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PRONUNCIATION OF ONION FLY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ONION FLY

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Onion fly is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ONION FLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

onion fly

Delia antiqua

Delia antiqua, commonly known as the onion fly, is a cosmopolitan pest of crops. The larvae or maggots feed on onions, garlic and other bulbous plants.

Definition of onion fly in the English dictionary

The definition of onion fly in the dictionary is a small grey dipterous insect, Delia antiqua, that is a serious pest of onions. The larvae destroy the bulbs.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ONION FLY

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Synonyms and antonyms of onion fly in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «onion fly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ONION FLY

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The translations of onion fly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «onion fly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

葱蝇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mosca cebolla
570 millions of speakers

English

onion fly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्याज मक्खी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ذبابة البصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лук муха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cebola fly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেঁয়াজ মাছি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mouche de l´oignon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terbang bawang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zwiebel fly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オニオンフライ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

양파 플라이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bawang bombay
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

hành bay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெங்காயம் பறக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कांदा फ्लाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Soğan sineği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cipolla fly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cebula mucha
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цибуля муха
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceapa zbura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρεμμύδι μύγα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ui vlieg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lökflugan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

løk fly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of onion fly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ONION FLY»

The term «onion fly» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.249 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ONION FLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about onion fly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ONION FLY»

Discover the use of onion fly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to onion fly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ecology and Genetic Control of the Onion Fly, Delia Antiqua ...
Introductory data on the onion fly and its control; Environment and discussion of materials and methods; Onion fly ecology; Dispersal; Genetic control; Concluding remarks.
M. Loosjes, 1976
2
Onions and Other Vegetable Alliums
Electrical signals detectable from onion fly antennae when exposed to Pr2S2 indicate that it is a strong olfactory stimulant (Gouinguene et al., 2005). Having located the source area for the odour they use visual cues to land preferentially on ...
James L. Brewster, 2008
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Onions, Leeks, and Garlic: A Handbook for Gardeners
The syrphid fly should not be confused with the onion fly, which is responsible for the onion maggot. The onion fly resembles a housefly except that it is only about half the housefly's size, and its body is a light greenish gray. Syrphid flies ...
Marian Coonse, 1995
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Pest and Disease Management Handbook
Damage to emerged onions is indistinguishable from that caused by onion fly larvae ± plants wilting suddenly and collapsing. Where very small plants are attacked, the larvae may move from plant to plant along a row. In some cases, mature ...
David V. Alford, 2008
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Onions, how to Raise Them Profitably: Details of Experience, ...
THE ONION FLY.—Anthomyia Oeparum. I" ** ' rrrrr—J" ' 1852; 'I'H Pl liltil'lfllll Agriculturist. Fig. 1. ' IN travelling through the county of Essex, N. Y., a short time since, particularly along the beautiful plains in the vicinity of the Au-Sable River, ...
‎1864
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Biological and Biotechnological Control of Insect Pests
6.6.3 Other Operational Programmes of Note (1) The onion fly (Delia antiqua) is the sole insect pest of onions in temperate regions of the world. A small commercial SIT programme started in 1981 is currently operating in the Netherlands for ...
Jack E. Rechcigl, Nancy A. Rechcigl, 1999
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The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers from Seeds and Roots ...
[Illustration: ONION FLY AND LARVA =Phorbia cepetorum=] Among the numerous methods of preventing attack and of destroying the grubs the following are worth attention:-- Where this pest proves very troublesome it may be desirable to ...
And Sons Sutton and Sons, 2008
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Host-Plant Selection by Phytophagous Insects
4.2.1 Physical properties of the plant The importance of the physical properties of the plant, and the range of factors employed in decision-making by the insect, is well illustrated in a study of oviposition behavior by the onion fly, Delia antiqua.
Elizabeth A. Bernays, Reginald F. Chapman, 1994
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Sustainable Agriculture in Temperate Zones
... interface so that the host pool for A. bilineata is concentrated, thereby making prey search more efficient. A cultural practice that is not a design change but an important aspect of onion fly management is cull management (Drummond, 1982 ).
Charles A. Francis, Cornelia Butler Flora, Larry D. King, 1990
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Epizootiology of Insect Diseases
12.12). The conceptual model represents a specific expansion of the basic disease tetrahedron, identifying specific abiotic and biotic components that affect the initation and development of E. muscae mycosis of the onion fly. Note that in the ...
James R. Fuxa, Yoshinori Tanada, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ONION FLY»

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Garden tips for the year ahead
This also worked in preventing larvae from attacking the onions, as it prevents the onion fly from laying its eggs on the soil surface. We will ... «Prince George Citizen, Jan 15»
2
GARDENING: Know your onions this Christmas
They're all propagated by offsets, not seed, crop three months earlier than other varieties and are not attacked by onion fly. I grow a heritage ... «Shields Gazette, Dec 14»
3
Dirty fingernails: Onion flies are easy to eliminate
They are the young of the onion fly, tiny and black and unnoticed in your garden last summer. Nothing can be done this year, but future ... «Ravalli Republic, Sep 14»
4
First shipment of Dutch onions to Indonesia
... for proper tracing and designation, but also for other additional phytosanitary demands, such as zero tolerance for onion fly and neck rot. «FreshPlaza, Aug 14»
5
IT'S THE WEEKEND: Grow It - Getting gorgeous alliums
As with all plants, alliums are susceptible to 'the same pest and diseases as culinary onions ': onion white rot, downy mildew and onion fly. «South Wales Argus, Jul 14»
6
Helen Chesnut: A bitter leaf to swallow
Some gardeners interplant carrots and onions to deter both the carrot fly and the onion fly. That doesn't work in my garden. I need to cover both. «Times Colonist, Jul 14»
7
Build friendships in your edible garden
Carrots, leeks, sage (leeks repel the carrot fly and carrots repel onion fly). * Chervil, lettuce (chervil will keep aphids off lettuce). * Corn, beans ... «Independent Online, Jul 13»
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Helpful wildlife that keep pests out of the veg patch
Horticultural fleece can protect brassicas from insects pests such as aphids, cabbage root fly carrot fly, flea beetle, onion fly and whitefly. 5. «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 13»
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Gardening: In the right company
The carrot smell also disguises the onion from onion fly. A well known triplicity is called the Three Sisters - corn, climbing beans, and pumpkin ... «New Zealand Herald, Nov 12»
10
ASK MONTY: When is the best time to prune my fig tree?
The culprit is onion fly, which can affect onions, garlic and shallots too. Leeks grown from seed are more susceptible than healthy young plants. «Daily Mail, Nov 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Onion fly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/onion-fly>. May 2024 ».
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