blackfly

• Существительное, обозначающее либо черноватую тлю, поражающую такие растения, как бобы и сахарная свекла, либо маленькую черноватую коренастую кусающую муху с водными личинками, которая сосет кровь птиц, людей и других млекопитающих.

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.

   Тля

   • 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.

   Синонимыbean 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.

   Мошка

   • 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.

   Синонимыbuffalo gnat