carpocapsa

English translation: Carpocapsa (codling moth)

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Spanish term or phrase:carpocapsa
English translation:Carpocapsa (codling moth)
Entered by: Edward Potter

17:54 Apr 19, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture
Spanish term or phrase: carpocapsa
A plague attacking "frutales de pepita".
Edward Potter
Spain
Local time: 12:06
codling moth
Explanation:
genus carpocapsa - definition by dict.die.net
Definition: genus carpocapsa. Search dictionary for. Source: WordNet (r) 1.7
genus Carpocapsa n : codling moths [syn: Carpocapsa, genus Carpocapsa]. die.net ...
dict.die.net/genus%20carpocapsa

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Note added at 12 hrs 16 mins (2005-04-20 06:10:59 GMT)
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Perhas it would be best to put Carpocapsa spp. (codling moths) or Carpocapsa spp. (codling moths, and other species)
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Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:06
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5codling moth
Rachel Fell
3carpocaps
Gabriela Rodriguez


  

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carpocaps


Explanation:
es lo que encontré....

Gabriela Rodriguez
Argentina
Local time: 08:06
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
codling moth


Explanation:
genus carpocapsa - definition by dict.die.net
Definition: genus carpocapsa. Search dictionary for. Source: WordNet (r) 1.7
genus Carpocapsa n : codling moths [syn: Carpocapsa, genus Carpocapsa]. die.net ...
dict.die.net/genus%20carpocapsa

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Note added at 12 hrs 16 mins (2005-04-20 06:10:59 GMT)
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Perhas it would be best to put Carpocapsa spp. (codling moths) or Carpocapsa spp. (codling moths, and other species)

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 108

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Graham
30 mins
  -> Thanks

agree  Irena
34 mins
  -> Thanks

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Ii would say "Carpocapsa (codling moth)." It's safer to put the scientific name first, especially since that's what you started with. Genus names are always capitalized.
57 mins
  -> Thanks, and I agree

agree  Michele Fauble: codling moths (genus Carpocapsa) projects.teknowledge.com/DAML/HW3/HTML/Carpocapsa.html
1 hr
  -> Thanks - good point

agree  John Speese: I agree, if you're sure that you are talking specifically about codling moths, which attack apples and pears. There are other spp. in the genus carpocaspa that are pests,
9 hrs
  -> Thanks - and good point, hence my added note
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