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Hibernaculum

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hibernaculum (plural: hibernacula). A shelter occupied during the winter by an insect, notably peach twig borer.
honeydew. An excretion from insects, such as aphids, mealybugs, whiteflies, and soft scales, consisting of modified plant sap.

 


hibernaculum search for term- n. (L. hibernare, winter residence) a plant organ such as a bud, rhizome, turion, etc. which allows a plant to live through adverse conditionshilum search for term- n.

When this happens, the plant will take on a new appearance, forming many new, small leaves around the head called a hibernaculum.

Larvae leave the fruit and construct a thick silken cocoon under loose bark or in some other protected spot. The cocoon serves as a hibernaculum for the overwintering larva.
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See also: Insect, Plant, Growing, Margin, Cocoon

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