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How to pronounce instar in English?

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Type of arthropod

Examples of instar

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For third instar larvae buried under 5 cm of soil, the survival rate was 43 percent.
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In the final nymphal instar, they construct an exit tunnel to the surface and emerge.
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Japanese beetle grubs are now in the third instar stage and are capable of doing damage.
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This is the 2nd instar P. quercifex abundance across the Raleigh, NC urban heat island.
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On the other hand, the number of female soldiers was more variable at the 6th host instar.
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Hatchlings and second-instar larvae are called kego and chawki in India.
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At the end of each instar, the larvae molt, shedding their skin to allow for further growth.
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You have probably encountered the second or third instar stage.
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The number of soldiers in males was more variable than that in females at the 3rd host instar.
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More examples
  • An insect or other arthropod between molts
  • An instar is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, between each moult (ecdysis), until sexual maturity is reached. Arthropods must shed the exoskeleton in order to grow or assume a new form. ...
  • Any stage in the development or lifecycle of arthropods, between molts; A stage in development
  • The stage of an insect between successive molts. The first instar is the stage between hatching and the first molt.
  • Another word for stage, step, or phase. Drosophila have three larval stages in their life cycle, which means that there are three larval forms they go through before becoming pupa.
  • (in - star) An arthropod between molts. Some species may go through a series of instars before reaching the adult size or form.
  • Refers to one stage of growth between moults, e.g. 3 larval instars (or growth stages) before an insects pupates. The number of larval instars varies between insects and may range from 3 to 30.
  • Interval between each larval moult. The larva may pass through 6-15 instars (depending on species) before it finally emerges as an adult.
  • Stages of larval development. A Honey Bee goes through five instars. The best queens are grafted in the 1st (preferably) or 2nd instar and not later than that.