mboca
- weevil, beetle. Weevil. A destructive insect pest, especially the banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus), that bores into and damages plant roots and stems.
Example: Kweheria mathangũ makũrũ nĩgũteithagia kũnyihia mũrimũ wa Sigatoka na gũtamba kũrĩ mathangũ marĩa manini kana mĩmera ingĩ, kũrũta mĩraba mĩkũru nĩgũteithagia kweheria kũrĩa mboca cia marĩgu cĩngĩhi... (Removal of old leaves helps in management of the Sigatoka leaf spots, limiting its spread to young leaves and plants, while the removal of old sheaths eliminates hiding places for adult banana weev...); Hihi kwarĩra marigũ nĩ kũgiragĩrĩria gũtamba kwa mboca cia marĩgu? (Does mulching control banana weevils?); Aca, Kwarĩra marigũ gũtigiragĩrĩria gũtamba kwa mboca cia marĩgu (No, mulching does not control banana weevils.)