pest

Example Sentences

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The outbreak has triggered a race to keep the pest from spreading.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Experts say the northward expansion of this pest is aided by warmer winters, and the U.S. is seeking to contain it with an industrial-scale sterile-fly breeding program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

They serve as ecological indicators, predators within food chains, and natural controllers of pest populations.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

They said we had an unidentified pest and pointed us to the neem oil.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The spider mite, for example, has become practically a worldwide pest as DDT and other insecticides have killed off its enemies.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson