ground beetle meaning

• Noun: ground beetle  grawnd 'beetl
  1. Predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
     - carabid beetle

  Derived forms: ground beetles

  Type of: beetle

  Part of: Carabidae, family Carabidae

  Encyclopedia: Ground beetle

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Examples

1. ladybird propylaeajaponica & harmonia axyridis, ground beetle pseudoophonus griseus and ant lion chrysopidae were dominant natural enemies migrating with insect pests
2. Unfortunately, ground beetles are not commercially available at this time.
3. The ground beetle, Calosoma frigidum also feeds on the caterpillars.
4. They are usually mid-sized and rather stout ground beetles.
5. Some are, rare among ground beetles, omnivores or even herbivores.