greenfly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for greenfly in the English»French Dictionary

greenfly <pl greenfly> N

greenfly

puceron m (du rosier)

greenfly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for greenfly in the English»French Dictionary

greenfly N

greenfly

puceron m

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to be alive with fleas/greenfly

être couvert de puces/de pucerons

Translations for greenfly in the French»English Dictionary

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puceron

greenfly

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English

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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Rather than feasting on aphids and greenfly, the harlequin also eats lacewings, hoverflies and even other ladybirds.

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Greenfly can be an issue for peppers.

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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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Among the winners are the bulging eye of a greenfly magnified through an electron microscope and the papillae that create the rough surface of a cat's tongue.

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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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Aphids (black or greenfly) can be a problem.

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The garden insects, which normally feed off greenfly or blackfly, have reportedly been switching their attention to humans in their search for liquid refreshment.

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I suspected whitefly or greenfly but spraying has no effect.

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Does anyone remember the greenfly?

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