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bean aphid

bean aphid

7.2
A small black insect that eats the sap of beans and other crops
  • noun
  • /bin ˈeɪfɪd/
  • Specialized
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  • Farmers often lose bean crops to infestations of the bean aphid, which feeds on plant sap.

Examples

  • The bean aphid spreads viruses among sugar beets and other vegetables.

  • Researchers are developing eco-friendly ways to control the bean aphid population.

  • The bean aphid is a common pest in gardens.

  • Farmers are worried about the bean aphid infestation.

  • Farmers often lose bean crops to infestations of the bean aphid, which feeds on plant sap.

  • Researchers are developing eco-friendly ways to control the bean aphid population.

  • The bean aphid is a common pest that causes damage to many plants.

Synonyms

Aphis fabae
vsbean aphid
  • Specialized
9.9

A small black insect that feeds on beans, sugar beets, and other plants

is the common name for the same species rather than the scientific label

How Harmful

pest
68 1.0
bean aphid
  • Specialized
7.2

Surface Forms

bean aphid singular
bean aphids plural

Morphology

bean + aphid

The noun-noun compound 'bean aphid' is transparently built from 'bean' (the plant/seed) + 'aphid' (a sap-sucking insect), so a learner who knows both words will readily infer it refers to an aphid associated with or infesting beans. This follows a regular compositional pattern common across languages; specialized biological details (species name, colour) are extra but do not prevent basic comprehension.

Etymology

Bean aphid comes from the tiny black insect that sits on bean plants and drinks their sap, so the parts bean and aphid describe the bug. That's why the name means 'a small blackish insect that attacks bean plants and sometimes other crops'.