螟虫

螟蟲

míngchóng

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

今年稻田里的螟虫特别多。

Jīnnián dàotián lǐ de míngchóng tèbié duō.

There are unusually many stem borers in the rice paddies this year.

HSK 7-9

螟虫钻进水稻的茎里，稻穗就会发白枯死。

Míngchóng zuānjìn shuǐdào de jīng lǐ, dàosuì jiù huì fābái kūsǐ.

When stem borers burrow into the rice stems, the ears turn white and die.

usage

Farmers also call them 钻心虫, 'core-borers'. The adult is a small moth, a 螟蛾. 螟 on its own is the written name.

螟 míng

虫 chóng