Plant pests

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004987",
  "term": "Plant pests",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Organisms that may directly or indirectly cause disease, spoilage, or damage to plants, plant parts or processed plant materials. Common examples include certain insects, mites, nematodes, fungi, molds, viruses, and bacteria.",
  "synonyms": [
    "crop pests",
    "pests of plants",
    "phytophagous pests",
    "tree pests"
  ],
  "subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
  "see_also": [
    "pests",
    "plant health",
    "phytophagous mites",
    "birds",
    "nematology",
    "botany",
    "mites",
    "disease and pest management",
    "crop entomology",
    "plant protection",
    "infectious diseases and infestations",
    "forest health",
    "forest insects",
    "mollusc control",
    "slugs",
    "snails",
    "plant pathogens",
    "insecticides",
    "molluscicides",
    "nematicides",
    "plant parasitic nematodes",
    "insect pests",
    "seed pests",
    "nursery pests"
  ],
  "references": [
    "USDA Glossary of Agricultural Biotechnology Terms",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "plagas de plantas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/plant-pests/"
}