Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Potato weevil, potato beetle: A type of small insect that infests and damages potato tubers and other root crops, belonging to the weevil family (Curculionidae). It is a common agricultural pest.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nông dân đang lo lắng vì cánh đồng khoai tây bị nhiễm bọ hà. (The farmers are worried because the potato field is infested with potato weevils.)
  • Bọ hà đục lỗ trên củ khoai và làm hỏng mùa màng. (The potato beetle bores holes in potato tubers and ruins the harvest.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị bọ hà tấn công": to be attacked/infested by potato weevils.
  • Toàn bộ vụ khoai lang năm nay đã bị bọ hà tấn công. (The entire sweet potato crop this year has been attacked by potato weevils.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sâu đục củ: tuber borer/drill (a more general term for pests that bore into tubers).
• Côn trùng gây hại: harmful insect/pest (a general term).

Synonyms

• Charançon de la pomme de terre: (French) potato weevil. This is the direct equivalent from the reference dictionary.
• Potato beetle: A common English synonym, though it can sometimes refer to different beetle species.

Related Phrases/Idioms

Note: As a specific zoological/agricultural term, 'bọ hà' is not commonly used in Vietnamese idioms. Related expressions concern crop damage. - Mất mùa vì sâu bọ: crop failure due to pests/insects. - Nhiều vùng mất mùa vì sâu bọ, trong đó có bọ hà. (Many regions suffer crop failure due to pests, including potato weevils.)