Preposition: of

• brassica: Pigeons are serious pests of brassicas and other vegetables.

Converse of object

• eradicate: The premises were immediately closed so the owner could clean up and eradicate the pests.

• deter: They also help deter pests from food scraps, and neighbors often appreciate not having to look at an ugly, uncovered pile.

• repel: Some cooking herbs even have properties that repel common insect pests and garden diseases, which is an added benefit to your vegetables.

• resist: With good organic practice they increase soil and plant vitality which helps plants resist pests and diseases.

Adjective modifier

• controlling: The Pest Control Service which is part of the Environmental Health Service can give advice on the best way of controlling pests.

• vertebrate: Broom, D. M. ( 1999 ) The welfare of vertebrate pests in relation to their management.

• agricultural: Our main findings are: Learning is likely to be important in how agricultural pests choose upon which plants to lay their eggs.

• invertebrate: Invertebrate pests are mostly specific to particular ornamental plants and greenhouse crops, and do not cause a problem in the wider environment.

• troublesome: Spray apples against Bitter Bit with calcium nitrate Use a suitable insecticide to control the most troublesome pests.

Modifies a noun

• infestation: In addition, advice is given on simple measures to avoid pest infestation.

• control: To book a pest control service please call 01242 264 204.

• controller: Commercial pest controllers can be found in the Yellow Pages under Pest Control.

• weed: You can get additional information and advice by following the links to specific crop pages and the pest weed and disease pages.

• resistance: Pest resistance The corn borer destroys up to 7 % of the world's maize harvest each year.

Noun used with modifier

• insect: Does the Council provide a service for treating insect pests?

• brassica: In all the cases the smell of the intercrop will tend to confuse the brassica pest.

• arthropod: In Management of plant diseases and arthropod pests by biocontrol agents and their integration into agricultural systems.

• nematode: The nematode pest, once established, can cause severe damage to plant roots and seriously affect crop yield.

• fowl: Outbreaks of Newcastle Disease ( fowl pest ) are the main constraint to village chicken production, causing fatalities of up to 100 % .