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: any of various neuropterous insects (such as genera Chrysopa and Hemerobius) having delicate lacelike wing venation, long antennae, and often brilliant eyes
called also lacewing fly
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Biological control: Plant a diversity of plants among your roses to encourage thrips-eating beneficials such as lacewings and minute pirate bugs to come to your garden.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
These attract a variety of beneficial insects including parasitoid wasps, lacewings, and syrphid flies, all of which feed on aphids, whiteflies, insects eggs, and other garden pests.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Plus, pairing zinnias with squash and zucchini can attract beneficial insects, like parasitic wasps, ladybugs, and lacewings, to gardens.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
Coreopsis and lantana attract beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings, while both plants are visited by birds and butterflies of every description.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
These attract a variety of beneficial insects including parasitoid wasps, lacewings, and syrphid flies, all of which feed on aphids, whiteflies, insects eggs, and other garden pests.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Plus, pairing zinnias with squash and zucchini can attract beneficial insects, like parasitic wasps, ladybugs, and lacewings, to gardens.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
Coreopsis and lantana attract beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings, while both plants are visited by birds and butterflies of every description.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
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lacewing
noun
lace·wing
ˈlā-ˌswiŋ 
: any of various insects that have delicate lacelike wings, long antennae, and often bright eyes
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