pest infestation

collocation in English

meaningsofpestandinfestation

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pest
noun[C]
uk
/pest/us
/pest/
an insect or small animal that is harmful or ...
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infestation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌɪn.fesˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪn.fesˈteɪ.ʃən/
a large number of animals and insects that carry disease, that are present where they are ...
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(Definition ofpestandinfestationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The oscillating lines in each graph denotepestinfestation, measured as the number of larvae per plant.
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In 1999, insectpestinfestationwas not that problematic at any of the three sites.
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Clarification of the relationship between pheromone trapping andpestinfestationof foliage and tubers may reduce unnecessary pesticide applications and simplify pestmonitoring processes.
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This is mainly due to financial constraints and limited knowledge aboutpestinfestationin the small farm sector.
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This long evaluation period is necessitated by the variability in weather, market prices, andpestinfestationacross regions and time.
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Also, samples of the herb were taken to deter mine the degree of disease andpestinfestation, herb and oil yields per unit area, and the oil quality.
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A little drought or flood,pestinfestation, civil unrest or war and a marginally fed community tumbles into famine.
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The first are concerned with public problems: fire prevention,pestinfestation, water pollution, air pollution, hydraulics—that is, river and sea-power control—forest products and radio research.
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They are trade interests who want to co-operate, and who like thispestinfestationno more than anyone else does.
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In addition, reports have been called for from experts in such varied subjects as animal physiology,pestinfestationand agricultural machinery.
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Health authorities are not required to report cases ofpestinfestation.
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Pestinfestationand lack of roads and transport are other crucial factors.
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They can be found in trees that are already damaged by drought, lightning, human activity, orpestinfestation.
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Because studcast is made of concrete and steel, it does not support mold growth orpestinfestation.
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Dead wood can also appear on a bonsai under cultivation for many reasons, including branch die-back,pestinfestation, or disease.
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The degree of damage varies on the size of thepestinfestation, the timing, and the stage of the plant.
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The regional council, responsible for managing natural and physical resources, provides flood protection and monitors environmental problems such aspestinfestationand pollution.
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The preservative protects the wood from rot andpestinfestation, and provides a uniform bleaching that resembles weathered, aged wood.
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