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Rollins Inc
Rollins, Inc. 2170 Piedmont Road N.E.Atlanta, Georgia 30324U.S.A.(404) 888-2000Fax: (404) 888-2662 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1948 as Rollins Broadcasting, Inc.Employees: 10,000Sales: $575.8 millionStock Exchanges: New York Pacific Philadelphia ChicagoBostonSICs: 7342 Disinfecting & Pest... Read more |
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pest
pest Any of various organisms, such as fungi, insects, rodents, and plants, that harm crops or livestock or otherwise interfere with the wellbeing of human beings. Weeds are plant pests that grow where they are not wanted – often on cultivated land, where they compete with crop plants for... Read more |
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Mycogen Corp
Mycogen Corporation 5501 Oberlin DriveSan Diego, California 92121U.S.A.(619) 453-8030Fax: (619) 453-1063 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1982Employees: 887Sales: $155.6 million (1996)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQSICs: 2879 Pesticides & Agricultural Chemicals, Not Elsewhere Classified; 0181... Read more |
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biological control
biological control The control of pests by biological (rather than chemical) means. This may be achieved, for example, by breeding disease-resistant crops or by introducing a natural enemy of the pest, such as a predator or a parasite. This technique, which may offer substantial advantages over the... Read more |
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Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management (IPM), planned program that coordinates economically and environmentally acceptable methods of pest control with the judicious and minimal use of toxic pesticides. IPM programs are based on a careful assessment of local conditions, including such factors as climate, crop... Read more |
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bollworm
bollworm name for the larvae of two different moths. The pink bollworm is a serious pest of cotton, and the corn earworm , or cotton bollworm, attacks cotton, corn, and other crops.... Read more |
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scale insect
scale insect common name for members of a highly modified group of insects belonging to several families of the superfamily Coccoidea. Scales possess antennae and are characterized by reduced legs. Only the males have wings; females are always wingless. Scales are popularly subdivided into three... Read more |
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Pesticides
Pesticides Pesticides are chemicals that kill pests, and are categorized by the types of pests they kill. For example, insecticides kill insects, herbicides kill weeds, bactericides kill bacteria, fungicides kill fungi, and algicides kill algae. Approximately 90 percent of all pesticides used... Read more |
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aquaculture
aquaculture the raising and harvesting of fresh- and saltwater plants and animals. The most economically important form of aquaculture is fish farming, an industry that accounts for an ever increasing share of world fisheries production. Formerly a business for small farms, it is now also pursued... Read more |
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pesticide
pesticide biological, physical, or chemical agent used to kill plants or animals that are harmful to people; in practice, the term pesticide is often applied only to chemical agents. Various pesticides are known as insecticides , nematicides, fungicides , herbicides , and rodenticides, i.e.,... Read more |
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