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Their proposed legislation also would ensure that anyone who sues over the fire doesn’t have to pay state taxes on any settlement, and that local jurisdictions are responsible for pest extermination efforts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Travelodge says customer safety is a "priority" and it maintains "expert-led measures to prevent and manage pest issues"

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

It could also provide enough electricity for off-grid devices requiring little power, such as sensors to detect pest damage to farmland, overflowing rivers, landslides or even burglar alarms.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

They provide so much support for our planet, as decomposers, pest controllers, food for other animals and generally for keeping our systems clean and tidy.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

“Unless you count Old-Green-Grasshopper over there. But he is long past it now. He is too old to be a pest any more.”

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl

European imports, which rose in recent years when suppliers there raced to salvage logs from forests damaged by wind, fire and pests, have also declined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

"It could be unintentional. Maybe people are trying to do some controls of pests on their crops, and that could have been maybe a source."

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

He and his team take what’s known as an integrated mosquito management approach to protect Salt Lake City residents from the incessant itch that the pests bring.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

The findings underscore an ongoing challenge for modern agriculture: protecting crops from destructive pests without harming the beneficial insects that support food production.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

If we are troubled by mosquitoes, chiggers, or other insect pests on our persons we have a choice of innumerable lotions, creams, and sprays for application to clothing or skin.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson