pest

Example Sentences

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Once cats became associated with people, they were moved around the world, prized as ship cats and pest controllers.

From BBC

A tourist family-of-four who died while visiting Istanbul on holiday from Germany in mid-November were poisoned by a gas that is used to treat pest infestations, Turkish media reported on Tuesday.

From Barron's

Partly because he treated us kids like miniature adults; not prodigies, not pests, just small people doing something brave together.

From Salon

The study also underscores the role of varroa mites, parasitic pests that spread many of the viruses tied to queen failure.

From Science Daily

Hazardous pesticides — and sensitive data from customers who trusted a trio of pest control companies, including Orkin — allegedly wound up in the regular trash.

From Los Angeles Times