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... pests such as the oriental fruit moth and the codling moth . In such cases " weeds " are actually desirable plants since they serve as alternate hosts for important insect species that keep the insect pests under control . These plants ...
... pests such as the oriental fruit moth and the codling moth . In such cases " weeds " are actually desirable plants since they serve as alternate hosts for important insect species that keep the insect pests under control . These plants ...
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... PEST RESURGENCE - when the predators and parasites that would naturally control the pests are temporarily removed or drastically reduced in numbers ... the development of NEW INSECT PESTS when previously un- important insects multiply ...
... PEST RESURGENCE - when the predators and parasites that would naturally control the pests are temporarily removed or drastically reduced in numbers ... the development of NEW INSECT PESTS when previously un- important insects multiply ...
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... insect pests another day . If you cannot bear to have a spider in the house , catch it in a jar , ( they cannot crawl up easily on glass ) and liberate it outside . Even the two poisonous spiders found in the United States , the black ...
... insect pests another day . If you cannot bear to have a spider in the house , catch it in a jar , ( they cannot crawl up easily on glass ) and liberate it outside . Even the two poisonous spiders found in the United States , the black ...
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