insect damage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinsectanddamage
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insect
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪn.sekt/us/ˈɪn.sekt/
a type of very small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, or, more generally, any similar very ...
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damage
noun
uk/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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(Definition ofinsectanddamagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofinsect damage
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While disease andinsectdamageare major constraints to chickpea production, they can be largely managed with good agronomy.
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The exception was the control treatment, where earlierinsectdamagehad caused a later pattern of compensatory boll set.
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Protein-binding capacity was negatively associated with interspecific differences ininsectdamageto mature leaves.
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Plots sprayed with insecticides were sampled at monthly intervals to confirm that the plants were free ofinsectdamage.
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Plants observed to have sufferedinsectdamage, however, were removed from the analysis, which meant sample sizes for some treatments were less than 15.
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Mostinsectdamageoccurred to young leaves while they were expanding (end of the dry season).
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Despite this,insectdamagewas observed.
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In contrast toinsectdamage, pathogen damage was low on new leaves produced at the end of the dry season.
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Disease andinsectdamagewas monitored by crop scouting and appropriate treatments were used for control.
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Carbofuran was used to avoidinsectdamage(25 kg ha71).
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Questions on growth and timber yield losses afterinsectdamagehave received little attention, although the economic consequences are exhibited in reduced incomes for forest owners.
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Most of theinsectdamagein this study occurred during the early life of the leaf when leaves were expanding at the dry season-wet season interface.
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Archive material received little attention during this period and was often unmaintained, resulting in accumulation of material andinsectdamage.
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The leaves usually bear signs ofinsectdamage, a feature so common it is considered characteristic of the species.
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It is apparently more susceptible toinsectdamagethan most other species.
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It is a slow-growing, long-lived tree, hard to transplant because of its long taproot, and subject toinsectdamage.
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Grain crops in particular incur considerable losses both in field and storage due to pathogens, post-harvest spoilage andinsectdamage.
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