onion fly

noun

1. a small grey dipterous insect, Delia antiqua, that is a serious pest of onions. The larvae destroy the bulbs

Example Sentences

It might be, continued the latter kindly, that youve been bitten by the Diptera onionensis, otherwise known as the onion-fly.

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As a crowning advantage this system, to a large extent, prevents attack from the Onion Fly.

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Other remedies are suggested in the article on Onion Fly, Page 420.

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