Happily, the pests don't usually hitch a ride on a bus to the Big Apple.
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The pests that honey-bees bite include varroa mites as well as wax moth larvae.
He invented a trap that uses light and a spruce-scented spray to draw the pests to a bowl, where they drown.
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And because the pesticide will be everywhere in the crop, it is predicted that the pests will rapidly acquire resistance to it.
Cellphone footage shows the pests scurrying across the bus floor and steps.
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Another factor is the increase in urban wildlife, especially deer, who are thought to transport the pests into gardens and from there, into our homes.
Direct exposure to insecticides - the most widely used are synthetic organic compounds called pyrethroids - was once an effective way to kill off the pests.
When natural evolution causes weeds or pests to resist their poisons, which their crops are resistant to, they simply breed a new crop and create a new poison to kill the pests.
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Carson argued that pesticides are more properly termed "biocides" because of their detrimental effects on the environment, rarely limited to the targeted pests.
Having been stung by the tiny pests, I couldn't believe some marketing genius could get away with naming any product after an insect with such a bad reputation.
Bedbugs, which leave behind itchy bite marks and can even lead to allergic reaction in some people, aren't the only pests that could be lurking beneath your pillow.
And so are the amusements, from high-tech rollercoasters to nostalgic charmers like Schichtl's famous fake beheadings and the flea circus where trained pests provide the oomph for miniature chariots that outweigh them a thousand-fold.
Dr John Morgan, head of the Forestry Commission's plant health service, said the work would help shed light on "the history and nature of the introduction of new pests like Chalara, and in helping to understand how we tackle the disease that's arrived and to understand what the risk of spreading is".
Kuan-Shu says the ducks cut down on pests such as golden apple snails while fertilizing the rice with their droppings.
Mars, along with Mondelez, has also joined with the London-based International Cocoa Organization to tackle the West African cocoa pests and diseases that cause more than 40% of global crop losses and are threatening future production in the key growing region.
As the Bt-corn fends off insect pests, it also reduces the levels of the mold Fusarium, thereby reducing the levels of the fungal toxin fumonisin.
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Canon is also concerned that the introduction of alien climates may also precipitate the introduction of alien pests.
To stun pests, the 2-heptanone is injected at the site of the bite a bee inflicts on a mite, moth or larvae.
The authorities have the right to come into your home to inspect potted plants for pests or to check the regulation of hedgerows.
Initial findings indicate that the substance appears to be effective in the treatment of certain medical conditions and the control of agricultural pests.
The products are often applied directly to seeds, which causes the chemical to be contained within the growing plant and protects it from the predation of insect pests.
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The main suspects for causing bee deaths are viruses and other pests acting in tandem, especially the aptly named Varroa destructor mite.
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Many wineries rely heavily on chemicals to control pests and manage the vineyards.
Organophosphates, which kill pests by attacking the nervous system, have previously been linked to developmental delays and attention problems in young children who were exposed in the womb.
It's native to Asia, and scientists breeding it as a control for agricultural pests released it in the southern US and southern Europe.
"There hasn't been a sudden collapse in confidence or a sudden outbreak of pests in any of the locations that have had private contractors, " said Mr Channon.
Pests have flourished in the coffee plantations east of Bogota.
On a small plot it takes a lot of expensive labor to keep at bay pests like phylloxera and the Japanese beetle, and afflictions like Pierce's disease that destroy vine yields.
These are important agricultural pests and often arrive in the country as hard-to-identify larvae, or eggs, on fruit.
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