A greyish-yellow moth, the caterpillar of which is a pest of flour and cereal products.
粉螟，面粉蛾
Ephestia kuehniella, family Pyralidae
Example sentencesExamples
Fujii et al. 2001 demonstrated that the Wolbachia causing feminization in the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia scapulalis, induced male killing when transferred to the Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella.
Twice per week, predators were fed eggs of the flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella, and provided with bean pods as oviposition substrate and supply of moisture.
When the same bacteria are injected into the common flour moth Ephestia kuehniella, however, they simply kill the males.
Definition of flour moth in US English:
flour moth
(also Mediterranean flour moth)
noun
A grayish-yellow moth, the caterpillar of which is a pest of flour and cereal products.
粉螟，面粉蛾
Ephestia kuehniella, family Pyralidae
Example sentencesExamples
Twice per week, predators were fed eggs of the flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella, and provided with bean pods as oviposition substrate and supply of moisture.
When the same bacteria are injected into the common flour moth Ephestia kuehniella, however, they simply kill the males.
Fujii et al. 2001 demonstrated that the Wolbachia causing feminization in the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia scapulalis, induced male killing when transferred to the Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella.