Übersetzungen für „greenfly“ im Englisch » Slowenisch-Wörterbuch

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The larvae of many hoverfly species principally feed upon greenfly, one larva devouring up to fifty a day, or 1000 in its lifetime.

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Aphids -- greenfly and blackfly -- are the bane of farmers' lives because of the damage they do to plants by feasting on the sugars in their leaves.

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They "farm" aphids, so their presence often leads to an explosion in greenfly, and a big colony can radically change the ecosystem in a garden or piece of land.

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Aphids - for which greenfly and blackfly are colloquial terms - reproduce extremely quickly with females producing around 50 live young in one brood.

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The insects are natural predators for a range of pests that plague gardens and farms, including greenfly, caterpillars and flies.

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The only consolation was at least it was better that the children got there before the greenfly, the rabbits or whatever other pest was eyeing them up.

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I suspected whitefly or greenfly but spraying has no effect.

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A scanning electron micrograph of a greenfly (aphid) eye.

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Then you can go and jeer at the greenfly.

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Now the weather is warm you may notice greenfly and blackfly on plants, particularly fruit trees and ornamentals like roses and herbaceous plants - these are aphids.

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