pests

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The mangoes were banned because of a practical problem: the hot-water treatment used to clear pests from South American fruit before it entered the U.S. destroyed the more delicate Indian varieties.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In the Gaza Strip, left devastated by war, the daily battles are now with rats, urban weasels and other pests spreading diseases.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Choe's lab focuses on how urban insect pests communicate chemically, with the goal of turning that knowledge into smarter control strategies for pests such as western drywood termites.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

These wild species often have useful genes that make them resistant to pests and pathogens that the agriculturally bred species have lost.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

My father used to call them pests, but I was glad to see them.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien