Asiatic beetle

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Asiatic beetle

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a Japanese scarabaeid beetle, Anomala orientalis, introduced into Hawaii and the northeastern US: a serious pest of sugar cane and cereal crops because it destroys the roots

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Asiatic beetle - introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses

Anomala orientalis, Oriental beetle

scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle - any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes

Anomala, genus Anomala - genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses

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