larval
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They collect heat and organic matter, which mosquitoes feed on during their larval stage, and are almost impossible to empty once water pools inside.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
"What surprised me most was the differences showed up even at the larval stage," Chong-Echavez said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026
They count the larval webs or nests that the caterpillars group together to form after hatching from eggs laid on Devil's-bit Scabious.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
It is believed to be a host plant to more than a dozen butterflies and moths in their larval stage and it starts blooming in the late winter, when wildflowers are still trying to awake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
These are the larval stages of caddis flies, stoneflies, and mayflies.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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