Translation of decoy – English-Italian dictionary
Examples of decoy
decoy
Attracted to the treated animals, the ticks formed aggregations on the animal body adjacent to, or near, the decoys, acquired lethal doses of the acaricides and died.
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Trials for control of ixodid ticks using pheromoneacaricide tick decoys.
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They find it very hard to tell friend from foe, real targets from decoys, objectives that are worth combating from every kind of clutter.
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The other involved the employment of decoy female elephants to entice wild males.
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Is it economic to cultivate the decoy plant as a pest control measure compared to existing alternatives?
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They passed base coin and acted as decoys for their partners.
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Further, we determined the decoy effects on endogenous gene expression.
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We have reason to believe that at times they are simply decoys.
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