"insect" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

insect sustantivo

sustantivo + insect
Kolokacji: 14
Insect of Hawaii • scale insect • stick insect • pest insect • night insect • ...
insect + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 21
vertebrate insect host • insect vector • insect bite • insect control • insect pest • ...
insect + verbo
Kolokacji: 41
insect buzzing • insect crawls • insect eats • insect flies • insect makes • ...
verbo + insect
Kolokacji: 33
eat insects • catch insects • attract insects • feed on insects • kill insects • ...
(3) kill, consist
Kolokacji: 2
(4) include, feature
Kolokacji: 2
1. keep insects = hoduj owady keep insects
2. prevent insects = zapobiegnij owadom prevent insects
3. protect from insects = zabezpiecz przed owadami protect from insects
4. discourage insects = zniechęć owady discourage insects
5. deter insects = powstrzymaj owady deter insects
6. resist insects = sprzeciw się owadom resist insects
  • Bt corn is genetically modified to resist certain insects.
  • Bamboo intended for use in construction should be treated to resist insects and rot.
  • In the years ahead, the industry promises to bring forth several significant groups of products, including the following: * Genetically altered crops that can resist herbicides, disease and insects.
  • The eco-friendly future is in outdoor hanging baskets with liners woven from coconut fiber that eliminate root rot, resist insects and maintain moisture.
  • He believes in the power of compost, which builds good soil, which grows healthy plants, which can resist disease and insects.
  • Cellulose is treated with a flame retardant and insect repellent, usually boric acid and sometimes borax to resist insects and rodents.
  • Despite the hard times, the institute has become a leader in pesticides research and in transgenic plants, whose genes are manipulated to resist certain herbicides, insects and diseases.
  • Seeds engineered to resist drought and insects have yielded huge gains and have helped produce record corn harvests the last three years.
  • It was slow-growing (taking 200 to 400 years to mature), tall, straight, and had a natural ability to resist mold and insects.
  • It would be incredibly tough, the fibers of the branches being dense and very flexible; deep rooted, and genetically engineered to resist disease, insects and even fire.
(8) call, lure
Kolokacji: 2
adjetivo + insect
Kolokacji: 71
small insect • large insect • aquatic insect • tiny insect • giant insect • ...
preposición + insect
Kolokacji: 16
of insects • from insects • for insects • with insects • on insects • ...

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