fungus gnat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fungus gnat
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The life cycle of the fungus gnat is 18 days from egg to egg.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2023
When I have a particularly bad fungus gnat infestation around my plants, I turn to sticky traps to capture the dozens of bugs flying around.
From Salon • May 9, 2022
At one point there was a fungus gnat corpse in every single one of their sticky little mouths.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2021
I asked Brown, the entomologist, whether I had bred a new and unkillable mutant species of fungus gnat.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2021
It’s a fungus gnat larva — predatory, and, if the going gets rough, cannabalistic.
From Scientific American • May 21, 2012
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