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Pest (organism)

life science Maturity 5-7

A pest is a living thing.

Helicoverpa armigera larva.jpg
Helicoverpa armigera larva.jpg
It can be bad for people. Some pests eat our food. Others can hurt our homes. They can even bite us.
Aggressive Canada Geese, Osterley Park, Isleworth - geograph.org.uk - 4320568.jpg
Aggressive Canada Geese, Osterley Park, Isleworth - geograph.org.uk - 4320568.jpg
Do you know any pests?

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File:Sceliphron and pest.jpg
Sceliphron and pest.jpg
File:White Ants (Termites)147.jpg
White Ants (Termites)147.jpg
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2005-11-12 - United Kingdom - England -...
File:Tribulus terrestris nutlets in foot, Marfa, Texas.JPG
Tribulus terrestris nutlets in foot,...
File:Aggressive Canada Geese, Osterley Park, Isleworth - geograph.org.uk - 4320568.jpg
Aggressive Canada Geese, Osterley Park,...
File:Acacia-collinsii.jpg
Acacia-collinsii.jpg
File:Helicoverpa armigera larva.jpg
Helicoverpa armigera larva.jpg
File:Eriophyes cerasicrumena 2.jpg
Eriophyes cerasicrumena 2.jpg
File:PotatoNematodeCysts.jpg
PotatoNematodeCysts.jpg
File:Alternanthera philoxeroides habit4c (11680147013).jpg
Alternanthera philoxeroides habit4c...
File:Green ash killed by Emerald Ash Borer.jpg
Green ash killed by Emerald Ash Borer.jpg
File:Workertermite1.jpg
Workertermite1.jpg

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