pest

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The pest can also affect wild animals, pets and even people.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Experts say the northward expansion of this pest is aided by warmer winters, and the U.S. is seeking to contain it with an industrial-scale sterile-fly breeding program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Chris Corbett, from Aderyn Pest Control, a private pest control company in Caerphilly, said the callouts to cockroaches had grown "every year" since he received his first in 1981.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

They serve as ecological indicators, predators within food chains, and natural controllers of pest populations.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

They could also mean that potentially harmful organisms, formerly held in check, could escape from their natural controls and rise to pest status.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson