Pest definition

Pest means any invertebrate animal, pathogen, parasitic plant or similar or allied organism which can cause disease or damage in any crops, trees, shrubs, grasses or other plants of substantial value.
Pest means an animal, plant, or insect that has a harmful ef- fect on humans, food, or living conditions.
Pest means any species, strain or biotype of plant, animal or pathogenic agent injurious to plants or plant products;

Examples of Pest in a sentence

  • For more information, see the Internet Web sites of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the National Pest Management Association.

  • This will help You understand what is involved in a Timber Pest Inspection or a Termite Inspection, the difficulties faced by an inspector and the contents of the Report with which We will provide You following the inspection.

  • In the case of Pre-purchase Timber Pest Inspections and all Timber Pest Inspections the inspection will be in accord with the requirements of Australian Standard AS 4349.3-2010 Inspection of buildings Part 3: Timber pest inspections.

  • We utilize third party professional service companies for the provision of Handyman Services, A/C & Heating Repair, Pest Control, Wildlife Removal, Plumbing Repair, Pool & Hot Tub Service, Electrical Repairs, Appliance Repairs and any other repair or maintenance of a technical or specialist nature.

  • Chapter 3 of the San Francisco Environment Code (the Integrated Pest Management Program Ordinance or “IPM Ordinance”) describes an integrated pest management (“IPM”) policy to be implemented by all City departments.


More Definitions of Pest

Pest means any of the following that is, or is liable to become, dangerous or detrimental to the agricultural or nonagricultural environment of the state:
Pest means any insect, rodent, nematode, fungus, or weed; or any other form of
Pest means any insect, rodent, nematode, fungus, or weed; or any other form of terrestrial or aquatic plant or animal life, viruses, bacteria, or other micro-organism, except viruses, bacteria, or other micro-organisms on or in living humans or other living animals.
Pest means, but is not limited to, any insect, rodent, nematode, snail, slug, weed, and any form of plant or animal life or virus, except virus, bacteria, or other microorganisms on or in a living person or other animal or in or on processed food or beverages or pharmaceuticals, which is normally considered to be a pest, or which the director of the department of agriculture may declare to be a pest.
Pest means an undesired insect, rodent, nematode (small worm), fungus, bird, vertebrate, invertebrate, weed, virus, bacteria, or other microorganism (except microorganisms on or in humans or animals) injurious to health or the environment.
Pest means any insect, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed or any other form of terrestrial or aquatic plant or animal life or virus, bacteria or other micro−organism, except viruses, bacteria or other micro−organisms on or in living persons or other living animals, declared to be a pest under the federal act or rules of the department.
Pest means a noxious, destructive, or troublesome organism whether plant or animal, when found in and around places of human occupancy, habitation, or use that threatens the health or well-being of the public.