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UK
/lˈeɪsuːɪŋ/
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NOUN
- any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids
How To Use lacewing In A Sentence
- Natural enemies of greenflies are ladybird larvae, hoverfly larvae, gall-fly larvae, lacewings and earwigs.
- Lacewings are beneficial insects which prey on bugs that damage food crops.
- Most adult lacewings get their sustenance from pollen, nectar, and the honeydew produced by aphids and scales.
- The larvae of the green lacewing are ferocious predators.
- These range from those high-pressure watering wands designed for insect control to natural predators like lacewings and predatory mites to botanical and chemical pesticides.
- Natural predators such as ladybirds and lacewings love to eat aphids, but they can be scarce.
- Other insects that are noticeable at the moment are the green lacewings, of which there are several species. Times, Sunday Times
- The antlions are a group of flying lacewings that are widespread around the world but very rare in Britain. Times, Sunday Times
- Lacewings, White-banded clerid Robber files Feed on aphids and soft-bodied insects. Chapter 7
- Insects such as ladybirds and lacewings overwinter there too, so leave the tidying till spring. Times, Sunday Times
