carrot fly
noun
a dipterous insect, Psila rosae, that is a serious pest of carrots. The larvae tunnel into the root to feed
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How to use carrot fly in a sentence
It has been observed that when singling the disturbance of the soil is favourable to the operations of the carrot fly.
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