larval host

collocation in English

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larval
adjective
uk
/ˈlɑː.vəl/us
/ˈlɑːr.vəl/
relating to a form of an insect or an animal such as a frog that has left its egg but is not yet ...
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host
noun
uk
/həʊst/us
/hoʊst/
someone who ...
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(Definition oflarvalandhostfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In both the above species, fertilized females boring through the body wall of thelarvalhostinitiate infection.
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Analyses of adult female parameters tested the main effects and interaction of population andlarvalhostplant species.
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Collecting chrysomelids emerging from the soil in the vicinity of particular tree species is a simpler but less reliable method for the identification oflarvalhostplants.
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The live oak is thelarvalhostplant for the hairstreak butterfly and oakworm moth.
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Thelarvalhostcell becomes a nurse cell in which the larvae will be encapsulated.
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Adults feed on the flowers of thelarvalhostplant.
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Thelarvalhostplant also serves as the nectar source for the adults.
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Adults feed on flowers of thelarvalhostplant.
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Adults feed on flower nectar of thelarvalhostplants.
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Adults feed from the flowers of thelarvalhostplant.
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Adults are attracted to the flowers of thelarvalhostplant.
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Adult longevity and fecundity are influenced by conditions such as thelarvalhostplant and temperature.
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One thing that does seem to remain a constant is the abundance oflarvalhostplants in the populated area.
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A femalelarvalhostresults in the production of two or three adult wasps but parasitism of a male pupa produces only one.
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During the breeding period, males congregate aroundlarvalhostplants to encounter females.
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Thelarvalhostplants are unknown, but they possibly feed on fungus species.
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Thelarvalhostplants are unknown, although there are some records of unknown origin that it feeds on lupine.
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They visit the flowers of thelarvalhostplant.
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There is little damage from disease or predation on the plants, but one species of moth does use it as alarvalhost.
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