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tachinid

tachinid

9.9
A fly whose young live inside and kill other insects and helps control pests
  • noun
  • /ˈtækɪnɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mosca tachinido
  • The team is also working on spray strategies that will protect the wasps, tachinid flies, and other beneficial insects if the use of chemical controls for other pests, such as codling moths, is unavoidable.
  • tachinid fly
  • tachinid fly species
  • parasitic tachinid

Examples

  • The tachinid flies are often used in biological pest control because their larvae target harmful insects.

  • PHOTO (COLOR): Opsiphanes tamarindi cannot easily remove the tachinid fly eggs from its head.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Farmers benefit from tachinid flies, which help reduce the population of crop-damaging pests.

  • Many gardeners introduce tachinid flies to their gardens to naturally manage pest infestations.

Synonyms

tachina fly
vstachinid
  • Specialized
9.9

A hairy fly whose young grow inside caterpillars and reduce crop pests

has identical meaning but names the insect by its scientific family

Surface Forms

tachinid singular
tachinids plural

Morphology

tachinid = Tachinidae (semi-transparent) = tachin + id

Derived by the taxonomic suffix '-id' indicating a member of the Tachinidae; formation is regular but specialized.

Etymology

Tachinid comes from the scientific family name Tachinidae, which is based on the genus Tachina. A helpful way to remember a tachinid is to think of tachy- 'fast', as in tachycardia, because these flies quickly parasitize other insects, so a tachinid is a fly of that fast-acting family.