Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Insectos chupadores

English translation:

sucking insects / sucking pests

Added to glossary by Rachael West
Jan 28, 2014 10:45
10 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Insectos chupadores

Spanish to English Science Botany Insecticides
Instructions for an insecticide, for horticultural crops and citrus trees.


"INSECTICIDA REGULADOR DEL CRECIMIENTO. EFICAZ CONTRA COCHINILLAS E INSECTOS CHUPADORES"

I have: Pest control insecticide. Effective against cochineals and aphids.

I am not convinced on "sucking insects", here, unless somebody insists to the contrary...

Thank you!

Discussion

Chris Ellison Jan 28, 2014:
SUCKING Blood-sucking insects (and other things) sure exist! ;o)
liz askew Jan 28, 2014:
UCKING INSECTS (CATEGORY 14)

(14-001) Scale Insects
Host: Nursery stock and seed orchards
Injury: Trees with poor vigor or with branch and crown dieback should be
examined closely for scales. Scale feeding may cause some abnormal
plant growth at the point of attack, such as stunting of leaf or shoot
growth, leaves turning yellow or red, and branch gouting. Other
symptoms to look for are early leaf drop, dieback, or “flagging” of newly
formed terminals, branch ends, and new leaves. Ring like swellings or
pits in the bark cause a rough appearance of branches. Heavy infestations
will kill trees. Sooty mold and ants frequenting a tree are good
indications of scale infestations.
Rachael West (asker) Jan 28, 2014:
I think it might be SCALE INSECTS the term that I am looking for.

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sucking insects / sucking pests

Sorry, Rachael, but I think you ought to use "sucking insects". The expression "sucking pests" is commonly found with the same sense, and although it's less literally accurate you may prefer it, since sucking pests include spider mites, which are not actually insects, strictly speaking.

The trouble is that aphids are not the only ones, and you need a term that covers them all as "chupadores" does. Actually cochinillas are sucking insects too, so "cochinillas e insectos chupadores" is really a tautology (should be "otros insectos chupadores").

As well as aphids and cochineals there are mealybugs and other scale insects, lace bugs, white flies and spider mites. The term sucking insects is actually very common:

"Sucking Pests
Sucking insect pests cause damage by removing sap from plant tissues."
http://www.caes.uga.edu/publications/pubDetail.cfm?pk_id=618...

"What's Bugging Your Garden? Sucking Insects
A number of insects, such as aphids, whiteflies, leafhoppers, spider mites, and others suck out plant juices, causing a spotty or yellow discoloration on the leaves and shoots."
http://www.grit.com/farm-and-garden/whats-bugging-your-garde...

You'll find lots of examples of these expressions in gardening sites.

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Note added at 21 mins (2014-01-28 11:06:35 GMT)
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"Scale insects", again, only covers one kind. It includes cochineal and mealybugs, but not aphids and other bugs and mites that are sap-suckers.

"Siphoning insects" is quite an uncommon term and is too broad, because it includes insects that suck nectar.
Peer comment(s):

agree liz askew : Heyne's Garden Centre - Sap Sucking Pests - Heynes Nursery www.heyne.com.au/gardencentre/factsheets/.../Sap Sucking Pe...‎ SUCKING INSECTS. If there are insects on the leaves or stems and the leaves do not appear to be chewed, then it is most likely
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Thanks, Liz :)
agree Carole Wolfe : And keep your eyes peeled for another bloodsucker: el Chupacabra!
3 hrs
Thanks for the warning, Carole :)
agree John Speese : Sucking insects is absolutely correct and is the term used by entomologists (which I am) as a catch-all term for insects in the orders homoptera (scales, aphids, etc.) and hemiptera (true bugs), and other orders as well.
4 hrs
Thanks very much, John! My confidence is now at least 5 :)
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
7 hrs
Thank you, Muriel :)
agree Andrée Goreux : Rigth, and the %$&!! things appear in my garden with disgusting regularity!!!
13 hrs
It's a never-ending battle, I'm afraid! Thanks, Andrée, and keep fighting :)
agree Evans (X)
23 hrs
Thanks, Gilla!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks very much to all. Sucking insects it is!"
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Siphoning insects

After going around the houses on insect mouth parts I found the terms piercing and sucking.

Siphoning is merely the sucking aspect, without the piercing. Sponging as a feeding technique also exists.

If you check these terms on the web you'll see loads of links, but many seem to be a combination of pierce/suck.

HTH

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Note added at 17 mins (2014-01-28 11:03:03 GMT)
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I guess the feeding mechanism is important for the way the pesticide is delivered, and maybe "scale insects" like you suggest is too reStrictive?
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sucking insects (hemipterans)

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