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SECONDARY PEST OUTBREAK [1 record]

Record 1 2005-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Crop Protection
DEF

The eruption of a plant-feeding species, that was previously not a pest, to damaging levels as a result of the elimination of its natural enemies through the use of pesticides.

Key term(s)
  • secondary pest-outbreak

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Protection des végétaux
OBS

Les perturbations provoquées par des insecticides de synthèse quelques années après leur utilisation généralisée, amènent des effets secondaires indésirables.

Spanish

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