Converse of object

• pollinate: Make sure to lift the sides of the fleece during the warmest part of the day, to allow pollinating insects to enter.

• repel: Others are either alcohol based or made from hot spices to repel insects.

• crawl: Look for the products that are specifically designed to deal with crawling insects.

• fly: The amber color reduces the spectrum of light that the flying insects can see, thus sending them to a brighter source of light.

Converse of subject

• pollinate: Flowers are pollinated by various small insects attracted by the nectar.

• secrete: Lacer for ships made from resin secreted by insects called lac.

Adjective modifier

• biting: Nets also give the user a peaceful night where any biting insects are prevalent.

• beneficial: With Bt maize, the reduction in use of insecticides should result in less harm to beneficial insects.

• wingless: They are small wingless insects which live in the hair and suck blood from the scalp.

• aquatic: Consequently much more is known about them than about other aquatic insects.

• sucking: The problem actually stemmed from an infestation of scale, a sap sucking insect that attacks the plant.

Modifies a noun

• pest: Does the Council provide a service for treating insect pests?

• repellent: Bites and Stings We've already looked at insect repellents, but here are few more remedies to try.

• bite: All insect bites can usually be treated with an antiseptic cream.

• repellant: Why not buy her a can of insect repellant the next time you go shopping?

• larva: Feeds on tubers, seeds, bulbs, insects and insect larvae.

• infestation: Each berry contains 3 - 6 seeds, although some of these are often infertile, due to insect infestations.

Noun used with modifier

• stick: Sabah stick insects are one of the smaller types of stick insect.

• borer: This sweet corn is genetically modified to protect itself from corn borer insect damage ( 1 ).

Preposition: for

• pollination: From humming bird to cactus Many flowers rely on insects for pollination, which fly from flower to flower, covered in pollen.