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What is a pest?

What is a pest? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (originally) A plague, pestilence, epidemic
  2. An annoying, harmful, often destructive creature.
  3. An invasive weed
  4. An annoying person.
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The problem is that it is a very potent aphid eater and thus potentially useful in biological control of pest species.
The Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata is a major pest of many important agricultural products.
The pink bollworm is a major cotton pest which invades the growing cotton bolls and destroys both the seeds and the cotton fibers.
Terebrantia, the pest thrips, lay their eggs inside the plant's epidermis, the results of which can drive you mad trying to get rid of them.
It will be particularly useful for those practicing integrated pest management or just studying pests and other biological organisms in nature.
The forest tent caterpillar is the major pest in hardwood stands, and severe outbreaks were reported in the area during the 20th century.

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