Collocations withinsect
These are words often used in combination withinsect.
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alien insect
Consequently, an alien insect is usually discovered when it is already firmly established, spreading and causing damage.
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aquatic insect
It seems that we do not know the concentration of ammonia or other products of decomposition which are harmful or lethal to any aquatic insect.
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beneficial insect
A drop in beneficial insect fauna has occurred.
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biting insect
The bay is often thought by locals to have been named for a small biting insect known as the sandfly, but this is incorrect.
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dead insect
After the inside of an insect is consumed, tiny infective stage nematodes leave the dead insect shell and begin searching for more pests.
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eusocial insect
Efforts in genome sequencing have allowed researchers to examine eusocial insect behavior from a molecular perspective.
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flying insect
A human cyborg would be a neurorobot, as would a rat or flying insect whose brain receives signals from external vision sensors to steer its course.
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giant insect
In each film, the threat to humanity is an alien which appears as a giant insect.
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herbivorous insect
When a single antibiotic resistance gene is deployed to protect a crop from a herbivorous insect, the resistance often breaks down rapidly.
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insect bite
The majority did not know the cause of blindness and only 1.4 % could attribute it to insect bite.
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insect damage
While disease and insect damage are major constraints to chickpea production, they can be largely managed with good agronomy.
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insect flight
In the studies of tethered flight, the contrasting results may partly be due to the different criteria used for determining insect flight.
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insect herbivore
In a number of cases, however, a cultivated wheat has been found which is resistant to an insect herbivore.
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insect infestation
Ten pesticide applications were made to avoid shedding of fruiting organs due to insect infestation.
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insect larva
Presence of an insect larva, pupa, adult, or exit hole on a samara was used as evidence of bruchid beetle infestation.
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insect pest
A methodology is presented to facilitate a declaration that an area is 'pest-free' following an eradication campaign against an insect pest.
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insect pollination
The final treatment was unmanipulated female inflorescences exposed to both wind and insect pollination modes (open pollination).
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insect pollinator
Seed-set on four male-sterile, female-fertile soybean lines was evaluated at two locations and 3 years by using two insect pollinator insect species.
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insect repellent
Insect repellent products may sound very desirable, but what will the effect be on the honey bee?
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insect vector
Much of this work has concentrated on the search for an airborne insect vector.
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phytophagous insect
Thus, geographical components seem to be relevant when determining the relationship between diet breadth and genetic structure of phytophagous insect populations.
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pollinating insects
Since bees see in the ultraviolet range, these flowers are more attractive to the pollinating insects.
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predatory insect
It's a predatory insect, feeding mainly on smaller flies and predatory hymenopterans.
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scale insect
The bodies of several scale insect species produce a red dye that in medieval times was commercially valuable for dyeing textiles.
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sterile insect technique
The possibility of using the chemosterilant method alone or combined with the sterile insect technique is discussed.
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tiny insect
Unlike the other tiny insect visitors, however, vinegar flies for the most part successfully avoid the sticky stigma.
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winged insect
Among winged insects, the relatively more primitive orders are placed in the hemimetabola.
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