box-elder bug

  • 1box-elder bug — noun Etymology: so called from its preference for the box elder : a red and black sap sucking bug (Leptocoris trivittatus) of the family Coreidae that sometimes feeds on fruit and hibernates in a partially dormant state often in buildings …

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  • 2Box Elder — may refer to: *The Box elder, Acer negundo , a species of maple *The Box elder bug, an insect which feeds on maple trees *Places named Box Elder include::*Box Elder, Montana, United States of America:*Box Elder, South Dakota, United States of… …

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  • 3Elder — is a surname. It may also refer to older people or to:In religion: * Elder (administrative title), position of authority * Elder (Christianity), person valued for his wisdom who accordingly holds a particular position of responsibility in a… …

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  • 4Boxelder bug — Boisea trivittata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …

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  • 5coreid bug — /kawr ee id/. See leaf footed bug. [ < NL Coreidae the family which includes such bugs, equiv. to Core(us) a genus (based on Gk kóris bug) + idae ID2] * * * ▪ insect also called  leaf footed bug  or  squash bug   any of 2,000 widely distributed&#8230; …

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  • 6rhopalid bug — /roh pal id, roh peuh lid/ any of various hemipterous insects of the family Rhopalidae that feed chiefly on grasses and occasionally on certain trees, as the box elder. Also called grass bug, scentless plant bug. [ < NL Rhopalidae family name,&#8230; …

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  • 7rhopalid bug — /roh pal id, roh peuh lid/ any of various hemipterous insects of the family Rhopalidae that feed chiefly on grasses and occasionally on certain trees, as the box elder. Also called grass bug, scentless plant bug. [ &LT; NL Rhopalidae family name …

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  • 8A Bug's Life — Infobox Film name = A Bug s Life director = John Lasseter Andrew Stanton producer = Darla K. Anderson John Lasseter writer = Story: Joe Ranft Additional Story: Gefwee Boedoe Jason Katz Jorgen Klubien Robert Lence David ReynoldsScreenplay: Andrew&#8230; …

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  • 9Acer negundo — Box elder redirects here. For the box elder bug, see Boisea trivittata. For other uses, see Box Elder (disambiguation). Acer negundo Conservation status …

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  • 10Boisea trivittata — Taxobox | name = Boisea trivittata image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hemiptera familia = Rhopalidae subfamilia = Serinethinae subfamilia authority = Stål, 1862 genus = Boisea species = B.&#8230; …

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