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Pest
* All pests have predators which keep their populations in check.
* Expect to find weed, insect and disease pests whenever a Garden is planted.
* Look for evidence of ants, roaches or rats.
* Many pests are easier to spot before the new growth starts
  - attack sweet potato foliage
* Many pests can build up high numbers rapidly, causing extensive damage quickly
  - infest poinsettias
  - harbor and feed on the portion below ground
  - have impressive abilities to reproduce often and disperse widely
  - leave specific droppings that can be used to detect their presence
  - live underneath the leaf
  - mature or overwinter in the stems and roots of host plants
  - migrate into gardens as temperatures rise in spring and summer
  - occur on plants only at certain times of the year
* Many pests prefer specific kinds of plants
  - warmer climates
  - require a specific plant as a host, so identification is that much easier
  - spend the winter as eggs on trees and shrubs, or in plant debris on the ground
* Most pests affect apricots
  - fruit trees
  - many fruit trees
  - shade trees
  - are easiest to manage when they are immature and few in number
  - carry diseases
* Most pests cause crop damage
  - environmental damage
  - health problems
  - little damage
  - minor damage
  - serious problems
  - significant damage
  - skin problems
  - destroy properties
* Most pests eat food
* Most pests exhibit behavior
  - complex behavior
  - odd behavior
  - find houseplants
* Most pests find in gardens
  - homes
* Most pests have backs
  - enemies
  - natural enemies
  - stages
  - kill trees
  - live in environments
  - lurk under leaves and close to the growing tip where tissue is softest
  - show ability
  - steer clear of daffodils
  - survive in environments
* Most pests take cover in the foliage of the tree during the heat of the day
  - shelter
  - thrive on monocultures and starve when faced with a wide selection of plants
* Most pests transmit diseases
  - mosaic diseases
  - plant diseases
* Some pest mites feed on stored products like cheese and grain.
* Some pests affect growth
  - guavas
  - juniper
  - papaya
* Some pests are caused by pollution
  - easy to scout for at the same time, such as rust mites and spruce spider mites
  - attack young trees
  - avoid the pesticide
  - can live on packing material for a long time without food
  - carry parasites
* Some pests cause considerably more yield loss than others
  - symptoms
* Some pests collect juice
  - plant juice
  - destroy areas
  - develop resistance
* Some pests do beneficial work such as pollinate fruits, vegetables and flowers
  - drink juice
  - enter homes
* Some pests excrete sticky substances
* Some pests feed on flower plants
  - fluid
  - pansies
  - soybeans
  - only at night, others are present or destructive only at certain times of year
  - hate spiders
* Some pests have difficulty gripping the loosely bound particles and fall from the plant surface
  - natural enemies that keep their populations under control most of the time
  - positive sides
  - power
  - the ability to cause severe damage to our property or inflict pain or disease
  - help mold problems
  - invade homes
* Some pests kill plants
  - rosemary plants
  - make bark
  - migrate from habitats
  - move to areas
* Some pests prefer grain
  - whole grain
* Some pests produce liquids
  - sugary liquids
  - require management
* Some pests respond to environments
  - host environments
  - serve as predators
  - take over zones
  - threaten animals
  - transmit diseases that interfere with the normal growth and development of plants
* Some pests use branches
  - fertilizer
* Use a magnifying glass or reading glasses to track pests down.
  - humans by carrying and spreading disease and by destroying crops and property
* also can be damaging to organic materials
  - cause diseases in humans, pets, and farm animals
* annually destroy about one-third of all crops worldwide.
* appear to like the Martens soil improvement efforts about as much as weeds do.
* are a complex management issue and involve many players besides farmers and wildlife managers
  - farmers' problem
  - also a significant barrier to agricultural productivity around the world
  - among the major causes of such low yields
  - any organisms with the potential to reduce profits or yields
  - different in the United Stales
  - few with the exception of snails and slugs that are easily controlled with bait
  - group according to their normal seasonal appearance or other similar diagnostic features
  - increasingly resistant to chemicals
  - known to cause huge financial loss overtime
  - much easier to control if they are affecting only a few leaves or one branch
  - opportunistic species that take advantage of disruptions or changes in natural systems
  - part of any garden
  - relatively non-existent for lavender
  - the order of the day with tomatoes
* are usually a much bigger problem for most people
  - obvious, slugs, rodents etc
* become more troublesome in fields where only one crop is grown year after year
  - severe problems
* can also destroy seeds
  - develop new mechanisms of resistance
  - disperse their numbers over time
  - be harmful to people in different ways
  - become resistant to pesticides
* can include insects, weeds, fungi, rodents, and other types of organisms
  - plants, insects, rodents, fungus, bacteria or mold
  - root or vine weevils, slugs and snails, and aphids to a lesser degree
  - multiply rapidly over summer
  - occur in machinery, stacked products, dumpsters, product spills, etc
  - overwinter in plant material
  - plague cole crops, particularly cabbage
  - prevent the acceptance of U.S. agricultural products in foreign commerce
* cause considerable damage to crops, trees and flowers
  - immense losses to our crops
  - occasional problems
* cause serious problems
* come in many different types and shapes
  - to dominate
* create concern.
* enter buildings
  - houses
  - new ways around natural toxins
* found in records are most commonly the types attracted to damp conditions.
* include bean leaf beetles
  - bugs
  - cucumber beetles
  - fleas
  - squash bugs
  - strip cucumber beetles
* includes arms
  - body substances
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - heads
  - human bodies
  - legs
  - material bodies
  - necks
  - nuclei
  - personality
  - plasma membranes
  - sections
  - vacuoles
* infest all kinds of businesses.
* invading natural ecosystems also threaten biodiversity.
* lies in a basin to the East of the Danube River.
* live in areas that provide basic needs such as food, water, and shelter
* nest in dirty closets.
* often are equally fond of all plants in a plant family, so rotate by family.
* pose a threat to New Zealand's native plants and animals and their homes
* prefer certain varieties over others.
* present problems.
* quickly build up resistance.
* seek habitats that provide basic needs such as air, moisture, food, and shelter.
  - remarkable ability
* take shelter
  - up residences
* targeted by pesticides includes weeds, insects, fungi, and other forms of life.
* tend to infest sick or weak plants.
* usually build up rapidly in containers
  - occur non-randomly in stored grain
* vary also, in time overcoming resistance.
+ Insect, Insects and people:
  * Pests can be harmful to people in different ways. Some are parasites, such as lice and bed bugs. Some of these parasite insects can spread diseases, such as mosquitoes spreading malaria.