ngũcĩ
- scales, scabs. Scales. Small parasitic insects that attach to plants or skin lesions/crusts that form on wounds. In agriculture, refers to scale insects (pests affecting coffee and other crops) or scab lesions on poultry.
Example: Ingĩhota atĩa kũrigĩrĩria ngũcĩ kahũa-ĩnĩ? (How to prevent green scales on coffee?); Ndũkahande mĩmera ĩrĩa yendetwo nĩ ngũcĩ ta mĩkorobia,mainabu(mananathi), mabera(miharũ) ona macungwa ĩrĩ mĩmera ya kũhinga rũhuho. (Avoid planting host plants such as avocados, guavas, pineapples, citrus, etc.as wind breaks); Kũhanda mĩtĩ ĩtaganĩte ya kĩruru ta graveillia spp, Leucena spp, or Macadamia spp nĩ kũgucagĩrĩria thũ cia kĩĩmerera cia ngũcĩ cia rangi wa ngirini. (Improve shade by sparsely planting shade crops such as Graveillia spp., Leucena spp., or Macadamia spp. to encourage natural enemies.); Hihi ingĩrũa na ngũci atĩa? (How to manage and control Mango scales?); Beauveria Bassiana nĩkĩhumo kĩa fungi ya ndũire ya kũhũrana na tũng'aurũ, thrips, ume, mbuimbui na ngũci. mblseiuscalifornicus (Predatory mites) Nĩthũ ya ndũire ya kũhũrana na mbũmbũĩ ndune irĩa it... (Beauveria Bassiana is Natural fungal organism for control of white flies, thrips, aphids, mites and scales. is(Predatory mites) Amblseiuscalifornicus (Predatory mites) An indigenous natural enemy f...); Tũtambi tũtũ nĩ hamwe na thrips, kĩhuruta, ngũci, mbũmbũĩ ndune (Avocado thrips;Fruit flies;False codling moth;Scales;Red spider mites)