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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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Look for and conserve natural enemies such as predaceous bugs, lacewings, lady beetles, and syrphids.
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The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
Outdoors, natural predators, such as lacewings and lady beetles, help keep whiteflies in check.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
Examining the wing shapes of extinct species of dragonflies or lacewings, for example, would improve our understanding of what conditions led to the modern versions that flit around today.
—Byrodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 25 Oct. 2024
Release predatory insects like lacewings or ladybugs on outdoor or greenhouse plants.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2024
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The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
Outdoors, natural predators, such as lacewings and lady beetles, help keep whiteflies in check.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
Examining the wing shapes of extinct species of dragonflies or lacewings, for example, would improve our understanding of what conditions led to the modern versions that flit around today.
—Byrodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 25 Oct. 2024
Release predatory insects like lacewings or ladybugs on outdoor or greenhouse plants.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2024
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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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