Pest Definition–noun | 1. | an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance. |
| 2. | an insect or other small animal that harms or destroys garden plants, trees, etc. |
| 3. | a deadly epidemic disease, esp. a plague; pestilence. |
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megye (county), central Hungary. It borders Slovakia to the north and the counties of Nograd and Heves to the northeast, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok to the east, Bacs-Kiskun to the south, and ...
pest
any organism judged as a threat to human beings or to their interests. When early man hunted animals and foraged for food, he shared the natural resources with other organisms in the community. As ...
Budapest
The heart of Pest is the Belvaros (Inner Town), an irregular pentagon with its longest side running parallel to the Danube; only traces of the original town walls remain. The district accommodates ...
sugarcane
Sugarcane is attacked and damaged by various insect pests that bore into and feed on the different parts of the plant. Control measures include biological control by parasites or predators, chemical ...
beekeeping
The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella, is a lepidopterous insect that, in its larval stage, destroys combs. It does not attack adult bees but may begin destruction of combs of a weak colony long ...
horticulture
Horticultural plants are subject to a wide variety of injuries caused by other organisms. Plant pests include viruses, bacteria, fungi, higher plants, nematodes, insects, mites, birds, and rodents. ...
Budapest
Both Buda and Pest were recognized by Leopold I as royal free towns in 1703, while Obuda, a village, belonged to Pest megye, the autonomous county that was in the hands of the local Hungarian ...
tea production
The tea plant is subject to attack from at least 150 insect species and 380 fungus diseases. In northeast India, where 125 pests and 190 fungi have been detected, losses from pests and diseases have ...
fruit farming
In many fruit enterprises, pest control is the most expensive and time-consuming growing practice. Where the concentration of fruit farms in an area warrants it, individual efforts are complemented ...
tobacco
Common diseases and pests are black root rot, fusarium wilt, tobacco mosaic, bacterial leaf spot, downy mildew or blue mold, black shank, broomrape, and witchweed. These may be controlled by ...
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BBC - Found 17 hours ago
Until now attempts at creating pest- resistant crops involved GM technology.
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PEST Analysis - Aerospace and Defense Sector in United States
Mindbranch - Found Oct. 5, 2008
Published By: Synergyst Page Count: 17 Order Code: R739-97 Description PEST analysis of any industry sector investigates the important factors that ...
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Pest damage to our trees
Brantford Expositor - Found Oct. 4, 2008
Generally we notice symptoms of pest attack on the foliage but there can be injury to both the stems or branches and the roots.
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Cornell Entomologist Releases Book on Sustainable Pest Control
USAgNet - Found Oct. 2, 2008
Tools of IPM include monitoring pest populations, breeding plants that are able to withstand a pest's attack, judiciously spraying less...
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Soybean yield to rise 5% on better pest control
Business Standard India - Found Oct. 2, 2008
Soybean yield this year is likely to rise 5 per cent on improved pest control, better farmgate practices, timely sowing and favourable monsoon.
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Research and Markets: A C2DE Consumer Market Assessment for 2008 - ...
New on PCTOnline.tv: A Historical Look at the Pest Control Industry
Pest Control Technology - Found Sep. 30, 2008
The video, which was previewed earlier this year at the Purdue Pest Management Conference, includes interviews with industry icons John Osmun...
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Safer Pest Control for Childcare in Latino Communities
24-7PressRelease.com - Found Sep. 27, 2008
/24-7PressRelease/ -- A Penn State collaborative in Philadelphia is helping Latino childcare providers understand pest management issues in their
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Rational Pest and Pesticides Awareness Week 2008 : Pesticide ...
Antigua and Barbuda Environment - Found Sep. 26, 2008
Antigua and Barbuda today joined in the observance of Pesticides Awareness Week, under the theme “Rational Pest and Pesticide Management Assures
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