Related Words for pest

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cuss
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Noun
infestation
x//x
Noun
insect
/x
Noun, Adjective
aphid
/x
Noun
weevil
/x
Noun
biocontrol
xx/x
Noun
nuisance
/x
Noun
pesticide
/xx
Noun
termite
/x
Noun
rodent
/x
Noun
mosquito
x/x
Noun
vermin
/x
Noun
pathogen
/xx
Noun
borer
/x
Noun
parasite
/xx
Noun
disease
x/
Noun
insecticide
x/xx
Noun
beetle
/x
Noun
wasp
/
Noun
cockroach
/x
Noun
weed
/
Noun
phytosanitary
xx/xxx
Noun
fungicide
/xx
Noun
gopher
/x
Noun
eradication
xxx/x
Noun
entomological
xx/xxx
Name
skunk
/
Noun
mite
/
Noun
menace
/x
Noun
invasive
x/x
Adjective
blight
/
Noun
flea
/
Noun
fungus
/x
Noun
nematode
/xx
Noun
phytophthora
xxxx
Name
horticultural
xx/xx
Noun
pestilence
/xx
Noun
scourge
/
Noun
roach
/
Noun
crab
/
Noun
louse
/
Noun
pill
/
Noun
pert
/
Noun
smit
/
Name
scab
/
Noun
crumb
/
Noun
pike
/
Noun
pet peeve
//
Phrase, Noun
fend
/
Verb
peck
/
Noun
peep
/
Noun
pong
/
Noun
nope
/
Noun
bogey
/x
Noun
poke
/
Noun
horror
/x
Noun
wick
/
Noun
skeeter
/x
Name
nasty
/x
Adjective
made
/
Verb
puke
/
Noun
crud
/
Noun
atter
/x
Noun
chat
/
Noun
puss
/
Noun
poor
/
Adjective
bite
/
Noun
pimple
/x
Noun
stinger
/x
Noun
filth
/
Noun
buda
/x
Name
fowl
/
Adjective
citrus
/x
Noun
ornamentals
xx/x
Noun
mango
/x
Noun
lucerne
/x
Noun
sugarcane
/xx
Noun
greenhouses
/xx
Noun
bothersome
/xx
Adjective
annoying
x/x
Adjective
coconut
/xx
Noun
peach
/
Noun
potato
x/x
Noun
soybean
/x
Noun
orchards
/x
Noun
alfalfa
x/x
Noun
predator
/xx
Noun
nurseries
/xx
Noun
bane
/
Noun
outbreaks
/x
Noun
quarantine
/xx
Adjective
paddy
/x
Noun
arthropod
/xx
Adjective
sorghum
/x
Noun
bloated
/x
Adjective
attacks
x/
Verb
troublesome
/xx
Adjective
ravages
/xx
Noun
obnoxious
x/x
Adjective
cotton
/x
Noun
apple
/x
Noun
adverse
x/
Adjective
agribusiness
/xxx
Noun
agricultural
xx/xx
Adjective, Name
annoyance
x/x
Noun
ant
/
Noun, Verb
based
/
Verb, Adjective
bother
/x
Verb, Noun
brother
/x
Noun, Verb
bug
/
Noun, Verb
caring
/x
Noun, Adjective
clutter
/x
Noun, Verb
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
control
x/
Noun, Verb
correctional
x/xx
Adjective
damaging
/xx
Adjective, Noun
deadbeat
/x
Adjective, Noun
deleterious
xx/xx
Adjective
department
x/x
Noun
design
x/
Noun, Verb
detrimental
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
devastating
/xxx
Adjective
devil
/x
Noun, Verb
disaster
x/x
Noun
drawback
/x
Noun
enemies
/xx
Noun
enforcement
x/x
Noun
epidemic
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
evils
/x
Noun
fever
/x
Noun, Verb
fight
/
Verb, Noun
fist
/
Noun, Verb
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
gnat
/
Noun
grievance
/x
Noun
handicap
/xx
Noun, Verb
harm
/
Noun, Verb
harmful
/x
Adjective
hurtful
/x
Adjective
impediment
x/xx
Noun
injurious
x/xx
Adjective
innovative
/xxx
Adjective
instructional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
larva
/x
Noun
malady
/xx
Noun
monster
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
negative
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
noxious
/x
Adjective
obstacles
/xx
Noun
organism
/xxx
Noun
parasitism
xx/xx
Noun
perils
/x
Noun
pitfall
/x
Noun
plant
/
Noun, Verb
plum
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
poison
/x
Noun, Verb
postharvest
//x
Adjective
proactive
//x
Adjective
problem
/x
Noun, Adjective
rat
/
Noun, Verb
scandal
/x
Noun, Verb
silvicultural
/x/xx
Adjective
sister
/x
Noun, Verb
snail
/
Noun, Verb
static
/x
Adjective, Noun
stray
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
struggle
/x
Noun, Verb
tsetse
/x
Noun
wildland
/x
Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
shirtless
/x
Adjective
fall
/
Verb, Noun