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Maelstrom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

A general term

IS there any general term for bugs that eat the vegetable/s or plants in a plantation?
Is it pest? Doesn't really sound right since I most often see that term being applied to describe house pests that invade people's homes.
  

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Since 'pesticides' are often produced to help remove pests/insects from garden vegetation, it would seem to be the accepted 'occupation' that you describe. 'Bugs' is another term given to both flying and crawling insects, and which accuses them 'occupationally' of bugging us.

— Wilpeter

  • Since 'pesticides' are often produced to help remove pests/insects from garden vegetation, it would seem to be the accepted 'occupation' that you describe.
  • 'Bugs' is another term given to both flying and crawling insects, and which accuses them 'occupationally' of bugging us.
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Since 'pesticides' are often produced to help remove pests/insects from garden vegetation, it would seem to be the accepted 'occupation' that you describe. 'Bugs' is another term given to both flying and crawling insects, and which accuses them 'occupationally' of bugging us.
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Pest. I can't think of a better term.
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I agree with the previous answers, but if you specifically want to refer to bugs alone, you could say "insect pests". "pests" by itself could potentially include other animals, such as rodents.
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GPYI agree with the previous answers, but if you specifically want to refer to bugs alone, you could say "insect pests". "pests" by itself could potentially include other animals, such as rodents.
Thanks again, GPY!:)
Yeah I agree, only thing is, can I actually say "pest insects" instead?

THANKS!:)
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Better to say "insect pests."
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deadrat Better to say "insect pests."
Even if I do want to emphasize their INSECT genus?
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Insects are a class, not a genus. Why do you think one word order emphasizes the insect part more than the other?

I think the test is how people use the words. A brief look with the google on the intertubes finds that "insect pests" is favored by more than 2:1 over "pest insects."
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