insect pest

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• 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

• insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… …   Universalium

• 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 — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plague, pestilence, epidemic; parasite, infestation; nuisance, trouble; bane, scourge, curse. See badness, disease. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Anything destructive] Syn. virus, germ, insect pest, bug,… …   English dictionary for students

• 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

• Insect trap — Insect traps can be used to monitor or directly reduce insect populations. They typically use a food, visual lures, chemical attractants and pheromones that do not injure other animals or humans or result in residues on foods or feeds. Visual… …   Wikipedia

• Insect morphology — Legend of body parts Tagmata : A Head, B Thorax, C Abdomen. 1. antenna 2. ocelli (lower) 3. ocelli (upper) 4. compound eye 5. brain (cerebral ganglia) 6. prothorax …   Wikipedia

• pest — /pest/, n. 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. [1545 55; < L pestis… …   Universalium

• 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 — [ pest ] noun count * 1. ) INFORMAL something annoying that you have to do: PAIN a ) someone who keeps annoying you, especially a child 2. ) an insect or small animal that damages plants or supplies of food …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pest — [pest] n. [Fr peste < L pestis, plague] 1. a person or thing that causes trouble, annoyance, discomfort, etc.; nuisance; specif., any destructive or troublesome insect, small animal, weed, etc. 2. Now Rare a fatal epidemic disease; esp.,… …   English World dictionary