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‘Pests can be unwanted.’

[⟨det (plur pest.n)⟩ unwanted.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Yet another theory suggests that crates of bananas would also contain unwanted pests, such as spiders, snakes, flies, mice and Beanie Babies.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

August 17, 2008 Business 1. How do natural gardening aficionados control the infestation of unwanted pests? organic gardeningfanaticsprimarily depend on attracting beneficial creatures to control the spread of risky pests.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

IT TOTALLY RIDS YOUR GARDEN OF THOSE UNWANTED PESTS THE CHEAPEST WAY POSSIBLE!
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In Wikipedia:

A floor drain should always have a stainless steel strainer secured over it to prevent injury, entry of foreign objects, or introduction of unwanted pests into the facility.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

August 17, 2008 Business 1. How do natural gardening aficionados control the infestation of unwanted pests? organic gardeningfanaticsprimarily depend on attracting beneficial creatures to control the spread of risky pests.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Chances are good that you are going to find your computer an unwilling host to spyware, and most likely not just one, but multiple cases of this unwanted pests.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I know of no better way to get some good thinking done, then to go out in the garden, pull some unwanted growing pests out, relocate some volunteers, and trim up the rosebushes.
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In Wikipedia:

There are many ways to remove unwanted pests from a garden.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

That’s the disadvantage to using insecticide: unwanted pests eat your stuff.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Eliminating unwanted pests, usually by introducing natural enemies, is categorized as biological pest control.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Lord Google explained that coyote or fox pee is an excellent deterrent to keeping unwanted pests off your property.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

How do you control the bug population and make it known to those unwanted pests that they are NOT welcome in your home?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

He chased the questions away like unwanted pests.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Looking for a job opportunity that allows you to help people keep their living and working environments healthy and free from unwanted pests?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Havahart has created some safe’ ’ animal traps’ ’ equipment so you can safely remove unwanted pests without having the mess or stentch of clean – up.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Plants to Deter Unwanted Cats From this website Rue Lavender, which deer pests also dislike Pennyroyal Sometimes to remove unwanted pests, it’s best to create a garden that welcomes predators of those pests.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Honeybees, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets, and ants enjoy drinking the sugar solution and can be unwanted pests at feeders.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

We had seen a deterioration in the quality of customer service and the prevention of unwanted pests.
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In Wikipedia:

A conservative estimate stresses that future damages from harmful animal and plant diseases may be as high as 134 billion US dollars in the absence of effective measures to prevent the introduction of unwanted pests through various trade routes.
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Queried on 2013-05-22.