insect pest

collocation in English

meaningsofinsectandpest

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insect
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.sekt/us
/ˈɪn.sekt/
a type of very small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, or, more generally, any similar very ...
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pest
noun[C]
uk
/pest/us
/pest/
an insect or small animal that is harmful or ...
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(Definition ofinsectandpestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Insectpestdamage has been shown to be more harmful in monocultures than in diverse stands of vegetation12,13.
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Insectpestnumbers were always significantly higher in maize than in the adjacent grasses (fig. 4).
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Knowledge of the patterns of genetic diversity of aninsectpestpopulation can aid in the understanding of its biology and ultimate control in an integrated pest management system.
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A methodology is presented to facilitate a declaration that an area is 'pest-free' following an eradication campaign against aninsectpest.
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These practices are considered fundamental to basicinsectpestmanagement in cranberry.
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In 1999,insectpestinfestation was not that problematic at any of the three sites.
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Regardless of the targetinsectpest, exclusion screens offer several other benefits.
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This is likely to be of critical importance forinsectpestmanagers in the future.
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Due to this bias, there was little knowledge about the nature of the relationship between host plant andinsectpest.
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Since engineered plants are crop-specific and target specific pests, the entire value of an insect protected crop may depend on the susceptibility of a singleinsectpest.
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Investigation of the designs and models of these traditional cropping systems with respect toinsectpestmanagement is worthwhile, with a view to possibly improving on current practice.
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Integrated with an area-wide ground sampling system and timely satellite imagery of habitats and rainfall, such a network could clearly be utilized forinsectpestmanagement purposes.
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Diversification of agroecosystems forinsectpestregulation: experiments with collards.
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For instance, aninsectpestwhich was attacking the coffee plant.
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There are two causes, two pests, which partly account for that, one aninsectpest, the boll weevil, and the other a human pest, the financial speculator.
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Natural disasters included drought, flood, typhoon, plant disease, andinsectpest.
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The larvae of thisinsectpestfeed on tender young leaves as shown in the picture.
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The public is being cautioned not to transport unfinished wood products, such as firewood, to slow the spread of thisinsectpest.
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Giant reed has few known disease orinsectpestbut in extensive cultivation no pesticides is used.
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This includes regulating species composition, maintaining biological diversity, and reducing the chances forinsectpestbuildup.
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Insectpestgrowth rates are heavily influenced by temperature and rainfall, among other variables.
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It is said to be the only statue to aninsectpestin the world.
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