X)
Local time: 08:07
guêpes australiennes
Explanation:
It seems to be a recently discovered parasite wasp. See text below from google. It is not the name of a species so I would translate with 'guêpes australiennes'.

Australian Wasp May Be Eucalyptus Tree's Savior
By Kathleen Scalise, Public Affairs
Posted October 13, 1999

Relief may be in sight for California eucalyptus trees hard hit by a new insect pest. A tiny wasp just discovered by a Berkeley scientist may be the cure for the damaged trees.

Under attack from the redgum lerp psyllid, trees lose their leaves and produce a sticky honeydew that dirties cars, buildings and sidewalks. The psyllid has caused much concern in the state since first found in Los Angeles County in June 1998.

"People are afraid they are going to lose their trees," said Donald Dahlsten, a professor of environmental science, policy and management and biological control in the College of Natural Resources.

The newly discovered wasps might control the psyllids spreading infestation by laying its eggs in the insect and killing it.

This psyllid infestation has now been reported in 30 California counties. In the Bay Area, trees at Stanford University, Ardenwood Park in Fremont and parts of Walnut Creek have suffered particular damage. In Southern California, those hardest hit include the Los Angeles suburbs of North Hollywood and Valley Village and the cities of Torrence, Riverside and Palos Verdes.

The problem psyllid is Glycaspis brimblecombei, a small, flying insect that feeds on plant juices. It has been collected on about 16 different varieties of eucalyptus in California, but is causing the most trouble on redgum, a common ornamental eucalyptus tree species.

"These are tough trees," said Dahlsten, "but the question is how many times they can be defoliated before they die."

Dahlsten returned from Australia on Sept. 1, with two shipments of the new parasitic wasps. Each the size of a grain of pepper, the wasps are so small it's hard to believe they could save gigantic trees. They skitter around their cages at Berkeley's insect quarantine facility like minuscule ants and have not been officially classified. But they may include as many as three species of Psyllaephagus that feed on the California's problem psyllid pest, the first lerp psyllid ever found in the United States.


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4guêpe australienne
Maya Jurt
4guêpes australiennes
Bram Poldervaart
3un type de guêpe australienne
VBaby


  

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guêpe australienne


Explanation:
Je ne pense pas qu'il s'agit des White Anglo-Saxon Protestants of AUstralia, mais des gu^pes australienne.

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Maya Jurt
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un type de guêpe australienne


Explanation:
Non, en fait c'est la guêpe qui est australienne. Cet insecte est utilisé comme cannibale d'autres insectes parasites du coton.
Cf lien ci-dessous:

Organic cotton is grown without the use of any man made chemicals. Only natural means are used to control the insects like an Australian Wasp that is flown onto the cotton plant to control insects. Therefore, as this process is not as effective as normal pest control measures, organic cotton yields are 25% of that of normal cotton yields and so organic cotton is more expensive. However, we have saved costs elsewhere to make the tampons as competitively priced as other tampons.



    Reference: http://www.byteserve.com.au/EcoYarn/ecofacts.html
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guêpes australiennes


Explanation:
It seems to be a recently discovered parasite wasp. See text below from google. It is not the name of a species so I would translate with 'guêpes australiennes'.

Australian Wasp May Be Eucalyptus Tree's Savior
By Kathleen Scalise, Public Affairs
Posted October 13, 1999

Relief may be in sight for California eucalyptus trees hard hit by a new insect pest. A tiny wasp just discovered by a Berkeley scientist may be the cure for the damaged trees.

Under attack from the redgum lerp psyllid, trees lose their leaves and produce a sticky honeydew that dirties cars, buildings and sidewalks. The psyllid has caused much concern in the state since first found in Los Angeles County in June 1998.

"People are afraid they are going to lose their trees," said Donald Dahlsten, a professor of environmental science, policy and management and biological control in the College of Natural Resources.

The newly discovered wasps might control the psyllids spreading infestation by laying its eggs in the insect and killing it.

This psyllid infestation has now been reported in 30 California counties. In the Bay Area, trees at Stanford University, Ardenwood Park in Fremont and parts of Walnut Creek have suffered particular damage. In Southern California, those hardest hit include the Los Angeles suburbs of North Hollywood and Valley Village and the cities of Torrence, Riverside and Palos Verdes.

The problem psyllid is Glycaspis brimblecombei, a small, flying insect that feeds on plant juices. It has been collected on about 16 different varieties of eucalyptus in California, but is causing the most trouble on redgum, a common ornamental eucalyptus tree species.

"These are tough trees," said Dahlsten, "but the question is how many times they can be defoliated before they die."

Dahlsten returned from Australia on Sept. 1, with two shipments of the new parasitic wasps. Each the size of a grain of pepper, the wasps are so small it's hard to believe they could save gigantic trees. They skitter around their cages at Berkeley's insect quarantine facility like minuscule ants and have not been officially classified. But they may include as many as three species of Psyllaephagus that feed on the California's problem psyllid pest, the first lerp psyllid ever found in the United States.





    Reference: http://www.csiro.au/news/mediarel/mr1998/mr98250.html
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