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- Insectary In"sec*ta*ry, n. A place for keeping living insects. -- {In`sec*ta"ri*um}, n. [L.] [1913 Webster]
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Insectary plants — is a term used by the organics farming movement to describe plants that attract insects. As such, beneficial insectary plants are intentionally introduced into an ecosystem to increase pollen resources and nectar resources required by the natural … Wikipedia
insectary — noun (plural ries) Date: 1888 a place for the keeping or rearing of living insects … New Collegiate Dictionary
insectary — /in sek ter ee/, n., pl. insectaries. a laboratory for the study of live insects, their life histories, effects on plants, reaction to insecticides, etc. [1885 90; var. of INSECTARIUM; see ARY] * * * … Universalium
insectary — noun A place for keeping living insects … Wiktionary
insectary — in·sec·tary … English syllables
insectary — in•sec•tar•y [[t]ˈɪn sɛkˌtɛr i[/t]] n. pl. tar•ies ent insectarium • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
insectary — /ɪnˈsɛktəri/ (say in sektuhree) noun (plural insectaries) a laboratory for the study of live insects, their life histories, effects on plants, reaction to insecticides, etc …
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University of California, Riverside Insectary and Quarantine Facilities — The UCR Insectary and Quarantine Facilities are where foreign insect and mite predators and parasites are confined and screened before propagation and release in California and the United States. This complex of facilities was first established… … Wikipedia
Insectarium — Insectary In sec*ta*ry, n. A place for keeping living insects. {In sec*ta ri*um}, n. [L.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
