How to Use pest in a Sentence

pest

noun

• These insects are pests for farmers.
• You're being a real pest. Would you leave us alone, please?
• It's been a rough year for the Windy City in terms of pests.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
• Is there a nice way to get this pest to leave me alone?
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 8 July 2022
• Britain too has seen a jump in enquiries about the pests.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2023
• The pest, which can kill hemlock trees in four to 10 years, spreads on wildlife and by wind.
  — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
• In fact, a trap could even make your pest problem worse.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2023
• This will reduce the food source for them and other pests.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 2 May 2023
• The wood base has a rustic feel and the plastic lid will stop any dust or pests.
  — Poppy Morgan, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
• In a strange way, pest-control work with these dogs is fun.
  — Kyle Wintersteen, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
• In containers, the main pests to look for are thrips, mealybugs, and aphids.
  — Abigayle Ward, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2024
• The vineyard's manager says the ducks have helped to keep the vineyard pest free for years.
  — Jackie Castillo, CNN, 15 July 2022
• They are laid on the underside of leaves in groups of 10 to 30 in colonies of aphids and other plant-eating pests.
  — Susan Pransky, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
• Only a handful of counties in the commonwealth are free of the pest.
  — Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2023
• Choosing a dry space that’s safe from pests is good practice.
  — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2023
• Key Takeaways Dust mites are tiny pests that feed on dead skin cells from humans and pets.
  — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 11 July 2023
• But much less science has been focused on wild rats as rats, rather than as pests.
  — Oliver Whang, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023
• In the clip, the snake opens its mouth wide, sticks out its tongue, and hisses as the pest control employee pulls it out of the bathroom.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
• The creepy pests have been spotted at the Charles de Gaulle airport, on the Paris metro, on high-speed trains, and in more public spaces.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2023
• Since then, populations of the pest have spread to well over a dozen eastern states.
  — Danae Wolfe, CNN, 3 Oct. 2022
• Their venoms have led to medicines, and their appetite helps with pest control.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2022
• But there's a new insect pest that's threatening to suck the life out of the normally hardy plants.
  — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2022
• The hope is the breakthrough will pave the way for other vaccines to control all sorts of harmful viruses and pests.
  — Ben Tracy, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2023
• The giant African land snail isn't the only pest harmful to agriculture.
  — Teddy Grant, ABC News, 20 June 2023
• Speakers will talk about landscape designs, pests, kids in the garden, tree health and more.
  — Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2023
• Is there more to this bird known mostly as an invasive pest?
  — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022
• Here’s a list of tips of how to deal with them, what to do if your pet catches a rat and other pest control advice.
  — Joe Fox, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022
• They are known to be resistant to most disease and pest problems.
  — oregonlive, 18 June 2022
• Bats eat insect pests and lower the use of pesticides, yet many of them are imperiled.
  — Benji Jones, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
• Then, choose a space in your home where pests and humidity or moisture are unlikely to be present.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024