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Midges meaning
plural of midge
Using Midges
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of midge
- In the example corpus, midges often appears in combinations such as: midges and, of midges, by midges.
Context around Midges
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Midges
- In this selection, "midges" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gall, tiny, 000, blown, became and behaved stand out and add context to how "midges" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 3 000 midges a night and bites from midges and mosquitoes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "midges" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with midges
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The midges became socially distanced, probably put off by our coughing. (11 words)
The initial presumption was the midges weren’t doing any damage by themselves. (13 words)
Control by trapping midges and removing their breeding grounds may reduce vector numbers. (13 words)
The current plan to manage the numbers of midges around Yellagonga Regional Park is due to expire on June 30 and one of the key changes will be reducing the maximum number of treatments per year from four to two at Lake Joondalup. (43 words)
Testing by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency found the buildup of the chemicals in groundwater was approaching levels dangerous to aquatic invertebrates like midges and mayflies, which are important food sources for fish and birds. (35 words)
For this he was also known as Parnopius (main par- -pee-əs ; Παρνόπιος main, Parnopios, from πάρνοψ main, "locust") and to the Romans as Culicarius (main -li- -ee-əs ; from Latin culicārius, "of midges"). (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
But it isn’t exactly glamorous – life on the island involves battling mozzies and midges, and his shed dwelling is effectively glamping, he says.
In addition to a lot of soybean gall midges, there were a number of tiny parasitoid wasps.
Cattle, goats and sheep were vulnerable to the Bluetongue virus, which was transmitted by tiny midges.
It is caused by a virus spread by midges and can affect cattle, goats, sheep and deer.
It's estimated that one bat can devour as many as 3,000 midges a night.
Pattern of spots on the insect's wings is a characteristic nature of midges and mosquitos that carry 'sloth virus'.
The best means of prevention is to avoid bites from midges and mosquitoes, according to experts.
There is also a medium risk of another strain, BTV8, being carried in by midges blown from northern France.
The University of Minnesota Bugs Below Zero Team has been discovering the life-cycle dynamics of non-biting midges and their importance to trout for more than a decade.
The current plan to manage the numbers of midges around Yellagonga Regional Park is due to expire on June 30 and one of the key changes will be reducing the maximum number of treatments per year from four to two at Lake Joondalup.
The midges became socially distanced, probably put off by our coughing.
To test the theory, the researchers observed how female midges behaved when presented with broccoli plants that had been sprayed with each of the essential oils.
Mr Keat said: “We just thought that, with ants and grasshoppers on menus across the world, Scotland has a ready supply of protein-filled midges.
Testing by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency found the buildup of the chemicals in groundwater was approaching levels dangerous to aquatic invertebrates like midges and mayflies, which are important food sources for fish and birds.
The initial presumption was the midges weren’t doing any damage by themselves.
Control by trapping midges and removing their breeding grounds may reduce vector numbers.
For this he was also known as Parnopius (main par- -pee-əs ; Παρνόπιος main, Parnopios, from πάρνοψ main, "locust") and to the Romans as Culicarius (main -li- -ee-əs ; from Latin culicārius, "of midges").
It is believed that the virus somehow survives in overwintering midges or animals.
Midges will then spread the disease from the calves to other animals, starting a new season of infection. citation Treatment and prevention There is no efficient treatment.
Related diseases African horse sickness is related to Bluetongue and is spread by the same midges (Culicoides species).
Common combinations with midges
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- midges and 7×
- of midges 3×
- by midges 2×
- the midges 2×