entire colony

collocation in English

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entire
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪnˈtaɪər/us
/ɪnˈtaɪr/
whole or complete, with ...
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colony
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒl.ə.ni/us
/ˈkɑː.lə.ni/
a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country that is often ...
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Consequently, to achieve complete control, theentirecolonymust be eliminated by the insecticide.
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In spite of their labor the bees perish and theentirecolonydies.
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It is not unusual for theentirecolonyto participate in mating rituals at the same time.
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There is an emergent homeostasis or homeorhesis in the structure of the nest that regulates, maintains and defends the physiology of theentirecolony.
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If an ant is crushed, a huge blast of this chemical is released, causing theentirecolonyto go into battle mode.
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Because of the tight linkages between individuals, theentirecolonycan react on the aversive or alarm movements made by only a few individuals.
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Theentirecolonymay leave later if a predatory bird is present, while lactating females leave earlier.
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A single successful forager can recruit theentirecolonyto its food find.
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Neumann then starts burning the blob despite the technician's warning that the vent feeds into theentirecolony.
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A severe drought, affecting almost theentirecolonyfor several years, caused great economic depression, and many farmers suffered severely.
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Because bumblebees do not overwinter theentirecolony, they are not obliged to stockpile honey, so are not useful as honey producers.
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The polyps are numerous and cover theentirecolonyexcept for the basal region.
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When the grasshoppers discover a very little offering upon their arrival, they take control of theentirecolony, demanding the ants' winter store of food.
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Social hymenoptera rely on altruism to protect theentirecolony, so the self-destructive defensive behaviors benefit the fitness of all individuals in theentirecolony.
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Lunch and dinner meals are taken by theentirecolonyin a dining or fellowship room.
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These modes of defense prevent theentirecolonyfrom being eaten in one anteater attack.
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The smaller minima workers feed theentirecolonyof ants.
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Theentirecolonyis run by a 7th generation supercomputer which controls the operations of all machinery on the planet.
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Miniswarms of foragers are not placed under the same selection pressure as are true swarms, because the fate of theentirecolonyis not at stake.
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Skeps have two disadvantages: beekeepers can not inspect the comb for diseases and pests, and honey removal is not easy- often resulting in the destruction of theentirecolony.
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