Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of the heteropterous family Miridæ.
- Having the characters of or belonging to the family Miridæ.
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- noun zoology Any member of the
insect family Miridae.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a variety of leaf bug
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Examples
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"Our investigations in this case found that Marais and her company Zonda Resources Limited had imported and then bred large numbers of an insect known as a mirid bug (Macrolophus pygmaeus) and sold them for the biological control of the pest whitefly in commercial greenhouses," Mr Hayes says.
NZ On Screen 2010
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The study reported on mirid populations between nineteen ninety-seven and two thousand eight.
WN.com - Articles related to How 'rural' is India's agricultural credit? 2010
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As cotton is one of the few flowering host crops during that period, mirid bugs love it.
Ars Technica John Timmer 2010
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Spraying against H. armigera used to destroy early mirid populations, limiting its impact on later crops.
Ars Technica John Timmer 2010
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But now that Bt cotton doesn't need to be sprayed, the mirid population has thrived and spilled over into other flowering crops, so spraying against mirid bugs has had to increase.
Ars Technica John Timmer 2010
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But a 10-year study across six major cotton-growing regions of China found that by spraying their crops less, farmers allowed mirid bugs to thrive and infest their own and neighbouring farms.
AMERICAblog News 2010
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The study reported on mirid populations between nineteen ninety-seven and two thousand eight.
WN.com - Articles related to Kill weeds with help from the sun 2010
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The study reported on mirid populations between nineteen ninety-seven and two thousand eight.
WN.com - Articles related to How 'rural' is India's agricultural credit? 2010
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The study reported on mirid populations between nineteen ninety-seven and two thousand eight.
WN.com - Articles related to Kill weeds with help from the sun 2010
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The study reported on mirid populations between nineteen ninety-seven and two thousand eight.
WN.com - Articles related to How 'rural' is India's agricultural credit? 2010
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