pests in the PONS Dictionary

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Many pests and diseases which afflict other solanaceous plants, such as tomato, pepper (capsicum), and potato, are also troublesome to eggplants.
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Although the term pest management looks new in controlling pests but it is based on decades of development.
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Some even eat the pests, which are said to taste best marinated with celeriac and onions.
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The toxin provides the castor oil plant with some degree of natural protection from insect pests such as aphids.
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In the mean time they are pests in society by their idleness, and the depredations to which this leads them.
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Lack of sustainability can be due to pests, diseases that attack cocoa trees, lack of farming supplies, and lack of knowledge about modern farming techniques.
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Second, putting these transgenic plants in the field would attract pests away from crops.
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Since the beds are typically small, making covers or cages to protect plants from pests, cold, or sun is more practical than with larger gardens.
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The caterpillar larvae, or waxworms, feed on the honeycomb inside bee nests and may become pests of apiculture.
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The insects are natural predators for a range of pests that plague gardens and farms, including greenfly, caterpillars and flies.
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