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armoured scales

Spanish translation: cochinillas acorazadas


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English term or phrase:armoured scales
Spanish translation:cochinillas acorazadas
Entered by: Flavia Scafatti
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Science - Agriculture / BIo
English term or phrase: armoured scales
"There are three species of armoured scales found on kiwifruit"

Es un tipo de cochinilla pero no encuentro el nombre específico. El texto es sobre tipos de plagas q atacan a las plantaciones de kiwi.
Thnx in advance!
Flavia Scafatti
Argentina
Local time: 08:21
cochinillas acorazadas
Explanation:
La traducción más aproximada que pude encontrar.
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Javier Moreno-Pollarolo
United States
Local time: 03:21
Grading comment
Mil gracias x tu ayuda! Buena opción. Saludos
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Summary of answers provided
4cochinillas con caparazón o escudo protectornahuelhuapi
3cochinillas acorazadas
Javier Moreno-Pollarolo
3cochinillas DiaspididaeChriswa
3ver mi link
José J. Martínez


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ver mi link


Explanation:
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r430300211.html

José J. Martínez
Mexico
Local time: 04:21
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Muchas gracias por tu pronta respuesta! Saludos

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cochinillas Diaspididae


Explanation:
O sea, cochinillas con caparazón. Supongo que tenés los nombres científicos de las tres variedades, y buscás un nombre general. Un link argentino:

http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ne/v34n2/24322.pdf



Chriswa
Argentina
Local time: 09:21
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Mil gracias por la ayuda Chriswa, muy útil el link :) Saludos!

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cochinillas acorazadas


Explanation:
La traducción más aproximada que pude encontrar.

Javier Moreno-Pollarolo
United States
Local time: 03:21
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Mil gracias x tu ayuda! Buena opción. Saludos
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cochinillas con caparazón o escudo protector


Explanation:
Y dentro de éstas hay muchas variedades (como las del kiwi) ¡Suerte!

nahuelhuapi
Argentina
Local time: 08:21
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 34
Notes to answerer
Asker: Muchas gracias! Buenas propuestas, las usaré también :) Saludos

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