greenfly
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Each summer, wasps in the UK capture about 14 million kilogrammes of insects such as caterpillars and greenfly, making them important friends to gardeners.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024
Aphids - such as greenfly and blackfly - damage plants by sucking nutrients from their sap, and can also introduce plant viruses.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2015
About a month ago, a swarm of greenfly and midges got into the dining area and we had to shut the restaurant.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2013
Midges and greenfly have been attracted by the lights and swarmed in the dining area, Mr Nicholls said.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2013
Though all was so pleasant, he felt oddly restless, rather suffocated; and lighting his pipe, began to move about among the roses, blowing tobacco at the greenfly; in war-time one was never quite idle!
From Five Tales by Galsworthy, John
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