larva

Preposition: of

• beetle: In the first case the ' wooly bears ' as they are commonly called, are the larvae of the carpet beetle.
• moth: The grubs are in fact the larvae of the moth.
• wasp: Once the parasitoid larva hatches from the egg it will kill and consume the larva of the gall wasp.
• insect: The bacteria produce a chemical which will turn into an active toxin when eaten by larvae of specific insects.
• butterfly: The last is an important food plant for the larva of the rare marsh fritillary butterfly.

Converse of object

• encyst: A five-day dose of fenbendazole controls inhibited encysted small redworm larvae.
• hatch: The Sheep Nostril fly places already hatched larvae in the nostrils of sheep.

Adjective modifier

• planktonic: However, with no planktonic larva the dispersal of the mutation will be slow.
• l3: L3 larvae are invasive and may penetrate human skin, giving rise to cutaneous larval migrans.
• infective: Birds become infected when they consume the host containing the infective larvae.
• l1: Viviparous adult females release L1 larvae into fresh water.
• decapod: Ecology of decapod crustacean larvae in the Irish Sea and the German Bight during the spring.
• beetle: They can be important predators of insect pests, such as aphids, scale insects and bark beetle larvae.

Modifies a noun

• migrans: Visceral larva migrans â this form of the disease develops due to severe or repeated toxocariasis infection.

Noun used with modifier

• caddis: In recent years there has been quite a craze for the Polish or Check heavily weighted nymphs that imitate free-swimming caddis larvae.
• lacewing: Large numbers of ants can prevent the effectiveness of lacewing larvae.
• weevil: Damage to plant roots by vine weevil larvae shows by the plants starting to wilt.
• mosquito: Coming direct from a cave he found no mosquito larva or sea monsters present.
• sawfly: Filed under: In Our Garden -- Davina Jane @ 1:07 pm Gooseberry sawfly larvae have arrived!
• midge: Tiny midge larvae ( 3mm long, orange or white ) cause the damage.