insectology
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- insectologer noun
Etymology
Origin of insectology
Example Sentences
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Those views are supported by papers such as one published this month in the journal Bulletin of Insectology that found that six of 12 previously healthy colonies exposed to the pesticides died and all exhibited symptoms of colony collapse disorder in the winter.
From New York Times
The study appears in the Bulletin of Insectology.
From Forbes
In a new study to be published in the Bulletin of Insectology, Lu points the finger at the pesticide imidacloprid, a chemical often used on corn plants.
From Time
In fact, 94 percent of hives whose bees had been fed the pesticide died off entirely within less than six months, according to a new paper that will be in the June issue of Bulletin of Insectology.
From Scientific American
What would posterity think of us if we had nothing to transmit to it save a complete insectology, an immense history of microscopic animals?
From Project Gutenberg
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