blackfly

• Sustantivo que designa ya sea un pulgón negruzco que ataca plantas como las habas y la remolacha azucarera, ya sea una pequeña mosca negruzca y rechoncha que pica, con larvas acuáticas, y que chupa sangre de aves, personas y otros mamíferos.

A noun referring to either a blackish aphid that infests plants such as beans and sugar beets, or a small blackish stout-bodied biting fly with aquatic larvae that sucks the blood of birds, humans, and other mammals.

1. Aphid pestB2formalscientific

   A small, blackish insect that infests plants like beans and sugar beets, feeding on their sap.

   Pulgón negro

   • The farmer sprayed the crops to control the blackfly infestation.
   • Blackfly can severely damage bean plants if not treated early.
   • Gardeners often check for blackfly on the undersides of leaves.

   Sinónimosbean aphid

2. Biting flyB2formalscientific

   A small, dark-colored fly with a stout body that bites and feeds on the blood of birds and mammals, including humans.

   Mosca negra picadora

   • We were bothered by blackflies during our hike near the river.
   • Blackfly bites can cause itching and swelling.
   • The blackfly larvae develop in fast-flowing streams.

   Sinónimosbuffalo gnat