hemerobiid
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Hemerobius humulinus
Wikispecies
Noun
hemerobiid (plural hemerobiids)
- (zoology) Any insect of the brown lacewing family, Hemerobiidae.
- 1977, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History): Geology series, Volume 33, page 259,
- Recent hemerobiids (brown lacewings) are terrestrial insects and both adults and larvae prey on small soft-bodied arthropods.
- 2009, Catherine A. Tauber, Maurice J. Tauber, Gilberto S. Albuquerque, Neuroptera (Lacewings, Antlions), Vincent H. Resh, Ring T. Cardé (editors), Encyclopedia of Insects, page 705,
- Hemerobiids often are active at relatively low temperatures; thus they can be useful as biological control agents in temperate regions early in the season when other natural enemies remain inactive.
- 2010, Claire Ozanne, Chapter 9: Insect pests of some forest trees, Bryan G. Bowes (editor), Trees and Forests, page 180,
- Coccinellid beetles and hemerobiids (brown lacewings), and other such predators are most likely to have a major impact on aphid densities.
- 1977, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History): Geology series, Volume 33, page 259,