Rating | Solver | Clue |
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APHIDS | Plant lice | |
LOUSE | Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice. See Aphid. | |
APHIDOPHAGOUS | Feeding upon aphides, or plant lice, as do beetles of the family Coccinellidae. | |
PANORPID | Any neuropterous insect of the genus Panorpa, and allied genera. The larvae feed on plant lice. | |
ANT-CATTLE | Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they secrete. See Aphips. | |
APHIS | A genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera and family Aphidae, including numerous species known as plant lice and green flies. | |
MANTISPID | Any neuropterous insect of the genus Mantispa, and allied genera. The larvae feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively. See Illust. under Neuroptera. | |
COCCINELLA | A genus of small beetles of many species. They and their larvae feed on aphids or plant lice, and hence are of great benefit to man. Also called ladybirds and ladybugs. | |
SYRPHUS FLY | ... the genus Syrphus and allied genera. They are usually bright-colored, with yellow bands, and hover around plants. The larvae feed upon plant li... |