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insect

英 ['ɪnsekt] 美['ɪnsɛkt]

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n. 昆虫；卑鄙的人

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White storks feed on locusts ( ' , 蝗虫) and other insects that can become pests if their numbers get out of hand.

While many birds travelled along well-known routes to warmer climates, others stopped short and spent the winter on landfills, feeding on food waste, and the multitudes of insects that thrive on the dumps.

They help humans kill harmful insects.

They have accelerated the reproduction of some harmful insects.

They are thought to be the only insect that does this.

Scientists learn about the monarch butterflies' migration by capturing and placing the identifying tags in the insects.

And insect farming also produces far fewer greenhouse gases.

Now, Africa's largest economy is facing a food crisis as major tomato fields have been destroyed by an insect, leading to a nationwide shortage and escalating prices.

The insect, also known as the tomato leaf miner, devastates crops by feeding on fruits and digging into and moving through stalks.

The insect, Tutaabsoluta, has destroyed 80% of farms in Kaduna, Nigeria's largest tomato-producing state, leading the government there to declare a state of emergency.

Back in 1983, two scientists, Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin, reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get.

Campers, in my eyes, were people who enjoyed insect bites, ill-cooked meals, and uncomfortable sleeping bags.

Scientists find from their studies that plants can protect themselves against insects.

Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away.

The insects gather under the table.

They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers.

Scientists jumped to the rescue with some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them.