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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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The tiny flowers of herbs like dill, fennel, parsley, and cilantro are especially attractive to lacewings, hover flies, parasitic wasps, and lady beetles.
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2025
Yarrow is highly attractive to some of the most common beneficial bugs, like ladybugs, lacewings, and hoverflies.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025
Helpful insects like ladybugs and lacewings naturally control aphids, so attract them with flowers and don’t disturb them.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
However, the sugars in a molasses spray caused an increase of beneficial insects such as adult lacewings, lady beetles, weevil parasitoids, big-eyed bugs, minute pirate bugs, and adult hover flies.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2025
Yarrow is highly attractive to some of the most common beneficial bugs, like ladybugs, lacewings, and hoverflies.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025
Helpful insects like ladybugs and lacewings naturally control aphids, so attract them with flowers and don’t disturb them.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
However, the sugars in a molasses spray caused an increase of beneficial insects such as adult lacewings, lady beetles, weevil parasitoids, big-eyed bugs, minute pirate bugs, and adult hover flies.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 May 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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