Pests
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004840
A general term for organisms which may cause illness or damage to humans or to crops, livestock, or materials important to humans.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004840 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| Synonyms | vermin |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Organisms; Biological pest control; Integrated pest management; Chemosterilants; Disease and pest management; Arthropod pests; Plant pests; Invasive species; Pest vectors; Sunn pests; Storage pests; Forest pests; Household pests; Marine borers; Parasites; Vertebrate pests; Weeds |
| Translations | Spanish: plagas |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004840",
"term": "Pests",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A general term for organisms which may cause illness or damage to humans or to crops, livestock, or materials important to humans.",
"synonyms": [
"vermin"
],
"subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
"see_also": [
"organisms",
"biological pest control",
"integrated pest management",
"chemosterilants",
"disease and pest management",
"arthropod pests",
"plant pests",
"invasive species",
"pest vectors",
"sunn pests",
"storage pests",
"forest pests",
"household pests",
"marine borers",
"parasites",
"vertebrate pests",
"weeds"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "plagas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/pests/"
}
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