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Bristly rose slug The bristly rose slug is the most common rose slug in California and is the larva of a sawfly.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Obligate diapause solves this by ensuring that the whole population goes dormant just before pupation, the final transformation from larva to adult.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2025
In its first winter, the larva enters a quiescent state, pausing its development until conditions improve.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The way the toxin gains entry is by activation of Bt’s chitinase which degrades the chitin lining a larva’s digestive tract.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Obligate diapause solves this by ensuring that the whole population goes dormant just before pupation, the final transformation from larva to adult.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2025
In its first winter, the larva enters a quiescent state, pausing its development until conditions improve.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The way the toxin gains entry is by activation of Bt’s chitinase which degrades the chitin lining a larva’s digestive tract.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for larva
nymph
Noun
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After hatching, the immature cicadas or nymphs spend 17 or 13 years underground, feeding on roots, then emerge during the spring and transform into adult cicadas.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
22 June 2025
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Inspectors observed insect droppings and nymphs on the floor of the kitchen.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2025
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“Larva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larva. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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