black bean aphid

noun

A small black insect of species Aphis fabae, with a broad, soft body, a member of the order Hemiptera that is a major pest of sugar beet, bean and celery crops.

Meanings

nounblack bean aphid (plural black bean aphids)

plural black bean aphids

  1. A small black insect of species Aphis fabae, with a broad, soft body, a member of the order Hemiptera that is a major pest of sugar beet, bean and celery crops.

    Synonyms: bean aphid, bean-dolphin, dolphin fly

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small black insect of species Aphis fabae, with a broad, soft body, a member of the order Hemiptera that is a major pest of sugar beet, bean and celery crops.

Translations

Finnish juurikaskirva
  • juurikaskirvaAphis fabae
Russian свеклови́чная тля, бобо́вая тля
  • свеклови́чная тля (sveklovíčnaja tlja)Aphis fabae
  • бобо́вая тля (bobóvaja tlja)Aphis fabae
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