What is "pests"

Usage examples of "pests".

This causes a very high nitrogen content, which plant-sucking pests like mealybugs, aphids and scale insects thrive on.

But the poor old pests are just trying to live out their lives in peace.

Practising chemical warfare against pests can never take the place of the three Os of tiny game hunting: Observe, Outwit, and Outlast.

You will get great satisfaction from trapping pests without guilt, poisoning them without peril, and hunting them down and keeping them away by understanding their particular habits.

However, once we decided to get tough on pests, we really went overboard.

Because many pests require moisture, all pipes and fittings should be checked for drips.

Thinking we can get rid of our pests permanently in one fell swoop is like taking a shower and believing we will be clean for the rest of our lives.

We need to buckle down to the realization that as long as our pests are going to keep bothering us, we may as well get into the spirit of the battle and hunt them down with savvy, persistence and impunity.

China, ants have been used for thousands of years to help control pests in citrus orchards, making them the first insects known to be used for biological control.

Food for these little pests is virtually anything you will eat and more, but they prefer sweets.

Remember, however, that you may be sacrificing ants that are benefiting your house by eliminating other pests for you.

Household Pests, Hugo Hartnack complained in the 1930s about a chemical used for bedbugs that was so caustic it took the finish off metal beds.

But if you are lucky enough to have a native wasp nest in the yard, try to leave it there, so the wasps can go about their business of gobbling up pests that would otherwise be bothering you.

The pests become a problem because none of their natural predators live inside the house.

We think this is a needless waste of life, and most pests can be defeated - without polluting the house with pesticides.