bean aphid — noun blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets • Syn: ↑blackfly, ↑Aphis fabae • Hypernyms: ↑aphid • Member Holonyms: ↑Aphis, ↑genus Aphis * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
aphid — aphidian /euh fid ee euhn/, adj., n. aphidious, adj. /ay fid, af id/, n. any of numerous tiny soft bodied insects of the family Aphididae of worldwide distribution, that suck the sap from the stems and leaves of various plants, some developing… … Universalium
bean aphid — black fly lack fly, blackfly lackfly, (Zo[ o]l.) 1. In the United States, a small, venomous, two winged fly of the genus {Simulium} of several species, exceedingly abundant and troublesome in the northern forests; called also {buffalo gnat}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bean aphid — a small, black aphid, Aphis fabae, often found on beans and related plants. * * * … Universalium
bean aphis — noun see bean aphid … Useful english dictionary
Disease resistance in fruit and vegetables — There are a number of lines of defence against pests (that is, those animals that cause damage to the plants we grow) and diseases in the organic garden, principal among these being the practice of good husbandry, creating healthy soil and… … Wikipedia
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