China Mobile also runs a website, 12582.com, that sends farmers information about planting techniques, pest management and market prices.

ECONOMIST: Beyond voice

"Then they are being mismanaged, either by the property owners, by the residents themselves or even the pest management companies, " said Renee.

BBC: Newsbeat - Health - Bedbug cases on the rise in NY

Companions or beneficial plants are included to attract insects for natural pest management while some plants are soil amenders providing nitrogen and mulch.

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Bedbugs have become minor celebrities this week with a report from the National Pest Management Association showing that the problem is on the rise.

CNN: Meet the critters inside your mattress

Bedbug calls have gone up by 81 percent since 2000, the study said, and 67 percent of surveyed pest management companies have treated bedbug infestations in hotels or motels.

CNN: Meet the critters inside your mattress

But Allan Jennings, the director of the Agriculture Department's Office of Pest Management Policy, insists this year's crop of apples and produce that have been sprayed with the chemicals are safe.

CNN: pesticides

That bill would create national guidelines for school pest-management programs.

CNN: Children face danger in the schoolyard grass from pesticides

Examples of preventive conservation are: appropriate measures and actions for registration, storage, handling, packing and transportation, security, environmental management (light, humidity, pollution and pest control), emergency planning, education of staff, public awareness, legal compliance (source: ICOM-CC definition).

UNESCO: CULTURE