green-fly

And men only like green-fly clustering on the tender tips, an aberration there.

The Plumed Serpent 2003

And men are less than the green-fly sucking the stems of the bush, so long as they live by business and bread alone.

The Plumed Serpent 2003

He was all in favour of syringeing roses for green-fly, but was slow to get around to it, and a demand for deep trenching for sweet peas was usually countered by the remark that you ought to see his own sweet peas!

A Mirror Cracked From Side To Side Christie, Agatha 1962

One obstacle, however, is the green-fly, which answers to our blue-bottle, and which will have to be dealt with.

Three Years in Tristan da Cunha Katherine Mary Barrow

The greatest enemy to the green-fly is tobacco smoke, made by burning the stems, the refuse of the cigar-maker's shops; allowing the smoke to circulate among the leaves to which the insects are attached, will readily exterminate them.

Your Plants Plain and Practical Directions for the Treatment of Tender and Hardy Plants in the House and in the Garden James Sheehan

The green-fly and its yeast plant have a permanent symbiotic relationship that is essential to the existence of both.

Planet of the Damned Harry Harrison

The little green insects so frequently seen on house-plants, are called aphis (plural aphides), plant-lice, or green-fly.

Your Plants Plain and Practical Directions for the Treatment of Tender and Hardy Plants in the House and in the Garden James Sheehan

In all stages of growth the plants are subject to the attacks of the green-fly, for which they must be fumigated.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various

The same may be said of green-fly, which sometimes attacks the Epiphyllums.

Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation W. Watson

We accepted it from the beginning with green-fly, influenza, margarine, calling-up notices, and death.

Waiting for Daylight 1915