control (of a pest)

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• Pest control — redirects here. For the Doctor Who audio adventure, see Pest Control (Doctor Who audio). A crop duster applies low insecticide bait that is targeted against Western corn rootworms Pest control refers to the regulation or management of a species… …   Wikipedia

• Control de plagas — El control de plagas es la regulación y el manejo de algunas especies referidas como plagas, normalmente por tratarse de especies que afectan la salud de los habitantes, la ecología, la economía, etc. Un asperjador aéreo aplicando insecticida… …   Wikipedia Español

• Pest — may refer to: *Pest, an archaic term for pestilence, originally the Black Death *Pest (hockey), an ice hockey player specialising in aggravating opponents *Pest (music), a British music group *Pest (organism), an undesirable animal or insect… …   Wikipedia

• pest — [pest] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: peste plague , from Latin pestis] 1.) a small animal or insect that destroys crops or food supplies →↑vermin ▪ a chemical used in pest control 2.) informal an annoying person, especially a child …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pest — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ major, serious ▪ destructive ▪ agricultural, crop, garden, plant …   Collocations dictionary

• Pest (organism) — A pest is an organism which has characteristics that are regarded by humans as injurious or unwanted. This is most often because it causes damage to agriculture through feeding on crops or parasitising livestock, such as codling moth on apples,… …   Wikipedia

• control — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 power over sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, full, total ▪ effective, proper (esp. BrE) ▪ close …   Collocations dictionary

• control — n. 1) to establish; exercise, exert control over 2) to assume, take control of 3) to bring smt. under control (the fire was finally brought under control) 4) to wrest control from 5) to lose control of (she lost control of the car) 6) absolute;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Pest Management Regulatory Agency — The Pest Management Regulatory Agency is the Canadian government agency responsible for the regulation of pest control products in Canada under the federal authority of the Pest Control Products Act which came into force on June 28, 2006. The… …   Wikipedia

• pest — 01. My little sister is a total [pest] who follows me everywhere, and always wants to know what I m doing. 02. Many greenhouses now use ladybugs as a form of [pest] control for tomato plants. 03. Many typical garden [pests] can be controlled… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Pest Control (Doctor Who audio) — Doctowhoaudiobook title=Pest Control number=1 featuring=Tenth Doctor and Donna writer=Peter Anghelides publisher=BBC Audio readby=David Tennant date=8 May 2008| Pest Control is an exclusive to audio Doctor Who story, produced as part of BBC Books …   Wikipedia