predatory insect

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predatory
adjective
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/ˈpred.ə.tər.i/us
/ˈpred.ə.tɔːr.i/
A predatory animal kills and eats ...
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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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It's apredatoryinsect, feeding mainly on smaller flies and predatory hymenopterans.
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It is apredatoryinsect, notable for its extremely long ovipositor.
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It is apredatoryinsect, feeding on small insects including greenflys and red spider mites.
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As apredatoryinsect, it feeds on other smaller arthropods such as springtails.
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It is apredatoryinsect, using its mandibles to catch other insects.
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Fiske, however, expected to find a higher mortality in coarse soil owing to the burrowing of predatory insects.
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As there are no registration requirements for the use of predatory insects, massive strides can be made in the research.
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For example, in this country, we are leading users of predatory insects for pest control, especially in the cultivation under glass of cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers.
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They can be used as food for the rearing of captive animals in terraria, such as geckos or predatory insects.
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It is produced in small amounts by most plants and it acts as an attractant to many predatory insects.
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It is also useful in agriculture and horticulture because the adult stages of some predatory insects, such as almost all solitary wasps, feed on nectar.
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These chemicals can be a potent defense against predatory insects.
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Their hard chitin may make them less suitable for arachnids and some predatory insects.
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They also attract beneficial predatory insects.
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The adults are predatory insects that are often nocturnal, and are sometimes attracted by porch lights or blacklights.
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The nectar attracts predatory insects which will eat both the nectar and any plant-eating insects around, thus functioning as' bodyguards'.
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Various clovers, yarrow, and rue also attract parasitic and predatory insects.
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Biological pest control efforts using parasitic and predatory insects have been unsuccessful.
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Hotels also attract predatory insects which help control unwanted bugs.
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It also recorded nine predatory insects, including ladybird beetles, moths, a gall midge, and a green lacewing.
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