agricultural pest

collocation in English

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agricultural
adjective
uk
/ˌæɡ.rɪˈkʌl.tʃər.əl/us
/ˌæɡ.rəˈkʌl.tʃɚ.əl/
used for farming or relating ...
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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 ofagriculturalandpestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The larvae are probably foliage eaters but are not known as anagriculturalpest.
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In some areas, it is persecuted as anagriculturalpest.
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Witchweed is a seriousagriculturalpestas it parasitises important crop species, including corn, rice, sorghum, and sugar cane, often causing substantial yield reductions.
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It is the problem of the optimal control of a particularagriculturalpest: multimammate rats.
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This study contributes to the understanding of the close-range role of these head appendages in interspecific mate recognition in this importantagriculturalpest.
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Were this anagriculturalpestour task would be finished.
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The implications of this study in assisting selection of natural enemies of this importantagriculturalpestare discussed.
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Potentially more dangerous for the selection of resistance in mosquitoes seems to be the use of pyrethroids foragriculturalpestcontrol.
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I am advised that the action taken by the county council does not extend to persons practising essentialagriculturalpestcontrol operations.
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The moth is not regarded as anagriculturalpestand responsibility for any necessary control rests with the growers.
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Individual foxes can undeniably cause local difficulties, but there is little evidence to support the view that the fox is a significantagriculturalpestnationally.
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It spends the whole of its time when it is not flying in eating leatherjackets, wire-worms, slugs, snails and every conceivable form ofagriculturalpest.
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The wood-pigeon is a majoragriculturalpestin many areas.
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So if nothing is clone we shall be afflicted for ever with the continuance of anagriculturalpest, and also with the spectacle of this revolting animal disease.
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A large majority of the union's membership believes that it should press for the retention of the present right to use dogs as a method ofagriculturalpestcontrol.
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It attacks mesquite and edible fig, and can be anagriculturalpest.
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They are known as anagriculturalpest, their larva being the common apple worm or maggot.
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Parasitic wasps are increasingly used inagriculturalpestcontrol as they prey mostly on pest insects and have little impact on crops.
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