chrysopid


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Noun1.chrysopid - pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvaechrysopid - pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae
lacewing, lacewing fly - any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids
Chrysopidae, family Chrysopidae - green lacewings
goldeneye, golden-eyed fly - a variety of green lacewing
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Chrysopid taxonomists generally agree that the subfamily Nothochrysinae is an archaic, probably monophyletic grouping [1-7].
(2005) found that chrysopid populations belonging to the Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae families were more abundant in Bollgard[R] cotton when compared with non-Bt cotton, showing a negative effect of Bt cotton on the diversity of these natural enemies.
Utilization of Sitotroga cerealella adults (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) for chrysopid larvae rearing.
Some chrysopid (lacewing) larvae have been shown to build defensive trash packets from the trichomes of Platanus, and these structures may serve to protect the plants as well (Eisner et al., 2002).
Egg size and taxon: Their influence on survival and development of chrysopid hatchlings after food and water deprivation.
Coccinellid and chrysopid larvae were placed in Petri dishes covered with muslin netting and fed with nymphs and adults of M.