- An annoying person or thing; a nuisance.
- An injurious plant or animal, especially one harmful to humans.
- A deadly epidemic disease; a pestilence.
[French peste, pestilence, from Old French, from Latin pestis.]
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[French peste, pestilence, from Old French, from Latin pestis.]
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1. an organism that injures, irritates or damages livestock or crops.
2. a highly fatal, rapidly spreading disease with an acute course. See also plague, peste des petits ruminants, peste du porc, peste suina.
Any insect or other creature that damages plants. Strictly speaking, bacteria and viruses are diseases, not pests, although in practical terms, these—and also weeds—are considered by gardeners to be pests.
Pest control refers to the regulation or management of another species defined as a pest, usually because it is believed to be detrimental to a person's health, the ecology or the economy
Pest control is at least as old as agriculture. In order to maximize food production, it can be economically advantageous to protect crops from competing species of plants, as well as from herbivores competing with humans.
The conventional approach was probably the first to be employed, since it is comparatively easy to destroy weeds by burning them or plowing them under, and to kill larger competing herbivores, such as crows and other birds eating seeds. Techniques such as crop rotation, companion planting, also known as intercropping or mixed cropping, and the selective breeding of pest-resistant cultivars also have a long history.
Many pests have only become a problem because of the direct actions of humans. Modifying these actions can often substantially
reduce the pest problem. In the
In the UK, following concern about animal welfare, humane pest control and deterrence is gaining ground through the use of animal psychology rather than destruction. For instance, with the urban Red Fox which territorial behaviour is used against the animal, usually in conjunction with non-injurious chemical repellents.
Chemical pest control dates back 4,500 years, when the Sumerians used sulfur compounds as insecticides. The Rig Veda, which is about 4,000 years old, also mentions the use of poisonous plants for pest control. And the ancient Chinese and Egyptians are also known to have used chemical pest control. But it was only with the industrialization and mechanization of agriculture in the 18th and 19th century, and the introduction of the insecticides pyrethrum and derris that chemical pest control became the method of choice. In the 20th century, the discovery of several synthetic insecticides, such as DDT, and herbicides boosted this development. Chemical pest control is still the predominant type of pest control today, although its long-term effects led to a renewed interest in traditional and biological pest control towards the end of the 20th century.
The American National Pest Management Association offers the following tips for selecting a qualified pest professional:
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - plage, skadedyr, pest
Nederlands (Dutch)
pestkop, schadelijk dier (m.n. insect die gewas vernietigt), plaag
Français (French)
n. - (Agric) animal nuisible, insecte nuisible, (gén) enquiquineur, garnement, chipie (fam)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Schädling, Pest
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μάστιγα, πληγή, δεινό, μπελάς, επιβλαβές ζώο ή έντομο, ζιζάνιο, παράσιτο, ενοχλητικό άτομο
Italiano (Italian)
peste, parassita, pestilenza, persona insopportabile
Português (Portuguese)
n. - peste (m), inseto/animal nocivo (m)
Русский (Russian)
вредитель, мор
Español (Spanish)
n. - insecto o animal nocivo, parásito, plaga
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skadedjur, ohyra, odjur, plågoande
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
有害的动物, 害虫, 讨厌的人, 有害的植物, 害人精
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 有害的動物, 害蟲, 討厭的人, 有害的植物, 害人精
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 독충, 흑사병, 악역, 골치거리
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) وباء, آفه, حشرة مؤذيه تضر الزراعه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - טרדן, נודניק, מזיק (לצמחים)
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